12+ hour, 46+ min ago  (247+ words) Several people over 70 years of age have died in drowning accidents recently. Elderly people are over-represented in the statistics – and men in particular. July is the month when the most people die in drowning accidents. A common reason why elderly…...

1+ mon, 13+ hour ago  (301+ words) The Swedish government plans to push ahead with proposals for a mandatory language preschool, despite its own official investigator warning against the move. In an opinion piece for the Dagens Nyheter newspaper on the day she submitted her final conclusions…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (280+ words) The Local Sweden - Do Not Process My Personal Information I want to allow Google to enable storage related to security, including authentication functionality and fraud prevention, and other user protection. Sweden's public health agency announced it was recommending that parents…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (323+ words) Sweden's government tasked the public health agency last autumn to compile research on how parental screen use affects children. Now the results are in and the recommendations are clear: parents should stay off their phones around their kids. In 2024, Folkhälsomyndigheten…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (487+ words) The last step before a citizenship application can be approved is the personal appearance at a Migration Agency office. The Local's Becky Waterton had her appointment last week – here's what happened....

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (293+ words) Criminal actors are profiting from operating preschools and family daycares in Sweden, according to a new report. In these cases, children are enrolled who are actually abroad or at home with their parents. In the new report, police and several…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (145+ words) The campaign to end Sweden's teen deportation problem has had a breakthrough, with a real prospect of government action. We want to speak to those affected so we can bring it greater public attention. Get in touch if your child…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (620+ words) José Naves Moura Neto, a Brazilian IT engineer working at Volvo, tells The Local how his family had to leave Sweden in June after his son was caught in the teen deportation trap, and why he will also leave Sweden…...