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WEBIt's time for Sweden to reconsider 'three-month deadline' for laid-off non-EU workers Losing your job is tough for anyone. But for work permit holders, their entire future in Sweden is at stake, as well as Sweden’s ability to retain the foreign talent it needs, writes The Local Sweden's editor Emma Löfgren.
Where are the best places to live in Sweden?
WEB8 hours ago · In this week's episode of Sweden in Focus Extra for Membership+ subscribers: Where are the best places to move to in Sweden if you're moving from abroad (or just ready for a change)?
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
WEB16 hours ago · 200 children in Stockholm to be tested for tuberculosis. More than 200 children in the Stockholm region are to be tested for tuberculosis, after a person in the healthcare sector turned out to be infectious, writes the Aftonbladet tabloid. "In this case a number of small children may have been exposed to a person with tuberculosis," infectious disease doctor Maria Rotzén Östlund told the ...
The latest news and figures about the Covid pandemic in Sweden
WEBDec 28, 2021 · Sweden has confirmed 2,437,850 cases of coronavirus to date. A total of 17,083 people have died since the start of the pandemic within 30 days of testing positive, and 8,869 Covid-19 patients have received intensive care. A total of 7,803,088 people aged over 12 have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and …
Swedish union: Work permit holders need 'targeted efforts' to stay ...
WEB15 hours ago · Swedish union: Work permit holders need 'targeted efforts' to stay after Northvolt layoffs. Work permit holders have just three months after their notice period ends to find a new job and keep their permit. "It's important that they get the support and help to find their way in society. We heard from the municipality [Skellefteå, where 1,000 ...
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
WEBJul 30, 2024 · The Swedish Transport Agency wants to use a company with Russian links to make registration plates. The Swedish Transport Agency is fighting in court for the right to use a subsidiary of the German company Tönnjes to make number plates in Sweden, despite the fact that Tönnjes is joint-owner of the Russian number plate manufacturer Znak, alongside a senior Russian politician, the Dagens ...
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
WEBAug 8, 2024 · Several Swedish banks on Wednesday lowered their mortgage rates. Swedbank lowered its rates by 0.05-0.40 percentage units for mortgages with fixed terms of between one and ten years. A one-year mortgage now has a rate of 4.34 percent and a two-year mortgage a rate of 4.04 percent.
Sweden: Covid-19 - The Local Sweden
WEBCovid-19 still causing 1,000 deaths a week in Europe, WHO warns The World Health Organization's European office warned on Tuesday the risk of Covid-19 has not gone away, saying it was still responsible for nearly 1,000 deaths a week in the region.
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
WEBFeb 16, 2024 · Sweden expected to raise work permit salary threshold next year. Sweden should from next year raise the work permit threshold to the median salary, with exemptions for some categories of workers, according to a new government report. The report, which was presented to Migration Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard on Thursday, proposes that the new salary threshold for work permits come into force ...