7+ hour, 35+ min ago   (721+ words) Stockholm City Council votes no to keeping extended World Cup opening hours for bars, Southern Europeans flock to Sweden for cooler weather, and as of today humanity has used up all the planet's resources for the year. Here's today's news....

6+ hour, 44+ min ago   (159+ words) Meta has changed its mind on allowing the Swedish Election Authority to place election information advertisements on Instagram and Facebook, according to a press release from the Election Authority. Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, had previously decided that no…...

6+ hour, 50+ min ago   (220+ words) There will be no continuation of the extended serving permit for alcohol that was introduced during the World Cup, Stockholm City Council voted yesterday. During Wednesday's special council meeting in Stockholm, a majority voted against the proposal to make the…...

7+ hour, 7+ min ago   (184+ words) The Swedish Transport Administration is reducing the speed on certain railway sections because of intense heat expected in southern, western and southeastern Sweden on Thursday. The transport authority plans to reduce train speed for twelve railway sections to 80 kilometres per…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (315+ words) Detailed monthly statistics from the Swedish Migration Agency obtained by The Local show a big rise in the percentage of citizenship cases rejected in June 2026 compared to the same time the previous year. This past June was the month when…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (225+ words) Several windows were smashed and flammable liquid was poured outside the Social Democrats' premises in Sölvesborg on Tuesday night. When the police arrived at the scene, a 35-year-old man was arrested. He has now been taken into custody. According to…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (412+ words) Sweden’s government has launched its first ever national strategy for psychological defence, which aims to increase coordination between government agencies to make the country more resilient against foreign disinformation and attempts to undermine public trust. “Our willingness to defend ourselves…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (159+ words) The Local Sweden Summer is a truly magical time in Sweden. As many of us (including half of our staff) are off on a quintessentially Scandi extended summer break, we're curious to see what you've been up to. Here is…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (914+ words) At the start of the fourth national election campaign he's reported on in Sweden, Richard Orange reflects on his experiences of the other three and what that says about how politics has changed in Sweden. My abiding memory of the…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (569+ words) Liberals call for end of parental veto on special needs assessments, continuing serious risk of forest fires, and other news from Sweden on Monday. Sweden Democrats and Liberals launch joint proposal on personal assistants The Sweden Democrats and the Liberals…...