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Sweden's mouse street-artists reveal identities after nine years
The two Malmö artists behind Anonymouse, the street art collective which charmed the world with mouse-sized bistros, cafés, and nut shops, have revealed their identities as they bring the viral project to an end.
FULL LIST: What we know of the ten victims of the Örebro campus attack
Swedish police confirmed on Friday that seven women and three men had died in the mass shooting at a college in Örebro and the media are slowly filling in the details. Here's what we know so far.
'I think it's the Russians': Swedish defence expert on cable sabotage
Joakim Paasikivi, the retired Lieutenant Colonel who is one of Sweden's leading defence commentators, tells The Local's Nordic Editor Richard Orange why he thinks Russia is behind the spate of cable sabotage over the last few months.
How does pay for software developers in the Nordic countries compare to Germany?
Countries in Europe are competing hard to recruit international IT talent. Which Nordic country offers the best prospects to those who have the skills, and how do they compare to Germany?
Politics in Sweden: How political parties want to change citizenship rules
Sweden's government parties already have the parliamentary majority they need to drive through stricter citizenship rules, but their Sweden Democrat allies want to go even further. Here are the different parties' positions.
What does Sweden's plan to change the constitution mean for dual citizens?
A cross-party committee has recommended making it possible under the constitution to revoke Swedish citizenship for dual citizens who commit crimes which threaten Sweden's security. What does this mean for dual citizens in practice?
Inquiry backs changing Swedish constitution to allow citizenship to be revoked
A cross-party committee has proposed changing Sweden's constitution so that dual citizens who commit 'crimes which threaten Sweden's security' can lose their citizenship. But the government parties want to go further than that.
'Completely unreasonable': Swedish opposition parties on longer citizenship wait
Two Swedish opposition parties have sharply criticised a government inquiry's proposals to extend the wait for citizenship to eight years, but the biggest, the Social Democrats, is broadly positive.
Swedish inquiry proposes almost doubling fee for citizenship
A Swedish government inquiry has proposed that the fee for applying for citizenship be almost doubled from 1,500 kronor to 2,900 kronor, bringing it in line with costs in Germany and Italy.
Swedish parties to propose changing constitution on dual citizenship
A parliamentary committee will propose on Wednesday that dual citizens could have their Swedish citizenship revoked if they commit crimes that seriously threaten national security, Swedish media have reported, citing sources in the parties.
INTERVIEW: How can Sweden protect its undersea cables?
As Sweden dispatches three ships to defend undersea telecoms cables and power lines in the Baltic, Hans Liwång, professor at the Swedish Defence University, explains why fully protecting underwater infrastructure is almost impossible.
INTERVIEW: Do Greenlanders want more US involvement in Greenland?
The Local spoke to Frank Sejersen, Associate Professor in Greenlandic and Arctic Studies at the University of Copenhagen, about the potential benefits for Greenland of the current US interest in their country – and whether they welcome the advances of incoming president Donald Trump.
Why 2025 is the 'ox year' for Sweden's government
This is the year on which the Swedish right-wing parties' decision to open up to the Sweden Democrats will be judged. Will far-reaching reforms to migration, criminal justice and nuclear power be realised, asks The Local's Nordic Editor Richard Orange.
Allowing Swedish citizenship to be revoked is 'a really dangerous path'
Ahead of the conclusions of a government inquiry on stripping away Swedish citizenship, the Green Party's migration spokesperson Annika Hirvonen tells The Local why she finds the long-term implications "very scary".
Labour migrants to Sweden 'shouldn't worry about citizenship checks'
The additional checks on citizenship applications announced this week will be targeted at refugees from 'high-risk' countries, with people who have come to Sweden to work unaffected, Sweden's Migration Minister, Johan Forssell, has told The Local.
Swedish government reported to parliament for citizenship security checks
Sweden's Green Party has said it will report the government to the parliament's most powerful committee, arguing that this week's order to the Migration Agency to tighten security checks on citizenship applicants is "in complete violation of the constitution".
INTERVIEW: 'Everything the US could want from Greenland, they already have'
Denmark gave the US military sovereignty over Greenland in 1941, making it hard to see what more President-elect Donald Trump has to gain from recent overtures, Ulrik Pram Gad, a Greenland expert at the Danish Institute for International Studies, told The Local.
Q&A: What Sweden's contentious citizenship slowdown means for foreigners
We asked The Local's readers for any questions they had about the government's plans for a citizenship slowdown. Here are our best answers based on what we know so far.
Swedish citizenship slowdown 'very sketchy', says top Social Democrat
Ida Karkiainen, the Social Democrat chair of the Swedish parliament's most powerful committee, has criticised the government's plan to slow down citizenship awards as "very sketchy" and called for "a fair and transparent" citizenship process.
Is Sweden's Left Party serious about blocking a government it isn't part of?
"Call it an ultimatum if you want," exclaimed Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar as she laid out in the starkest terms yet that her party plans to insist on ministerial positions in a future government. Is she serious, asks The Local's Nordic Editor Richard Orange.
Sweden's government agrees to exempt schools, healthcare and social work from 'snitch law'
Sweden's three government parties have struck a deal with the far-right Sweden Democrats that teachers, nurses, doctors and social workers should be exempted from a proposed new duty to report paperless migrants.
How Sweden's 'snitch law' is putting the Tidö Agreement to the test
Sweden's government will soon receive the conclusions of its inquiry into forcing school and health workers to report undocumented migrants. Might it be about to clash with the Sweden Democrats over how to interpret the deal that gave it power, asks The Local's Nordic Editor Richard Orange.
Stockholm Metro ad blasted over 'shocking' use of English c-word
A Swedish health supplement company has been sharply criticised by the country's advertising ombudsman for using the extremely offensive c-word in English on a billboard at one of the busiest stations on the Stockholm Metro.