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SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER· STOCKHOLM · THE DAY IN 5 STORIES

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Fewer Komvux leavers gain a firm foothold in work

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Komvux school premises in Norrköping beside a street crossing.

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Two electricians install a new main electrical distribution board at a property in central Ystad.

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Southern Sweden triggers electricity support as prices cross threshold

A blue European Union flag with gold stars flying against a blue sky.

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EU scrutiny puts Sweden’s home-fibre rules on hold

Editorial illustration of 84 reviewed files, with a lilac 15-file subset hanging without legal support.

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Audit finds unjustified removals from Sweden’s youth job programme

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A visitor and recruiter speak across a table at Malmömässan in October 2021.

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Stricter job-search checks increase employment, Swedish study finds

A teacher gestures beside a whiteboard as adults listen during a Swedish-language lesson in Lund in 2018.

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Scrapped study grant helped unemployed adults return to education

A customs officer and passport controller stand beside vehicles at the Lernacken checkpoint in Malmö.

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Swedish proposal would extend customs penalties to travellers

Rosenbad’s orange and stone facade, arched windows and entrance beside a paved walkway.

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Sweden plans to exempt more firms from sustainability reporting

A worker guides reinforcing steel during Citybanan construction in Stockholm in April 2013.

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Swedish workplace checks lead to three suspected trafficking reports

Visitors holding papers gather around recruiters at Malmömässan in October2021.

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Woman denied a job interview over her age accepts SEK 50,000 settlement

A man seen from behind uses a blue Bankomat cash machine in Malmö.

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Swedish banks cannot reject accounts on risk alone, regulator says

Workers passing roof tiles up a partly stripped roof above scaffolding in Visby, Sweden.

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Foreign workers’ wage complaints overwhelm northern building union

Rosenbad's orange facade and arched ground-floor windows beside the water in central Stockholm.

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Sweden backs easier recognition of non-EU qualifications

Ebba Busch talks with participants at the Energy Council in Brussels on 30 May 2024.

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Busch warns weaker EU climate rules could hurt Swedish firms

Curved desks and blue seats face the speaking platform in the empty Swedish Parliament chamber.

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Sweden backs €50 million commitment for European AI computing

Illuminated offices and the entrance at Volvo Cars’ headquarters in Gothenburg, with snow on the ground.

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Volvo Cars to cut 2,000 roles in Sweden

Ebba Busch talks with other participants around a table at an energy council meeting.

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Southern Sweden could qualify for electricity support this month

Metal collection containers and sorting signs line a Swedish recycling centre.

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Sweden targets recycling workplaces over toxic dust and metals

Grey PostNord parcel lockers stand against a wall in Stockholm.

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New fee due on non-EU online orders from November

Johan Lindholm speaks through a headset microphone while holding red notes.

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LO puts shorter working week aside for 2027 wage talks

Spotify runs on a smartphone, tablet and small laptop beside a portable speaker.

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Spotify raises Swedish subscription prices by up to 30 kronor

A glowing furnace and glassblowing pipes at Bergdala glassworks in Sweden.

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Higher productivity leaves room for Swedish real-wage rises

Editorial illustration of a highlighted conditional-pay clause folding below a line across a contract.

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Pay-cut clauses can block Sweden’s expert-tax relief

Pensionsmyndigheten staff beside an orange outreach cart at Almedalen in June 2025.

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Sweden’s income pension to rise 2.2% in January