Sweden and India are set to double their trade and investment over the next five years, in a new strategic partnership penned during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Gothenburg.
The Centre for Justice has taken on Indian researcher Fahima Ayub Khan's migration court case, which her lawyer describes as "part of a much broader system failure" in Sweden.
Chandra and Vibha are one of many highly educated – and high-earning – working families reevaluating their commitment to Sweden in light of the government's plan to apply big citizenship rule changes even to those who applied years ago.
A viral post by an Indian engineer and influencer based in Gothenburg has ignited a debate about whether Sweden still offers better career opportunities and quality of life than Indians can enjoy back home. We asked readers what they thought.
More and more Indians living and working in Sweden are returning home to India, drawn by the booming economy, better sense of community, and family ties. We want to hear from Indian readers where they think the quality of life is better.
An Indian computer programmer and blogger based in Gothenburg has gone viral in India after posting that in Sweden he faces social isolation, a near total absence of community, and "silence that hits you every winter".
Swedes have long combined parental leave and holiday to spend four months or more with their babies on a beach in Thailand. Foreigners can use the same trick to return to their home countries.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced plans to launch new flights between Copenhagen and Mumbai next summer, marking the airline’s return to India.
The number of Swedish citizenships awarded to Indian applicants – one of Sweden’s largest groups of new citizens in recent years – fell by 94 percent in April. Here’s why.
Finland-Swedish comedy trio Kaj in the end finished fourth in the Eurovision Song Contest, but not before their sauna-themed song Bara Bada Bastu had become a viral hit all over Europe. Did you know it has an unusual Indian connection?
Sweden has issued travel warnings for parts of India and Pakistan where it deems the security situation to be dangerous, unpredictable or likely to change at short notice.
Sweden has a 'relatively weak brand' in India, and to the extent that it is known at all, the country is not associated with having a stable economy or being a good place to study, visit, invest or do business, a new report from the Swedish Institute has found.
Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard is in India, where she will among other things cut the ribbon for a new trade office to boost Sweden-India relations.
Jagadeesh Varma tells The Local how he went from not even being aware Sweden existed, to falling in love with Stockholm. Today, he runs a successful tech talent company which helps foreign talent land their own dream job in the Nordic country.
Net migration of Indians to Sweden still remains positive now that the full figures for 2024 are in, but the number of Indians moving to Sweden continues to fall.
India has appointed a new ambassador to Sweden who was ordered to pay damages for the 'barbaric treatment' of a maid while working in a diplomatic role in New York, and who later controversially refused to issue a visa to the gay spouse of a US diplomat.
The Local's reader Ravi Bagri shares a heartwarming story of how an encounter with his neighbour left him feeling more at home in Sweden – and more motivated than ever to learn Swedish.
With Sweden badly in need of highly skilled workers like programmers and engineers, Indian graduates are likely to continue moving here despite the country tightening its immigration laws, according to Sweden-based India watchers.
Because of India's ban on dual nationality, Indians generally have to renounce their citizenship if they want to naturalise in Sweden. That said, there is a way to retain residency rights and links to India – even without an Indian passport.
The Local joined Indian-Swedish cultural organisation Sambandh at its Durga Puja event in Helsingborg to discuss how sharing your own culture with Swedes can make you feel more at home, and how experience of multiple cultures makes children 'more complete'.
Next week, Sweden's Deputy Prime Minister, Ebba Busch, will attend the India Sweden Innovation Day in Stockholm in person for the first time, showing that India's green transition matters even to her less-than-green government, writes The Local's Nordic Editor Richard Orange.
A Diwali event organised by a network for Indian women in Gothenburg to be held at the city’s new mega-church has been renamed on ticketing sites after concerns from the congregation that it would include 'worshipping other gods'.
Sweden's Migration Agency has published a list of the main nationalities of the work permit holders who may be affected by Northvolt’s recently-announced layoffs.
