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    Mar 1

    Next time it snows in your part of Sweden, spare a thought for these brave souls.

    Sweden's rooftop heroes
    Stockholm's snow-topped buildings may look charming, but heavy snowfall can be dangerous. An army of 'sweepers' take to the city's rooftops to clear them of snow in a carefully managed operation.
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  2. Apr 2

    Are you a Brit, living in Sweden? If so, there are steps you must take to retain your right to residence.

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  3. Apr 1

    Having a summer house is close to obligatory in Sweden. But with prices now sky-high anywhere near the big cities, it's out of many people's reach. So our reporter Richard Orange's Swedish wife Mia decided to build one herself, and he reluctantly agreed.…

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  4. Apr 1

    A Californian-Israeli food entrepreneur behind one of Stockholm's first food trucks has recently learned the business will not qualify for Sweden's coronavirus business support programme, despite being pushed into a loss last year. Erez explains how he…

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  5. Apr 1

    The World Health Organization on Thursday slammed Europe's vaccine rollout as "unacceptably slow" and said it was prolonging the pandemic as the region sees a "worrying" surge in coronavirus infections.

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    Apr 1

    6 top stories from this week (3 Covid-linked, 3 not) 1) An explainer on why an internal vote in Sweden's second smallest party could be a watershed moment and step towards bringing the far-right Sweden Democrats in from the cold.

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  7. Apr 1

    Sweden’s Public Health Agency said people can go ahead with Easter travel plans as long as they take sufficient precautions,

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  8. Apr 1

    "Moving anywhere and making friends as an adult is hard," said The Local reader Gabrielle, who lives in Umeå with her family. "With kids, it's harder. And then in Sweden, it's next level. Plus pandemic? Sigh."

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  9. Apr 1

    Sweden has formally abandoned its earlier plan to offer Covid-19 vaccinations to all adults in the first six months of 2021, setting a new target of August 15th and limiting that deadline to first doses only.

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  10. Apr 1

    Your money transfers across the globe can be subject to hidden fees and unfavourable exchange rates. We take a look at how you can avoid these costs.

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  11. Apr 1

    Today, let's talk about the Swedish word for the day when witches fly away to dance with the devil.

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  12. Apr 1

    Find out what's going on in Sweden today with The Local's short round-up of the news in less than five minutes.

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  13. Mar 31

    Happy påsk!

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  14. Mar 31

    Here's what's changing about life in Sweden this April.

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  15. Mar 31

    Learn to live like a local: the pandemic makes it hard to find friends but check your city's online resources for helping you find your feet.

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  16. Mar 31

    Sweden last year suffered the highest level of murder and manslaughter for at least 18 years, with 124 people losing their lives through violent attacks, according to the latest annual report from the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå).

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  17. Mar 31

    Sweden has extended several of its coronavirus measures, including restricted restaurant opening times and customer limits in shops, as a result of the current high spread of infection.

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  18. Mar 31

    To travel into Denmark from Sweden you need a recent, negative coronavirus test and a 'worthy reason'. But how long does it take, and how strict are the Danish border police? Here's what Richard Orange experienced when he made the journey.

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  19. Mar 31

    Here's what Swedes do slightly differently to other nations when it comes to Easter.

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  20. Mar 30

    Find out what's going on in Sweden today with The Local's short round-up of the news in less than five minutes.

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  21. Mar 30

    The reality of life as an expat is different from the romantic tropes, and the 'exile' of foreignness is often self-imposed.

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