The Local Sweden

Members' Q&A: What comes first, personnummer or job?

Tue, 07 Aug 2018 18:59:27 +0200

Reader Stuart Bonar got in touch to ask whether moving to Sweden for work should find a job or apply for a personnummer first. Is it possible to get one without the other, and which is the priority? The Local explains.

Fika on the job in Sweden: where does it come from and will it survive?

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 07:59:59 +0100

Where exactly do Sweden's famous fika breaks come from, and are they really important, or on their way out? The Local takes a look.

Opinion: Stop whining at work, Swedes!

Tue, 09 Jan 2018 07:59:00 +0100

Whining at work isn’t just bad for your colleagues, it’s bad for your health and a key goal for 2018 should be eliminating it from Swedish workplaces, argues author Christina Stielli.

How Swedish writing reflects benefits of shorter work day

Tue, 22 Nov 2016 07:59:59 +0100

BJ Epstein, senior lecturer in literature and public engagement at the University of East Anglia, on what the world can learn from the Swedish work-life balance.

Revealed: Swedes expected to work longest in Europe

Mon, 21 Nov 2016 13:48:06 +0100

Ever think that Sweden, with its generous parental leave and culture of month-long summer holidays sounds like a dream place to work?

How to deliver design beyond expectation

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:37:00 +0200

The Local meets David V. Hughes, a US expat in Stockholm, that has brought his own label of determination and discovery to the design process.

Swedish working week hits historic 26 hour high

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:51:00 +0200

Swedes are working more hours today than at any point in the last two decades, according to a new study, which found that Swedes today work nearly one hour more per week on average than they did in 2006.

Swedes: hard workers or hardly working?

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:48:00 +0100

Doug Lansky takes a look at how Swedish tradition, technology, sick leave, vacations, public holidays and a new management style mean many 'full-time' Swedish workers get 130 days off per year.