Foreigners buying more Swedish summer houses: report
Foreigners own 33,168 summer houses in Sweden, an increase of four percent on 2008 and nine percent on 2007. Germans, Danes and Norwegians dominate the statistics, a new report shows. thelocal.se |
Immigrant employment rates vary by region
Employment rates between local- and foreign-born workers differ by more than 30 percentage points in some areas of Sweden, according to a report from Statistics Sweden. thelocal.se |
Swedes and their quirky habits laid bare
Plucking out little cultural differences and critiquing them to death is the part-time hobby of almost any expat anywhere in the world and US exile Doug Lansky shows that he is no different. thelocal.se |
Left Party employs stripper at election party
Left Party supporters were treated to a female stripper at an open meeting in Järna near Stockholm over the weekend, causing several members of the crowd to storm out in disgust. thelocal.se |
Four people refused entry to Vilks lecture
Four people were refused entry to a lecture given by controversial artist Swedish Lars Vilks at Uppsala University on Thursday after going through a security check. thelocal.se |