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MONDAY 5 OCTOBER· STOCKHOLM · THE DAY IN 5 STORIES

DailySweden view

Centre’s red line is a poor defence of enterprise

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A glassworker handles glowing glass at Bergdala glassworks in Sweden.

Essential Economy

Left Party campaigners talk with voters at Sergels torg before Sweden's 2022 election.

DailySweden view

Centre is helping make the case for taxing the rich

The dry-cargo ship Ice Crystal on Lake Mälaren in January 2022.

News

Sweden’s trade deficit widens despite rising exports

The illuminated SCB entrance sign at Åkullegatan 14 in Örebro.

News

Fixed mortgage rates rose in August

Latest in Economy

Restaurant staff greet customers at the entrance to a dining room.

News

Swedish firms see best outlook in four years

Light from the Preemraff refinery glows behind trees in Lysekil Municipality at night.

News

European gas hits €81 as Sweden says supplies remain stable

Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson speaks to news media outside the Ministry of Finance in March 2023.

Politics

Government forecasts SEK 50bn for post-election reforms

The Skatteverket name and symbol mounted on the brick facade of the Kronan office in Sundbyberg, lit by low sunlight.

Living in Sweden

Extra Swedish Income Can Leave Tax Unpaid

A grocery store aisle in Sweden with packaged food displayed on shelves.

Sweden Explained

Swedish retailers turn upbeat. Households remain cautious.

The Försäkringskassan sign on the agency’s main office building in Stockholm.

Living in Sweden

Salary exchange has two Swedish income limits

The Kronofogden name and symbol photographed on a translucent glass sign beside a window.

Money

Swedish inquiry proposes easier debt relief and three-year plans

Green beans and red apples displayed in crates at a produce market.

Economy

Sweden funds healthcare, but healthy eating is still a class issue

A Kronofogden sign mounted on an exterior wall beside a flowering tree in daylight.

Life Here

Kronofogden warns of longer summer waits

An upward daylight view of Skatteverket's Kronan office facade and entrance sign in Sundbyberg.

Making It

The pension swap that only works above the ceiling

Processing towers and industrial equipment at the Preemraff oil refinery in Lysekil.

Economy

Swedish diesel price jumps SEK 1.40 in two days

Borshuset, the historic stock exchange building in Stockholm

Tech

When Swedish startup options become salary, not upside

Office buildings reflected at night in Bagmane Tech Park in Bengaluru

Tech

Stockholm versus Bengaluru: where does a senior developer keep more income?

Kista Science Tower office building in Stockholm’s technology district

Tech

What Sweden’s tech workers are actually earning in 2026

An ICA grocery shop in Mariannelund, Sweden.

Economy

Sweden's preliminary inflation rate eased to 0.7% in June

Bridge construction work on national road 27 at Osdal in Sweden.

Transport

Sweden explores public-private projects and a state road company

Customer-service staff working with headsets in a call centre office.

Consumer rights

Swedish proposal would put legal force behind customer-service duties

Bundles of cash laid out after being seized by economic-crime officers.

Economy

Three more Swedish authorities can seize assets for debt collection

Processing towers and industrial equipment at the Preemraff oil refinery in Lysekil.

Economy

Sweden’s energy supply remains stable despite worsening security around Hormuz

A couple reviewing household bills with a calculator and laptop at a kitchen table.

Consumer rights

Swedish inquiry proposes shorter debt relief and new repayment rules