Sweden should adopt harsher sentences in the face of organised crime and a surge in violence, the country's top police ...

The Local's Fika Calendar walks you through a whole year of Sweden's coffee-and-cake tradition, with information on the ...

From dangerous diet tips to disinformation, cyberbullying to hate speech, the glut of online content harmful to children ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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