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Latest News from Sweden - The Local Sweden
Where did the most new Swedish citizens come from in 2024? So far in 2024, Sweden’s Migration Agency has processed 76,010 citizenship applications, granting citizenship to 59,781 of those.
English-language jobs in sweden - The Local Sweden
Find your next English-language job in Sweden on The Local Jobs. With jobs for foreigners in every sector from teaching and translation to engineering, IT and customer service, The Local jobs is the place to come to take your career to the next level in Stockholm, Uppsala, Örebro, or elsewhere in Sweden.
What's the current status of Sweden's planned migration laws?
Jan 10, 2023 · On top of this, the government and Sweden Democrats want to introduce a demand that anyone applying for Swedish citizenship can support themselves financially, investigate the possibility of introducing a new obligatory ceremony, such as an oath of loyalty or a citizenship interview which would act as the final stage in the citizenship process, and look into the possibility of withdrawing ...
Find house and apartment rentals in Sweden - The Local Sweden
Welcome to our rental listings, here you can search through thousands of homes and apartments available to rent throughout Sweden. Finding the perfect apartment to rent can be intimidating, especially if you are new to Sweden or unfamiliar with how the housing market works.
Sweden in Focus - The Local Sweden
Sweden in Focus is The Local’s weekly podcast where we discuss the big news and talking points in Sweden as well as explore and explain the big issues that impact life in the country. We also answer your essential questions and look ahead at what’s coming up ...
How do Sweden's rape statistics compare to Europe? - The Local …
Oct 6, 2020 · A new study from Sweden's National Council on Crime Prevention (Brå) looked into reported rapes across Europe, after Eurostat figures showed that between 2013 and 2017 Sweden, together with England and Wales, had the highest number of reported rapes per capita.
Which Swedish banks now have the lowest mortgage rates?
Dec 8, 2023 · If you had a 2.1 million kronor mortgage and you had borrowed 64 percent of the value of your property, your home would be worth 3.28 million, so we can use those figures to calculate Danske Bank's mortgage rates for the average new mortgage in Sweden.. Here, the rates are lower than the listed rates – 4.11 for a variable rate mortgage, 3.6 for one year, 3.22 for two, 3.24 for three, 3.2 for ...
The latest news and figures about the Covid pandemic in Sweden
Dec 28, 2021 · A total of 7,796,228 people aged over 12 have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and 7,558,474 have received two doses. This corresponds to 86.7 and 84.0 percent, respectively, of Sweden's over-12 population. A total of 4,688,182 people over the age of 18 have had three doses – 56.4 percent of that age group.
Sweden: the world's most equal country? - The Local Sweden
Nov 23, 2020 · Basing his research on previously unused sources, including archival documents of income and capital taxes, combined with a comparative study of the political history of various European countries, Bengtsson concludes that until the beginning of the 20th century, Sweden had no unique position of egalitarianism at all.