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Jobs, taxes, benefits: six agencies now report suspected undocumented residents to police

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NowMigration Agency lifts Ukraine protection forecast to 10,000Read - 1 min read - 15:14The red Migrationsverket name and bridge symbol displayed on a glass office wall.NowSweden Granted Citizenship in Just One-Third of June DecisionsRead - 1 min read - 23:34The red Migrationsverket name and bridge symbol displayed on a glass office wall.SignatureSweden’s track-change repeal hit restaurant workers hardest—most of 700 approvals came through permanent residenceRead - 1 min read - 15:13A white Migrationsverket flag flying outside against green trees.

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Paid holiday starts later for new Swedish employees

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NowForged assistant-nurse certificate triggers nationwide checksRead - 1 min read - 15:13A caregiver hands a cup of tea to an older woman seated in a care home.NowSweden opens review of CSN income limits and long degreesRead - 1 min read - 12:17Rosenbad, the Swedish government offices in central Stockholm.NowSweden’s registered unemployment falls by 22,000 in JuneRead - 1 min read - 13:47A close view of the green Arbetsförmedlingen symbol and bilingual agency name on a glass-fronted building.

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Sweden's cheapest summer electricity now comes in the daytime

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NowSweden reviews e-scooter rules after 6,624 injuries in 2025Read - 1 min read - 13:26Rental e-scooters stand around a marked parking rack on Vasagatan in Stockholm.NowEleven of 17 honey products failed Swedish checksRead - 1 min read - 13:25Two glass jars containing dark honey stand on a table.Signature57% of Swedes still live where homes are scarceRead - 1 min read - 10:53Historic orange and ochre buildings line a cobblestone street in Stockholm's Gamla Stan.

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Why Swedes wear paper hats and sing over crayfish every August

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SignatureLove Swedish coffee? It might make your hands shakeRead - 1 min read - 13:49A cup of coffee and a slice of chocolate cake are served outdoors for Swedish fika.SignatureHigh achiever? Be careful of Swedish JantelagenRead - 1 min read - 13:48The Janteloven plaque at Aksel Sandemose's childhood home in Nykøbing Mors, Denmark.SignatureNew to Sweden? Mushroom foraging comes with one vital warningRead - 1 min read - 10:07Freshly foraged chanterelle mushrooms spread on green grass.

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Dario Amodei, Demis Hassabis and Sam Altman meet at 10 Downing Street in May 2023.
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EU delays high-risk AI rules and bans nudification apps

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NowBefore you barbecue: 31 Swedish municipalities have fire bansRead - 1 min read - 12:38Pans and a pot sit above a campfire in a Swedish forest.SignatureSweden wants ‘forever chemicals’ out of clothes, but farms can keep spraying themRead - 1 min read - 19:58A tractor towing a crop sprayer applies liquid across a field in West Sussex, EnglandNowTop court rejects Climate Act challenge to major road projectRead - 1 min read - 12:26An existing section of Route 259, Södertörnsleden, east of Gladö kvarn in 2011.

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Dear Sweden: You buy the drugs. You employ the drug dealers.

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DailySweden viewBorn in Sweden. Why does the crime debate still call them immigrants?Read - 4 min read - 15:44Swedish police officers stand between barriers and a crowd at a Stockholm rally in August 2014.DailySweden viewSweden cannot claim to protect migrant mothers while splitting their familiesRead - 4 min read - 11:16Johan Forssell wearing a dark suit and red tie outside the Riksdag during its 2018 opening.DailySweden viewSD’s repatriation proposal puts a price on who counts as SwedishRead - 4 min read - 13:22Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson speaking at Långholmen in Stockholm in 2024.