You might have noticed that Sweden’s cities seem to empty out in July as thousands leave to go on holiday. But who are the stragglers? One of The Local's reporters investigates.
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9:27 The seven types of Stockholmer you're bound to find in the city during summerÂ
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VIDEO: Swedish city's sexy bins get a new male voice
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Sweden's ex-NBA star leaves Moscow team
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PODCAST: What makes people move to Sweden (apart from love and money)?
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Airport chaos in Europe: What are your rights if flights are delayed or cancelled?
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Chief of Sweden's finance watchdog appointed next Riksbank governor
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Swedophiles: The foreigners who come to Sweden for fashion and design
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Swedish word of the day: tant
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OPINION: Sweden must demand that Julian Assange go free
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Swedish Iranians complain of 'drastic drop' in visas for relatives
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Security queue at Stockholm Arlanda now down to ten minutes
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Swedish finance minister: 'No budget negotiations with independent MP'
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Swedish museum to return Sami remains to village
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Swedish opposition seeks deal on new post-election rule
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Swedish court finds Italian star surgeon guilty of 'causing bodily harm'
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Swedish word of the day: snäll
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Ikea to 'scale down' operations in Russia and Belarus over Ukraine
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Turkey demands written response from Sweden on Nato bid
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'Prices need to drop': Swedish estate agents call buyer's market
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US sanctions far-right Swede for links to Russian terror group
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KEY POINTS: What changes in Sweden in June 2022
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KEY POINTS: What changes in Sweden in June 2022
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What is the EU's 'single permit' for third-country nationals and can I get one?
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What is the EU's 'single permit' for third-country nationals and can I get one?
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PODCAST: Sweden’s new work permit law: what are the pros and cons?
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PODCAST: Sweden’s new work permit law: what are the pros and cons?
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IN PICS: The assault ship USS Kearsarge arrives in Stockholm
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IN PICS: The assault ship USS Kearsarge arrives in Stockholm
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KEY POINTS: Why Sweden's latest government crisis could threaten Nato talks
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KEY POINTS: Why Sweden's latest government crisis could threaten Nato talks
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Could Norwegian state return to part-ownership of airline SAS?
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Police suspect fire in Swedish city was 'coordinated arson'
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Police suspect fire in Swedish city was 'coordinated arson'
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How Sweden's newspapers and TV stations responded to #Swedengate
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How Sweden's newspapers and TV stations responded to #Swedengate
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Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
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Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
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Swedish PM threatens to resign if opposition push out justice minister
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Swedish PM threatens to resign if opposition push out justice minister
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Sweden sends anti-ship and anti-tank missiles to Ukraine
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Sweden sends anti-ship and anti-tank missiles to Ukraine
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INTERVIEW: 'The biggest change to work permits in eight years'
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INTERVIEW: 'The biggest change to work permits in eight years'
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Nato head aims to solve Sweden's Nato deadlock 'by Madrid summit'
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Nato head aims to solve Sweden's Nato deadlock 'by Madrid summit'
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Stockholm summit marks 50 years of UN environment work
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Stockholm summit marks 50 years of UN environment work
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Sweden's Social Democrats surge in crucial pre-election poll
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Sweden's Social Democrats surge in crucial pre-election poll
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How airports across Europe have been hit by travel chaos
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How airports across Europe have been hit by travel chaos
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Swedish clichés: Is the alcohol monopoly really a sign of an all-controlling state?
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Swedish clichés: Is the alcohol monopoly really a sign of an all-controlling state?
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'The war must end now': UN Sec-Gen meets Swedish PM in Stockholm
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'The war must end now': UN Sec-Gen meets Swedish PM in Stockholm
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Swedish Social Democrats in last minute bid to end budget block
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Swedish Social Democrats in last minute bid to end budget block
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Everything you need to know about Swedish bomb shelters and where to find them
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PODCAST: 65,000 bomb shelters, a Swedish teacher's tips, and Easter insults
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Why it may get easier for non-EU citizens to move to another European Union country
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Nyamko Sabuni resigns as leader of Sweden's troubled Liberal Party
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OPINION: Trains are in fashion so why is rail travel across Europe still so difficult?
