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EXPLAINED: What do Sweden’s weather warnings actually mean?
WEATHER

EXPLAINED: What do Sweden’s weather warnings actually mean?

The American south, kids’ books and citizenship: Essential articles for life in Sweden
SWEDEN EXPLAINED

The American south, kids' books and citizenship: Essential articles for life in Sweden

Why rural Swedes are obsessed with the American south, what you can expect to see in a cultural canon, Sweden's most famous children's book series, how to get citizenship, sick pay and how to apply for VAB: here are six must-reads from The Local about life in Sweden.

CV tips, home tours and BRF finances: Essential articles for life in Sweden
SWEDEN EXPLAINED

CV tips, home tours and BRF finances: Essential articles for life in Sweden

Swedish teen caught with stolen ‘Hesa Fredrik’ speaker wired up to A-tractor
CRIME

Swedish teen caught with stolen ‘Hesa Fredrik’ speaker wired up to A-tractor

SWEDEN EXPLAINED

Tabloid words, Vikings and childcare: Essential articles for life in Sweden

Tabloid words, Vikings and childcare: Essential articles for life in Sweden
PARTNER CONTENT

‘The beauty of being different’: how to raise a global child

‘The beauty of being different’: how to raise a global child
SWEDEN EXPLAINED

EXPLAINED: How to send and receive post and parcels in Sweden

EXPLAINED: How to send and receive post and parcels in Sweden
SWEDEN EXPLAINED

Eight fascinating facts about Sweden that you’ve probably never heard before

Eight fascinating facts about Sweden that you’ve probably never heard before
Why are so many rural Swedes obsessed with the American South?
SWEDEN EXPLAINED

Why are so many rural Swedes obsessed with the American South?

ANALYSIS: How did politics in Sweden get so fiendishly complicated?
POLITICS

ANALYSIS: How did politics in Sweden get so fiendishly complicated?

What are Sweden’s church elections and how do they work?
POLITICS

What are Sweden’s church elections and how do they work?

READERS INSIGHTS

‘I thought there was an air raid’: The first time foreigners hear Hesa Fredrik

‘I thought there was an air raid’: The first time foreigners hear Hesa Fredrik