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The competitor to Elon Musk’s X platform was announced in January but it will be available to the public initially by invitation in the coming days and weeks. At …

Midsummer is the most Swedish of Swedish holidays, widely considered to be the country’s de facto National Day. So, what are the essentials for a Midsummer celebration? Traditional Midsummer …

One of the weirdest yet commonly observed traditions in Sweden is the Midsummer frog dance around the maypole, which begs the question… why, oh WHY? The song describes little …

June 19th is Midsummer’s Eve, which despite not technically being a public holiday is a day off for most workers in Sweden. How are shops, Systembolaget and public transport …

The Local spoke to Eva Lenneman, a curator at Stockholm’s Museum of Spirits in Stockholm about the history of snaps in Sweden. Midsummer is not only one of Sweden’s …

France was hit hard, forcing hundreds of schools to tweak their timetables to cope. Forecasters warned of an “intense and long-lasting” heatwave that could see temperatures in Paris soar …

Okay, we love Midsummer. But one must admit… there are a few things that can get on your nerves. 1. The day after Midsummer It’s still raining, and you’ve …

Sweden won its opening game 5-1 and are now set to take on the Netherlands on Saturday. There are plenty of options for watching the football – from TV …

The Local’s Mandy Pipher connects with her fellow immigrants to Sweden over football and rounds up our top stories of the week. Immigrating to another country is a strange …

A decade after the Brexit referendum, the UK is experiencing a form of “divorce regret” with surveys showing most Britons now believe leaving the European Union was a mistake. …