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Swedish border police remove possible trafficking victims before identifying them

Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar speaks at Almedalen Week in June 2026.

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Left and Green parties want abortion law to name all pregnant people

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Riksbank holds rate at 1.75% and points to possible rises this year

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Politics

Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar speaks at Almedalen Week in June 2026.

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Left and Green parties want abortion law to name all pregnant people

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A voting official places a municipal ballot envelope into a sealed box in Brastad.

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Liberal breakaway parties win seats in two municipalities

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Magdalena Andersson at an Almedalen Week lectern on 26 June 2025.

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Andersson says she can form a government as talks continue

23 Sept

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A grandmother cradles a newborn beside a window.

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Sweden's paid grandparent leave when your family lives abroad

25 Sept

A couple speak with an agent during a home viewing.

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The salary you need for a first-hand flat in Sweden

25 Sept

A father feeds a baby with a bottle.

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What your Swedish job pays when you have a baby

25 Sept

Two adults read documents at a kitchen table.

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Making Sweden home when only one partner earns

25 Sept

Living in Sweden

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Red and white HOUSE FOR RENT sign on a lawn beside a wooden house.

Decision to Doorstep

Your Sublet Can End Before Your Right to Reclaim Excess Rent

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Opportunity Map

Check a Swedish Public Employer’s Pay Before Accepting Its Offer

A closed pink scar on the back of a hand.

Household Ledger

One Accident Payout May Leave Other Insurance Claims Open

Worker in reflective vest handling a gurney in an open ambulance at night.

Decision to Doorstep

Changing Clinics Can Change Who Pays for Your Care Journey

Opinion

Mohamed Abdukardir Ali wearing a suit against a green background.

DailySweden view

You cannot defend democracy by presuming Ali guilty

24 Sept

A bus driver in orange reflective clothing holds the steering wheel inside a bus.

DailySweden view

Sweden wants us to drive its buses and care for its elderly — but not dare enter parliament

23 Sept

A ballot envelope at the slot of a sealed yellow and white ballot box.

DailySweden view

Allegations against Ali are no licence to smear all Somali Swedes

23 Sept

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The Centre Party’s false equivalence between V and SD

19 Sept

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