Pronounced with a long u-sound (similar to “ooo”), slut in Swedish is not a pejorative term for someone who has casual sex ...

Malmö District Court has sentenced far-right Danish extremist Rasmus Paludan to four months in prison for hate crimes, after ...

The US election looks like it’s going to be extremely close, but if it had been held in Sweden, Kamala Harris would have won ...

Sweden's Prime Minsiter Ulf Kristersson had a personal audience with US President Joe Biden in July 2023. Photo: Stefan Jerrevång/TT The biggest political event anywhere today, Sweden included, is of ...

As an extremely close contest draws to an end, we want to hear from Americans in Sweden how you feel about the US election.

You'll find children in Sweden play outside in winter come rain, snow or sleet. Here's how to kit your child out the Swedish ...

The Swedish government has rejected applications for 13 offshore wind farms in large parts of the southern and central Baltic Sea due to concerns from the Swedish Armed Forces that it would make it ...

Kamala Harris, the Democratic party candidate for the US presidency, has written a letter for American citizens living abroad ...

Changing the rules around mortgages would ‘increase entry and flexibility’ on the property market, according to a new report.

Novent is a portmanteau – when parts of multiple words are combined into one, creating a mash-up of their sound and meaning – in this case a mix of the words November and Advent.

Are you organising a Christmas market, a book club for English speakers, a New Year's pub quiz or anything else in Sweden in December? Submit it to The Local's What's On guide and we'll share the best ...

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