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OPINION: There is a Swedish way of working – and it works
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EXPLAINED: What to do if you face a long wait for healthcare in Sweden
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Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
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Summer house: How to buy your own Swedish 'sommarstuga'
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Sweden to set world's first consumption-based emissions target
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IN PICS: Crown Princess marks anniversary of Stockholm terror attack
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EXPLAINED: What is Sweden's government doing to get Ukrainians into work?
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Reader Question: Is there a Swedish equivalent of writing to your senator or MP?
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All the essential info about Easter travel in Sweden
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Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
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Easter holidays: What to expect if you're coming to Sweden in 2022
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How do you beat the stress of the Swedish property bidding war?
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Sweden's Riksbank to raise rates this month: report
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Malmö's talking bins, which have made worldwide headlines since their introduction last week, have a new voice. And this time, it's male. 
Sweden's ex-NBA star Jonas Jerebko has quit CSKA Moscow, the team said on Saturday, less than three months after his controversial decision to join the organisation amid international condemnation of Russia. 
A weekly, behind-the-scenes look at the biggest news stories in Sweden with the journalists who know them best. Every Saturday with The Local Sweden. 
Summer is up, tourism is recovering from pandemic years, and people are stuck at chaotic airports. Here are your rights if something goes wrong. 
Stefan Ingves, the central bank governor who helped steer Sweden through the 2007 financial crisis, and then presided over years of negative interest rates, is to step at the end of the years. 
A lot of foreigners who move to Sweden did so because they fell in love with a Swede or got a job in the country. But not everyone. In the third of our Swedophile series, we look at two people drawn by a love of fashion and design. 
Tant is more than just a word, it's a whole lifestyle. 
Given Sweden’s involvement in the Assange case, the government’s continued silence over his impending extradition to the US is indefensible, says David Crouch 
Iranians living in Sweden are complaining that relatives are no longer being granted visas to visit, causing pain and heartbreak for one of Sweden's most established immigrant communities. 
The queue at security at Stockholm's Arlanda airport was down to ten minutes on Friday morning, after a new terminal was opened and temporary staff brought in. 
Sweden proposed their extra amendment budget on June 17th. In order for it to pass, it must be supported by independent MP Amineh Kakabaveh. However, no negotiations have taken place, according to Sweden's finance minister Mikael Damberg. 
Uppsala's university museum is to return a Sami skeleton to ethnic Sami living in Arctic Lapland, following a campaign by the Sami parliament, Amnesty, and the Bishop of Luleå. 
Sweden's opposition leader has called for an agreement with Sweden's Prime Minister that no government should be allowed to form in future if it does not have support in parliament for its budget. 
A court in Sweden has found the scandal-hit Italian surgeon Paolo Macchiarini guilty of a serious crime causing bodily harm for one of three experimental operations implanting synthetic windpipes in patients. 
Today's word is one that can be tough to use in the correct context. 
Swedish furniture giant Ikea said Wednesday it would "scale down" its activities in Russia and Belarus, after putting them on hold following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 
Turkey said on Wednesday that it was waiting for a "written response" from Sweden and Finland to Ankara's objections to their Nato bids. 
The majority of Sweden’s estate agents are now expecting a sharp drop in flat and house prices over the coming year, with most now calling a buyer's market. 
The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on white nationalists from Russia and Sweden, warning they posed a threat and that one raised funds for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. 
A new work permit law, Terminal 4 reopens, Stockholm summits and National Day. Here are some of the things that change in Sweden in June. 
In 2020, 2.7 million non-EU citizens were issued a so-called "single permit" to both reside and work in the EU. But what is the single permit, how does it work and what could change in the future? 
The USS Kearsarge, a 257-metre amphibious assault ship, arrived in Stockholm on June 2nd. It is in the region to take part in the Baltic Operations (Baltops) military exercise. 
Sweden's government is facing yet another existential parliamentary vote, after the Sweden Democrats called a no-confidence vote in Justice Minister Morgan Johansson. Here's why it might make reaching a Nato deal with Turkey even trickier. 
Norway’s government is reported to be considering purchasing shares in Scandinavian airline SAS, which is currently part-owned by the Danish and Swedish states. 
