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Sweden Democrats blame new citizens for election defeat

Jimmie Åkesson speaks with a headset microphone at Almedalen in June 2026.

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TIDÖ’S REIGN IS OVER

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Jimmie Åkesson speaks with a headset microphone at Almedalen in June 2026.

News

Sweden Democrats blame new citizens for election defeat

A truck driver in a safety vest works at the wheel inside a lorry cab.

News

Sweden raises dangerous-goods exam fees from December

A person holds a bank card while using a laptop for online shopping.

News

Unfair terms found at 46 certified online shops

Ulf Kristersson speaking at a lectern in Berlin in January 2025.

News

Sweden’s prime minister Kristersson submits resignation

Politics

Jimmie Åkesson speaks with a headset microphone at Almedalen in June 2026.

News

Sweden Democrats blame new citizens for election defeat

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Ulf Kristersson speaking at a lectern in Berlin in January 2025.

News

Sweden’s prime minister Kristersson submits resignation

17 Sept

Jimmie Åkesson speaking and gesturing beside a lectern.

News

Åkesson may take a break if Sweden Democrats enter opposition

17 Sept

Nooshi Dadgostar speaks into a headset microphone at Almedalen in June 2026.

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Left Party insists on cabinet role in government talks

17 Sept

Features

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Features

Sweden eases family permit rules for young adults, with a harder test at 21

16 Sept

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Features

Sweden’s citizenship plan leaves dual nationals with unequal protection

16 Sept

Multiple Swedish party ballots sit in racks inside an empty ballot-selection stand.

Features

Foreign-born voters are not a bloc. The election may turn on that mistake

11 Sept

Editorial illustration of a pregnant applicant holding a folder as a bright office doorway folds shut.

Features

‘100% from now’: pregnancy still closes workplace doors

7 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

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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

Four-panel editorial composite of Ulf Kristersson, Jimmie Åkesson, Ebba Busch and Simona Mohamsson speaking separately.

DailySweden view

TIDÖ’S REIGN IS OVER

17 Sept

Sweden’s worst government for immigrants in modern times may be on its way out

DailySweden view

Sweden’s worst government for immigrants in modern times may be on its way out

15 Sept

Simona Mohamsson speaks with a headset microphone on a Liberal Party stage at Almedalen in June 2025.

Opinion

From hugging Åkesson to borrowing his climate excuse

11 Sept

Magdalena Andersson walks toward the Riksdag on 24 November 2021.

DailySweden view

Dear Magda, it is okay to be angry about men's mediocrity

10 Sept

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