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 A record number of young Swedes continue to live at home with their parents out of necessity despite wanting to live on their own, according to a new report from the Swedish Union of Tenants (Hyresgästföreningen). https://www.thelocal.se/20170518/housing-crisis-forces-record-number-of-young-swedes-to-live-at-home-report Thu, 18 May 2017 11:57:08 +0200 housing-crisis-forces-record-number-of-young-swedes-to-live-at-home-report Gonorrhoea and syphilis are making a comeback in Sweden, with the number of reported cases among young women soaring by nearly 60 percent in 2010. https://www.thelocal.se/20110506/33616 Fri, 06 May 2011 12:08:00 +0200 33616 Twelve percent of girls and 4 percent of boys placed in state-run youth care homes in Sweden sold sex for drugs or money last year, according to a new report. https://www.thelocal.se/20110301/32326 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:27:00 +0100 32326 An increasing number of young Swedes continue to live with their parents after turning 18 compared with three years ago, a new survey has revealed. https://www.thelocal.se/20100930/29340 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:34:00 +0200 29340 Virtually every Swede between the ages of 16- and 30-years-old uses the internet on a daily basis, a new report shows. https://www.thelocal.se/20091112/23222 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:51:00 +0100 23222 The Swedish government announced plans on Friday to tackle the problem of text message loans aimed at the young, as the opposition Social Democrats demanded a total ban. https://www.thelocal.se/20091030/22978 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:25:00 +0100 22978 Every third young Swede has been subjected to repeated harassment, threats or violence over the past year. Six percent of young girls have been raped, a new report from Swedish researchers shows. https://www.thelocal.se/20090920/22184 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:30:00 +0200 22184 Two months after five teenagers were placed in a remand centre in Umeå in northern Sweden, the attorney for one of the youths is speaking out about the prolonged detention. https://www.thelocal.se/20090609/19958 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:56:00 +0200 19958 Nearly 70,000 young Swedes feel they aren’t able to freely choose whom they want to marry, according to a new study, leading the report’s authors to propose Sweden outlaw forced arranged marriages altogether. https://www.thelocal.se/20090602/19820 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:49:00 +0200 19820 According to an opinion survey conducted by Novus Opinion, almost half (44 percent) of Sweden’s young people aged between 18 and 28 are not aware that elections to the European Parliament will be held this year. However, seven out of ten think voting is a good idea. https://www.thelocal.se/20090509/19354 Sat, 09 May 2009 15:55:00 +0200 19354 A 14-year-old boy died during a youth football match in Örebro in central Sweden on Sunday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.se/20090316/18234 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:05:00 +0100 18234 A youth recreation centre in Bromölla in southern Sweden has decided to ban anyone wearing clothing that could be considered racist from entering the facility. https://www.thelocal.se/20090213/17570 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:03:00 +0100 17570 Researchers at Lund University plan to work with The Pirate Bay and MySpace to learn more about how the internet affects the way Swedish teens build their norms and values. https://www.thelocal.se/20081227/16596 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:54:00 +0100 16596 Swedish girls are twice as likely as boys to be victimized or sexually harassed via the internet or mobile phones, according to a new study. https://www.thelocal.se/20081016/14990 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:01:00 +0200 14990 The Christian Democrats want young people in Sweden accused of crimes such as shoplifting, graffiti, vandalism, and unlawful driving to have their punishments meted out quickly in a special youth court. https://www.thelocal.se/20080903/14096 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:49:00 +0200 14096