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How to prepare for a water shortage in Sweden this summer

Weather

How to prepare for a water shortage in Sweden this summer

Swedish word of the day: dramaten

Swedish word of the day

Swedish word of the day: dramaten

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

Today in Sweden

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

Swedish government plans sixfold increase in deported criminals, children's charity scheme breaks record for third year in a row, and new security checks force Migration Agency to halt approvals of citizenship applications. Here's the latest news.

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

All you need to know about Swedish sauna culture

Sweden In Focus

All you need to know about Swedish sauna culture

Swedish diplomat suspected of espionage released from custody

Crime

Swedish diplomat suspected of espionage released from custody

Moral panic? Sweden divided after leaked Grindr pics topple adviser

Politics

Moral panic? Sweden divided after leaked Grindr pics topple adviser

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

Today in Sweden

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

Do you have to get naked in the sauna in Sweden?

Reader questions

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Do you have to get naked in the sauna in Sweden?

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?

Average wait time for Stockholm first-hand rentals over 28 years long

Renting

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Average wait time for Stockholm first-hand rentals over 28 years long

Swedish word of the day: tjena

Swedish word of the day

Swedish word of the day: tjena

Swedish Citizenship

Can you pass our fake Swedish citizenship test?

Swedish citizenship

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Can you pass our fake Swedish citizenship test?

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

New citizenship statistics reveal impact of Sweden's security checks

Immigration

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New citizenship statistics reveal impact of Sweden's security checks

Is it constitutional in Sweden to make laws apply retroactively?

Swedish citizenship

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Is it constitutional in Sweden to make laws apply retroactively?

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

INTERVIEW: 'You don't want me in Sweden? Yeah, sure, I don't care'

Reader insights

INTERVIEW: 'You don't want me in Sweden? Yeah, sure, I don't care'

‘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

Five things Sweden should do to attract foreign researchers

Reader insights

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Five things Sweden should do to attract foreign researchers

Swedish word of the day: bastu

Swedish word of the day

Swedish word of the day: bastu

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

Swedish word of the day: gå bort

Swedish word of the day

Swedish word of the day: gå bort

What does Sweden's plan to restrict benefits for newcomers mean for work permit holders?

Politics

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What does Sweden's plan to restrict benefits for newcomers mean for work permit holders?

'Completely bizarre': Stockholm hits back at US embassy's anti-DEI contract

Equality

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'Completely bizarre': Stockholm hits back at US embassy's anti-DEI contract

Sweden in Focus Podcast

'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'

Why Sweden celebrates spring with bonfires and songs

Sweden In Focus

Why Sweden celebrates spring with bonfires and songs

How Sweden tightened immigration after the 2015 refugee crisis

Sweden In Focus

How Sweden tightened immigration after the 2015 refugee crisis

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