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What would make the Centre Party rejoin the right in Sweden?

Sweden In Focus

What would make the Centre Party rejoin the right in Sweden?

The small Swedish town with a world of career opportunities

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The small Swedish town with a world of career opportunities

Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday

Today in Sweden

Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday

Speaker to call party leaders after Centre Party fails to forge centrist government – and Swedish security firm pays out 50,000 kronor over age discrimination. Here's the latest news.

Swedish security firm pays out 50,000 kronor over age discrimination

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Swedish security firm pays out 50,000 kronor over age discrimination

'Pippi Longstocking hit differently after I moved to Sweden'

Culture

'Pippi Longstocking hit differently after I moved to Sweden'

Tell us: What are your favourite Swedish children's books?

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Tell us: What are your favourite Swedish children's books?

Sweden's Centre Party leader: 'No majority for a centrist government'

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Sweden's Centre Party leader: 'No majority for a centrist government'

The right (and wrong) way to use reflectors during Sweden's dark months

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The right (and wrong) way to use reflectors during Sweden's dark months

Swedish word of the day: läslov

Swedish Word of the Day

Swedish word of the day: läslov

How did Swedish media cover the 'migration paradigm shift'?

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How did Swedish media cover the 'migration paradigm shift'?

The best places to celebrate Halloween in Sweden in 2026

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The best places to celebrate Halloween in Sweden in 2026

Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Monday

Today in Sweden

Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Monday

Four things that might surprise international families moving to Sweden

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Four things that might surprise international families moving to Sweden

QUIZ: Can you pass Sweden's most famous vocabulary test?

Studying in Sweden

QUIZ: Can you pass Sweden's most famous vocabulary test?

How to find a job in Sweden: Five tips from those who've been there, done that

Reader insights

How to find a job in Sweden: Five tips from those who've been there, done that

Inside Sweden: Why force foreigners to leave Sweden to change their residency permit?

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Inside Sweden: Why force foreigners to leave Sweden to change their residency permit?

2026 Swedish election

What would it take for Sweden's Centre Party to back Ulf Kristersson as PM?

Politics

What would it take for Sweden's Centre Party to back Ulf Kristersson as PM?

Sweden's speaker asks Centre Party leader to explore centrist government options

Politics

Sweden's speaker asks Centre Party leader to explore centrist government options

Swedish Liberal leader vows to block Magdalena Andersson as prime minister

Politics

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Swedish Liberal leader vows to block Magdalena Andersson as prime minister

What does Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist really want?

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What does Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist really want?

Swedish Citizenship

The results of the first Swedish citizenship test are in. How many passed?

Swedish citizenship

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The results of the first Swedish citizenship test are in. How many passed?

How Sweden's 'new majority' can already move on deportations and citizenship

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How Sweden's 'new majority' can already move on deportations and citizenship

Tech leader wins appeal under Sweden's new citizenship rules

Immigration

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Tech leader wins appeal under Sweden's new citizenship rules

Swedish MP seeks to apply old rules to all pre-June 6th citizenship applicants

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Swedish MP seeks to apply old rules to all pre-June 6th citizenship applicants

Deportations

Swedish Migration Agency explains why it overruled police on detained workers

Deportations

Swedish Migration Agency explains why it overruled police on detained workers

Lawyer warns Sweden's 'safety valve' could lead to new teen deportations

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Lawyer warns Sweden's 'safety valve' could lead to new teen deportations

Sweden's centre-left bloc agrees on plan to halt teen deportations

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Sweden's centre-left bloc agrees on plan to halt teen deportations

All Swedish parties back emergency freeze on teen deportations

Politics

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All Swedish parties back emergency freeze on teen deportations

Work permits

What does Sweden's unexpectedly close election result mean for foreigners?

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What does Sweden's unexpectedly close election result mean for foreigners?

Centre Party promises to scrap salary threshold for Swedish work permits

Work permits

Centre Party promises to scrap salary threshold for Swedish work permits

'Reassess your cultural background': Key tips for foreign job hunters in Sweden

Work permits

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'Reassess your cultural background': Key tips for foreign job hunters in Sweden

'We don't want people who are integrated in Sweden to be forced to leave'

Politics

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'We don't want people who are integrated in Sweden to be forced to leave'

Moving to Sweden

My Swedish Career: 'By moving here I had more chance of doing what I dreamed of'

Reader insights

My Swedish Career: 'By moving here I had more chance of doing what I dreamed of'

Seven things you need to know before coming to Sweden to study

Moving to Sweden

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Seven things you need to know before coming to Sweden to study

The Local's 11 insider tips when apartment hunting in Sweden

Property

The Local's 11 insider tips when apartment hunting in Sweden

What you need to know about applying to university in Sweden

Moving to Sweden

What you need to know about applying to university in Sweden

Sweden in Focus Podcast

Why did Swedish media miss so much of the immigration clampdown?

Sweden In Focus

Why did Swedish media miss so much of the immigration clampdown?

'Life's uncertain for immigrants in Sweden but it's important not to despair'

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'Life's uncertain for immigrants in Sweden but it's important not to despair'

Ex-Northvolt worker ordered to leave Sweden while 21 weeks pregnant

Sweden In Focus 2

Ex-Northvolt worker ordered to leave Sweden while 21 weeks pregnant

What next for Sweden as Magdalena Andersson loses first PM vote?

Sweden In Focus

What next for Sweden as Magdalena Andersson loses first PM vote?