KU, the Swedish parliament's constitution committee, has criticised the leaders of all three government parties for writing ...

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, who chaired the agency managing adoptions to Sweden some 20 years ago, has said he's ...

The sticking point was union demands for part-time employees to be given the same rights to overtime compensation as ...

With just over a year to go until Sweden’s next election, a key poll suggests that the centre-left Social Democrats may take ...

Swedish PM 'not ruling out' state apology to international adoptees, Swedes breathe sigh of relief after Systembolaget strike ...

A new agreement between Sweden and Estonia means that up to 600 criminals convicted in Sweden could serve time in prisons in ...

This week's episode of Sweden in Focus Extra for Membership+ subscribers features an interview with Francisca Leonardo, ...

Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, lowered the country's key interest rate to 2.25 percent back in February, where it has ...

Grocery prices appear to have stagnated, according to price comparison site Matpriskollen, with the large monthly increases ...

Parliament set to vote on laughing gas ban, almost 10,000 children in Sweden homeless and food prices barely rose in May.

The Local's Nordic Editor Richard Orange surveys the Social Democrat party congress over the weekend and argues that the ...

Swedish national day is celebrated on June 6th each year, with local municipalities holding events to welcome new Swedish ...