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Why partnering India in the green transition matters even to this Swedish government
Next week, Sweden's Deputy Prime Minister, Ebba Busch, will attend the India Sweden Innovation Day in Stockholm in person for the first time, showing that India's green transition matters even to her less-than-green government, writes The Local's Nordic Editor Richard Orange.
When did Swedes get so crazy about cinnamon?
It's not just kanelbullar, Swedes put great spoonfuls of cinnamon in their porridge, in apple crumbles, in glögg wine, and even use it to jazz up their matjessill herring. What's the history of Swedes' love affair with the spice?
Politics in Sweden: Sweden's government enters trickier territory with begging ban
Sweden's government on Monday kicked off work on the item on its to-do list over which it is perhaps most divided: a national ban on begging.
'It was terribly mismanaged': Former Northvolt workers call for accountability
Two former Northvolt employees have told The Local that they believe the top management should be held accountable for the crisis and layoffs at the company, putting the blame squarely on their heads.
Employment minister warns Sweden risks losing high-skilled Northvolt workers
Sweden's government plans to work hard with the local authorities to keep the foreign high-skilled workers laid off at Northvolt from leaving Sweden, the country's employment minister has said.
Interview: Indians leaving Sweden only 'a temporary fluctuation'
The engineering services company Siri AB has been recruiting high-skilled Indian workers to Sweden from its office in Gothenburg for years. They told The Local that talk of an Indian 'exodus' from Sweden is exaggerated.
Why a lottery scandal could change the funding balance in Swedish politics
A Swedish government inquiry this spring stopped short of backing a ban on lotteries to fund political parties. Could a report about unscrupulous selling techniques for the Social Democrats' lottery provide cover for government to push ahead with it anyway?
Who are the top candidates to be Sweden's new foreign minister?
Tobias Billström's decision to step down as Sweden's foreign minister has left a vacancy for one of the most plum jobs in the government. Here are the candidates currently being talked about.
'A great opportunity to bond': Foreign fathers on the joys of Swedish parental leave
Fathers from India, the US and the UK who have all taken advantage of Sweden's generous paid parental leave, told The Local of the closer relationship it has given them with their infant child.
Sweden Democrats push to overrule inquiry on re-emigration grants
The far-right Sweden Democrats have called for Sweden's government to overrule its own inquiry and push forward with a massive increase in grants given to immigrants to encourage them to return to their home countries.
'Will they pass as British?': The challenges of raising bilingual kids in Sweden
Twelve years into bringing up his bilingual children in Sweden, Richard Orange wonders if they will ever feel or come across as wholly British.
Is Sweden getting EU law wrong in Brexit cases?
More than 2,000 people have had applications for post-Brexit residency rejected in Sweden. According to EU lawyers, the Migration Agency has not always been applying EU law correctly.
Sweden's Migration Agency rejects role in work permit salary threshold exemption plan
Sweden's Migration Agency has rejected a call for it to be responsible for drawing up a list of in-demand skills and professions exempted from the coming median-salary requirement for a work permit.
Why Sweden's Chat Control vote is causing parliamentary chaos
Sweden's government last week rushed a controversial EU internet surveillance proposal through a parliamentary committee, opening the way for it to be voted through by the European Council. What's going on?
British actor married to Swedish pop star gives up post-Brexit fight to stay in Sweden
Former Bollywood actor Kenny Solomons' imminent return to the UK after failing to get post-Brexit residency has made national news in Sweden thanks to his marriage to the singer from the band Alcazar. He tells The Local why he's leaving.
'Tinder for jobs': EU's new job scheme for non-EU workers moves step closer
The creation of a common EU Talent Pool platform, in which non-EU nationals can register their profiles and find jobs across the 27 member states, has moved a step closer to reality.
Sweden tells EU that high number of Brexit rejections is 'at the right level'
Sweden's Migration Agency has sent an analysis to the EU Commission, in which it concludes that its near blanket refusal of late applications for post-Brexit residency has been 'at the right level' and is of 'a high legal quality'.
Brits in Sweden still in limbo years after Brexit deadline
Hundreds of British citizens are still battling rejected applications to stay in Sweden, nearly two and a half years after the deadline to apply for post-Brexit residency status. The Local spoke to four of them.
Five things we learned from Sweden's surprising EU election results
The Green and Left parties were the victors, none of the smaller parties got kicked out of parliament, and the Sweden Democrats suffered their first ever election setback. Here are five takeaways from Sweden's EU elections.
OPINION: Sweden Democrats have only themselves to blame for election setback
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson normally serves a cleaned-up, easily digestible version of far-right politics. This election he gave voters the real thing. It's no surprise fewer were ready to swallow, writes The Local's Nordic editor, Richard Orange.
Business leaders: Work permit threshold 'has no place in Swedish labour model'
Sweden's main business group has attacked a proposal to exempt some jobs from a new minimum salary for work permits, saying it is "unacceptable" political interference in the labour model and risks seriously affecting national competitiveness.
Half of those blocked by Sweden's work permit salary threshold will be graduates
A new analysis by the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise has found that 51 percent of the labour migrants likely to be blocked by a new higher salary threshold will be graduates. Karin Johansson, the organisation's Deputy Director General, told The Local how this will hurt businesses.
More than 20 British citizens 'absconded' after orders to leave Sweden
More than 20 British citizens are feared to be living underground in Sweden, after failing to secure their residency following the UK leaving the European Union, Swedish border police have told The Local.