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Five beautiful beaches to visit in Sweden this summer

Discover Sweden

Five beautiful beaches to visit in Sweden this summer

Inside Sweden: Sweden's citizenship news is bittersweet

Inside Sweden

Inside Sweden: Sweden's citizenship news is bittersweet

Why do Swedes care so much about butter knives?

Food and Drink 3

Why do Swedes care so much about butter knives?

Have you ever wondered what's behind the Swedish fondness for the wooden butter knife?

Joint statement: A Nordic call for immediate and decisive action on Gaza

Opinion and Analysis

Joint statement: A Nordic call for immediate and decisive action on Gaza

How to write a polite letter or email in Swedish

learning Swedish

How to write a polite letter or email in Swedish

Why Sweden is making it illegal to order OnlyFans sex

Sweden In Focus

Why Sweden is making it illegal to order OnlyFans sex

The extra security questions Sweden's Migration Agency wants citizenship applicants to answer

Immigration

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The extra security questions Sweden's Migration Agency wants citizenship applicants to answer

EXPLAINED: How Sweden is finally prioritising older citizenship applications

Swedish citizenship

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EXPLAINED: How Sweden is finally prioritising older citizenship applications

Swedish word of the day: dopp

Swedish word of the day

Swedish word of the day: dopp

Swedish Migration Agency ends citizenship freeze and launches ID checks

Swedish citizenship

Swedish Migration Agency ends citizenship freeze and launches ID checks

Swedish security police lowers terror threat level from four to three

Crime

Swedish security police lowers terror threat level from four to three

UPDATED: How will Sweden's new personal ID checks for citizenship work?

Swedish citizenship

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UPDATED: How will Sweden's new personal ID checks for citizenship work?

Swedish Citizenship

Sweden's Migration Agency to handle oldest citizenship cases first after criticism

Swedish citizenship

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Sweden's Migration Agency to handle oldest citizenship cases first after criticism

Eight key questions to understand Sweden's citizenship freeze

Immigration

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Eight key questions to understand Sweden's citizenship freeze

Reader's story: 'Behind every delayed Swedish citizen application is a person with hopes and dreams'

Immigration

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Reader's story: 'Behind every delayed Swedish citizen application is a person with hopes and dreams'

Sweden Democrats welcome citizenship freeze as 'step in right direction'

Politics

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Sweden Democrats welcome citizenship freeze as 'step in right direction'

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

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

When will Sweden raise the work permit salary threshold?

Immigration

When will Sweden raise the work permit salary threshold?

Sweden's university union slams 'exploitative' migration policy

Residency permits

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Sweden's university union slams 'exploitative' migration policy

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

Swedish word of the day: unken

Swedish word of the day

Swedish word of the day: unken

‘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

Work permits and alcohol: What changes in Sweden in June 2025

What changes in Sweden

Work permits and alcohol: What changes in Sweden in June 2025

'I love this country – that's why I'm speaking up about Sweden's diversity problems'

Sweden In Focus

'I love this country – that's why I'm speaking up about Sweden's diversity problems'

How Sweden's new 'OnlyFans law' bans procuring custom-made online porn

Politics

How Sweden's new 'OnlyFans law' bans procuring custom-made online porn

Swedish MP says citizenship freeze is 'what the government wanted'

Politics

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Swedish MP says citizenship freeze is 'what the government wanted'

Can anyone beat the favourite to lead Sweden's Liberal Party?

Politics

Can anyone beat the favourite to lead Sweden's Liberal Party?

OPINION: The one thing I'll never regret in Sweden is taking advantage of paternity leave

family

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OPINION: The one thing I'll never regret in Sweden is taking advantage of paternity leave

Sweden in Focus Podcast

All you need to know about Swedish sauna culture

Sweden In Focus

All you need to know about Swedish sauna culture

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

Sweden In Focus

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

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