Multiple fires broke out in Trollhätten, north of Gothenburg, on Thursday night. A multi-storey car park, an abandoned terraced house and almost 20 cars were set alight. 
For Swedish-speaking foreigners one of the most entertaining aspects of #Swedengate has been the reaction of the Swedish media, with experts discussing everything from food shortages in the 19th century to the impact on Sweden's national brand. 
PM threatens to resign, fires in Trollhättan and missiles to Ukraine. Here's what's happening in Sweden on Friday. 
Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has threatened to resign if the opposition succeeds in its vote of no confidence in the country's justice minister. 
Sweden on Thursday announced additional aid of one billion kronor ($102 million, €95 million) to Ukraine, consisting of both financial aid and military equipment including anti-ship missiles and anti-tank launchers. 
Sweden's new work permit laws, which came into effect on Wednesday, have brought in a lot of changes. We spoke to Carl Bexelius, the Migration Agency's Head of Legal Affairs, about how significant they are 
Nato's Secretary-General said on Wednesday that he hoped to end Turkey's opposition to Sweden and Finland joining the alliance in time for a summit in Madrid at the end of this month. 
Global leaders this week mark 50 years since the United Nations held its first environment conference, as the world faces intensifying climate disasters and war in Ukraine that threatens to overshadow efforts to slow global warming. 
Support for Sweden's ruling Social Democrats has surged more than four percentage points to 33.3 percent in the last Party Sympathy Survey from Statistics Sweden before September's election. 
Long queues, delays, and even cancellations: European airports have been chaotic ahead of the summer holidays. Here is what you need to know. 
In this new series, The Local's reader Alexander de Nerée seeks to challenge some of the clichés about Sweden. 
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres met Sweden's Prime Minister in Stockholm on Wednesday, ahead of the conference marking the 50th anniversary of the city's historic environment summit . 
Sweden's ruling Social Democrats have proposed a compromise deal on pensions with the opposition, in a last-ditch attempt to break the spring budget deadlock. 
Sweden has over 65,000 shelters to be used in the event of war. Find out how to find your nearest shelter, and how you'll know when to use it. 
Non-EU citizens living in the European Union, including Britons who moved both before and after Brexit, are eligible for a special residence status that could allow them to move to another EU country. Getting the permit is not straightforward but may get easier, explains Claudia Delpero. 
Nyamko Sabuni has announced that she is resigning as leader of the Liberal Party, shortly after she was widely condemned for appearing to say she would flee to Norway if Sweden was attacked. 
Would you prefer to travel across Europe by train rather than plane this summer? 
Is there really such a thing as the Swedish Management style? Well yes, argues David Crouch, author of a book on how Sweden works. And what's more, it's very effective. 
Sweden theoretically has a "healthcare guarantee" limiting your wait to see a GP to three days, and to see a consultant to three months. The reality is somewhat different. Here's what you can do if you face a long wait. 
Find out what's going on in Sweden today with The Local's short roundup of the news in less than five minutes. 
It might be easier than you think to get a Swedish summer house of your own. 
Sweden political parties have unanimously backed the world's first consumption-based emissions target, with the country aiming to hit net zero by 2045. 
Sweden's Crown Princess and Prime Minister on Thursday marked the fifth anniversary of the terror attack on Drottninggatan, Sweden's main shopping street, with a solemn ceremony. 
"Everyone who can work, should work," Sweden's immigration minister, Anders Ygeman, has at a press conference on jobs for Ukrainian refugees on Thursday. So what is Sweden's government doing to to make sure this happens? 
A reader got in touch to ask whether there is a Swedish equivalent of writing to your senator or MP to protest, voice a political opinion, or raise a local issue. Here's how it works in Sweden. 
Easter is probably the busiest time of the year for travel within Sweden. Here's the latest on how to travel safely and where you might face delayed trains or ugly traffic jams. 
Find out what's going on in Sweden today with The Local's short roundup of the news in less than five minutes. 
Tourism to Sweden has been limited for the past two years for obvious reasons, but visitors are starting to return. And those living in countries where Covid-19 is still a thing might be in for a bit of a surprise. 
It's a high-stakes bidding war via text message. What could possibly go wrong? 
Sweden's central bank could raise its core interest rate as early as next month, according to one of the country's leading banks.