Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson has dismissed reports he plans to take a break and stuck fast to his party's insistence ...

Andreas Norlén, the speaker of the Swedish parliament, offered party leaders coffee and a 'sockerkaka' spongecake he had ...

The leading candidate to be Sweden's new Prime Minister, Magdalena Andersson, has declared herself 'available' to form a new ...

Senior politicians for the far-right Sweden Democrats have reacted to the party's poor election result by blaming immigrant ...

Following Ulf Kristersson’s request to be relieved of his duties as Prime Minister, the process of appointing a new Prime ...

Three new unions have thrown their weight behind a looming strike at King, the games company behind Candy Crush Saga, which ...

Many people credit Jimmie Åkesson for his party’s successes, but his eventual departure won’t do the party any harm at all, argues James Savage.

The first day of building a government in Sweden has begun with a total deadlock, with the Centre Party refusing even to meet with the Left Party, describing talks as "pointless" unless the Left Party ...

Sweden's prime minister Ulf Kristersson has tendered his resignation as the vote count for Sweden's election was completed ...

Data shows that voters in Sweden with foreign backgrounds support left-wing parties in often much higher numbers than they do right-wing parties. The Local's Mandy Pipher says, 'So what?' ...

Final election results, far right blames immigrants for loss, and what the election outcome means for foreigners in Sweden.

Magdalena Andersson, the leading contender to become Sweden's next prime minister, promised a new era for those who "have not ...