https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swedes in the UK have been warned to begin collecting all the papers they need to prove their residency to protect them against hard Brexit, at a packed meeting at London's Swedish Church . https://www.thelocal.se/20170129/london-swedes-warned-to-prepare-for-brexit Sun, 29 Jan 2017 20:44:10 +0100 london-swedes-warned-to-prepare-for-brexit A Finnish TV channel was left red-faced on Tuesday after it accidentally broadcast text insulting Sweden during its live morning news bulletin. https://www.thelocal.se/20161123/finnish-tv-channel-sweden-is-crap Wed, 23 Nov 2016 16:18:32 +0100 finnish-tv-channel-sweden-is-crap Ever think that Sweden, with its generous parental leave and culture of month-long summer holidays sounds like a dream place to work? https://www.thelocal.se/20161121/revealed-swedes-expected-to-work-longest-in-europe Mon, 21 Nov 2016 13:48:06 +0100 revealed-swedes-expected-to-work-longest-in-europe Swedes have a reputation for being cold types <a href="https://www.thelocal.se/20160829/unfriendly-swedes-give-expats-the-cold-shoulder" target="_blank">who aren't particularly keen on talking to strangers</a>, but one of them has launched a new badge campaign which aims to show that many of his compatriots are more welcoming and willing to help newcomers than they seem. https://www.thelocal.se/20161019/can-this-badge-prove-swedes-want-to-help-refugees Wed, 19 Oct 2016 14:54:33 +0200 can-this-badge-prove-swedes-want-to-help-refugees Sweden has a reputation for being cold, and not only in terms of the weather. In August, <a href="http://www.thelocal.se/20160829/unfriendly-swedes-give-expats-the-cold-shoulder" target="_blank">a study claimed the country is among the most difficult for foreigners to feel at home in, with 60 percent of people surveyed saying they found it hard to make Swedish friends. https://www.thelocal.se/20160912/video-are-swedes-really-so-unfriendly Mon, 12 Sep 2016 19:27:54 +0200 video-are-swedes-really-so-unfriendly Unemployed Norwegians are being urged to head for greener pastures in Sweden as the country's oil boom peters out, reversing the age-old trend of young Swedes moving to Norway to work. https://www.thelocal.se/20160804/norwegians-told-to-seek-their-fortune-in-sweden Thu, 04 Aug 2016 13:31:53 +0200 norwegians-told-to-seek-their-fortune-in-sweden The Swede killed in the Paris attacks was in her twenties and came from the central Sweden town of Västerås, according to Swedish public broadcaster SVT. https://www.thelocal.se/20151115/swedish-woman-killed-in-paris-attacks-was-from-vsters Sun, 15 Nov 2015 18:23:17 +0100 swedish-woman-killed-in-paris-attacks-was-from-vsters UPDATED: A Swedish citizen was among the victims of the attacks that killed more than 120 people in Paris on Friday, while another was injured, the foreign ministry said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.se/20151114/two-swedes-feared-dead-in-paris-shootings Sat, 14 Nov 2015 09:35:48 +0100 two-swedes-feared-dead-in-paris-shootings Norwegian literary star Karl Ove Knausgård has launched an extraordinary attack on the Swedes, damning them as a race of narrow-minded “Cyclops” who cannot tolerate ambiguity, have no understanding of literature, and are “full of hate and fear”. https://www.thelocal.se/20150520/knausgrd-savages-the-cyclops-swedes Wed, 20 May 2015 17:25:25 +0200 knausgrd-savages-the-cyclops-swedes A Facebook post by a 19-year-old Swedish girl searching for a 'good looking as hell' flatmate has caused a stir on social media, with the teenager accused of objectifying men. https://www.thelocal.se/20150316/stir-over-swedes-advert-for-hot-male-flatmate Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:53:14 +0100 stir-over-swedes-advert-for-hot-male-flatmate Swedish people are the third best in the world at speaking English as a second language, a major fall from grace after two years in top spot, a major report released this week concluded. https://www.thelocal.se/20141113/danes-and-dutch-pip-swedes-at-english Thu, 13 Nov 2014 11:01:00 +0100 danes-and-dutch-pip-swedes-at-english So you've made it to Sweden. You've learned the language basics, you're always on time, and you remember to take off your shoes. So now what? Here it is, what you've all been waiting for - an introduction to dating in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20141110/five-tips-for-dating-in-sweden-si Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:20:00 +0100 five-tips-for-dating-in-sweden-si The Local's Oliver Gee wonders why Swedish people insist on replying to foreigners in English when we have tried to start a conversation in Swedish. https://www.thelocal.se/20140611/dear-swedes-please-let-us-speak-swedish-with-you Wed, 11 Jun 2014 12:30:00 +0200 dear-swedes-please-let-us-speak-swedish-with-you With "friendly week" in full swing in Sweden, The Local's Oliver Gee wonders if Swedish people actually need help when it comes to friendliness. Hint: They do. https://www.thelocal.se/20140212/do-swedes-really-need-help-being-friendly Wed, 12 Feb 2014 17:07:00 +0100 do-swedes-really-need-help-being-friendly Swedes do the strangest things - for instance queuing in advance for the laundry room and only getting angry on paper. David Duff gets a first-hand lesson in Swedish passive-aggressiveness. https://www.thelocal.se/20131226/swedes-culture-tvttstuga-angry-notes Thu, 26 Dec 2013 11:40:00 +0100 swedes-culture-tvttstuga-angry-notes After an "unusually precise" statement from a Swede at a Stockholm lake, The Local's Oliver Gee wonders why Swedish people seem to be so fascinated by using numbers instead of words. And he even puts Stockholmers to the test on camera. https://www.thelocal.se/20130812/49598 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 16:45:00 +0200 49598 The Local's <b>Oliver Gee</b> reflects on the small-time manners of Swedes, and ponders why Swedish people don't seem to know how to be "polite in passing". https://www.thelocal.se/20130702/48816 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 16:37:00 +0200 48816 A Swedish family of four was lucky to escape uninjured when a helicopter was forced to land in the Hudson river in New York on Sunday after it ran out of power just minutes into a tourist flight. https://www.thelocal.se/20130701/48782 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 09:26:00 +0200 48782 Half of young Swedes don't use condoms when having sex with a new partner, according to a new study, which also found that 30 percent of Swedes use no contraceptive measures at all. https://www.thelocal.se/20130514/47880 Tue, 14 May 2013 12:19:00 +0200 47880 Two underemployed, pot-smoking online gaming enthusiasts from Nybro have landed a writing gig with the US-based web magazine after submitting a rambling application for a reporter position. https://www.thelocal.se/20130224/46376 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:23:00 +0100 46376