Here's The Local's regular round-up of some of the things that are changing or happening in Sweden next month.
New laws and changing travel restrictions. Here are some of the upcoming changes we know about that may affect life in Sweden.
Swedish lawmakers are calling on the government to abolish a controversial rule that bans spontaneous dancing at bars that lack the correct permit – as soon as the coronavirus pandemic is over.
A couple of law changes and other things that are worth being aware of – here's what changes in Sweden this month.
Sweden has released a new English translation of its criminal code for the first time in two decades.
A number of new laws came into effect in Sweden on July 1st. These are some of the ones to be aware of.
From July 1st it is no longer be legal in Sweden to smoke in outdoor public places including bus and train station platforms and outdoor areas of bars and restaurants, meaning there is now almost no public place left where smokers can indulge their habit.
The way that parental leave works is changing, meaning that more people will be entitled to the benefit. Here's a look at the changes coming into effect from July 1st.
A number of changes to Sweden's housing law will come into effect from October. Here's what the new rules mean for anyone subletting or renting out an apartment.
The Swedish government wants to tighten the laws applying to people who take part in or assist terrorist organizations. Here are five things to know about the law proposal and what it means.
The new year in Sweden means changes to existing laws and the introduction of some new ones. Here are the most important ones to be aware of, with changes relating to sick leave, museums, and TV licences.
Several things are changing in Sweden this July, from new taxes to benefits changes, as a range of new laws come into force from the start of the month.
The arrival of the new year in Sweden means many new laws are coming into effect, and for the general public that will lead to several changes, both big and small.
Changes to Sweden's asylum laws, voted in June, make it more difficult for asylum seekers and their families to get residency permits. Today, a huge demonstration took place in Stockholm to protest the laws.
The slew of new laws that came into effect on Monday runs the gamut from outlawing sex-pest filming to the final nail in the coffin for Sweden's controversial transsexual sterilization law, a relic of the country's past eugenics programme.
Swedish courts are wrong in how they've interpreted recently beefed up sex crime laws, needlessly turning consenting, love-struck teens into potential criminals, according Thomas Bodström, the ex-minister who oversaw the 2005 legislation.
The Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman (Justitieombudsman - JO) has launched an inquiry into demands by several Swedish universities for employment applications to be submitted in English.
The Swedish government has been reported to the Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman (Justitieombudsman - JO) for using English email addresses.
Stockholm city council has been reported to the Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman (Justitieombudsman - JO) for its widespread use of the English language.
Swedish is now officially considered the main language in Sweden, according to a new language law which, along with more than two dozen other laws, took effect on Wednesday.