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From e-gates to Erasmus: What was agreed in new post Brexit EU-UK deal?

European Union

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From e-gates to Erasmus: What was agreed in new post Brexit EU-UK deal?

What does Sweden's bizarre Eurovision hit have in common with India?

Culture

What does Sweden's bizarre Eurovision hit have in common with India?

Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday

Today in Sweden

Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday

Game companies open to collective bargaining agreement, Pourmokhtari receives further Liberal leadership nominations and Swedish prisons are filling up. Here's Sweden's news on Tuesday.

Indians in Sweden: Why were only 25 Indians granted Swedish citizenship in April?

Immigration

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Indians in Sweden: Why were only 25 Indians granted Swedish citizenship in April?

EU and UK reach deal to reset fraught post-Brexit relations

European Union

EU and UK reach deal to reset fraught post-Brexit relations

Sweden: Israel's plans to take control of Gaza 'against international law'

Sweden and Israel

Sweden: Israel's plans to take control of Gaza 'against international law'

INTERVIEW: 'Misleading' to say Sweden welcomes international talent

Residency permits

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INTERVIEW: 'Misleading' to say Sweden welcomes international talent

Tell us: How are you affected by Sweden's citizenship freeze?

Swedish citizenship

Tell us: How are you affected by Sweden's citizenship freeze?

What nationalities are worst affected by Sweden's citizenship freeze?

Immigration

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What nationalities are worst affected by Sweden's citizenship freeze?

All you need to know about Swedish sauna culture

Sweden In Focus

All you need to know about Swedish sauna culture

Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Monday

Today in Sweden

Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Monday

Austria's JJ wins Eurovision 2025 with opera-techno fusion

Culture

Austria's JJ wins Eurovision 2025 with opera-techno fusion

Swedish Citizenship

Inside Sweden: If you want citizenship to mean something, this is not how to do it

Swedish citizenship

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Inside Sweden: If you want citizenship to mean something, this is not how to do it

Sweden's security checks force Migration Agency to halt approvals of citizenship applications

Immigration

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Sweden's security checks force Migration Agency to halt approvals of citizenship applications

Swedish Migration Agency expected to resume approving citizenship applications 'soon'

Immigration

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Swedish Migration Agency expected to resume approving citizenship applications 'soon'

Sweden's citizenship freeze: Just six naturalisation applications approved in April

Immigration

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Sweden's citizenship freeze: Just six naturalisation applications approved in April

Working in Sweden

VIDEO: Discover a life of purpose in Sweden’s heartland

Partner Content

VIDEO: Discover a life of purpose in Sweden’s heartland

'Enormous potential': How Sweden's migration minister wants to attract international talent

Politics

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'Enormous potential': How Sweden's migration minister wants to attract international talent

Sweden's university union slams 'exploitative' migration policy

Residency permits

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Sweden's university union slams 'exploitative' migration policy

Swedish Migration Minister: 'No formal decision' made on future work permit salary threshold

Politics

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Swedish Migration Minister: 'No formal decision' made on future work permit salary threshold

Moving to Sweden

Where is it easiest to get a first-hand rental apartment in Sweden?

Renting

Where is it easiest to get a first-hand rental apartment in Sweden?

What you need to know about applying to university in Sweden

Moving to Sweden

What you need to know about applying to university in Sweden

Checklist: How to move to Sweden as an American

Residency permits

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Checklist: How to move to Sweden as an American

How to sell your house or apartment in Sweden – six key points

Money

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How to sell your house or apartment in Sweden – six key points

Living in Sweden

Stockholm v Trump: 'If US embassy wanted a building permit, they would have a problem'

Politics

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Stockholm v Trump: 'If US embassy wanted a building permit, they would have a problem'

‘An amazing adventure’: how to have the career and life you want in France

Partner Content

‘An amazing adventure’: how to have the career and life you want in France

What do the lyrics of Sweden's Eurovision entry Bara Bada Bastu actually mean?

Culture

What do the lyrics of Sweden's Eurovision entry Bara Bada Bastu actually mean?

How Swedish immigration rules fuel 'chronic anxiety' for foreign researchers

Sweden In Focus

How Swedish immigration rules fuel 'chronic anxiety' for foreign researchers

Swedish word of the day: läsk

Swedish word of the day

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Swedish word of the day: läsk

Swedish word of the day: dramaten

Swedish word of the day

Swedish word of the day: dramaten

Swedish word of the day: torg

Swedish word of the day

Swedish word of the day: torg

How to prepare for a water shortage in Sweden this summer

Weather

How to prepare for a water shortage in Sweden this summer

Sweden in Focus Podcast

Why Johan Forssell wants to change Sweden's 'weird' immigration system

Sweden In Focus

Why Johan Forssell wants to change Sweden's 'weird' immigration system

How immigration is fuelling the growth of the Catholic Church in Sweden

Sweden In Focus

How immigration is fuelling the growth of the Catholic Church in Sweden

'Sweden was like a paradise at first – but then reality hits'

Sweden In Focus

'Sweden was like a paradise at first – but then reality hits'

How Sweden tightened immigration after the 2015 refugee crisis

Sweden In Focus

How Sweden tightened immigration after the 2015 refugee crisis