Sweden can be a cold and unforgiving place, with strange rules and customs. For newbies there can be some surprising culture shocks, so here are some tips to make your life in Sweden a little easier.
It’s July in Stockholm. The streets are empty, the bars are eerily deserted and you don’t have to wait an hour to get a table for brunch. What is going on?
The Local's contributor Chiara Milford travels from Sweden down to the south of Europe in a van, crossing five borders in four days with partner, dog, and a crate of oat milk.
The number of people who have been unemployed for over a year has increased by 25,000 compared with a year ago, and more than half were born outside of Europe, new statistics show.
Why is Sweden so depressing? Why is Sweden so rich? Why is Sweden called Sweden? In a series of articles, The Local answers some of the most common questions that appear when you type "Why is Sweden..." into the Google search engine.
He didn’t cry, he didn’t scream, he didn’t even vomit. But in a nondescript hotel room somewhere on the Swedish High Coast, Gregg Harfleet ate two whole bits of surströmming.
From August 11th, a new amendment means that Australian citizens need to apply for a special exemption from the government to be allowed to return to the country they live in if they travel to Australia – even if they normally live abroad.
Coronavirus restrictions are making travel more complicated within Europe. Land borders across the continent are generally open to travellers, but different restrictions and rules apply depending on the countries you travel through.
Stricter requirements for permanent residency could make a significant proportion of researchers from outside the EU less likely to stay in Sweden, according to a report by three Swedish associations of academics.
Why is Sweden so rich? Why is Sweden so depressing? Why is Sweden called Sweden? In a new series of articles, The Local answers some of the most common questions that appear when you type "Why is Sweden..." into the Google search engine.
What's the worst social offence you could commit in Sweden? How do Swedish people react when they run into each other on the street? These are some of the cultural quirks TikTok marketer Liam Kalevi delves into in a series of viral videos.
