Sweden approves law allowing easier expulsion of immigrants who behave badly
The legislation expands the assessment of an immigrant’s “honest and orderly way of life”.
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Sweden backs down on jailing 13-year-olds
This marks a significant retreat from one of the government’s flagship proposals to tackle youth gang crime.
Mass migration fuels Sweden’s gang shootings as 23 innocent bystanders killed in three years
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, in a televised address to the nation in 2023, said the violence was the result of "an irresponsible immigration policy and a failed…
Sweden to apply stricter citizenship rules for applicants
It will be more difficult to become a Swedish citizen after the Swedish government approved a new citizenship law.
Swedish Government drops concept of ‘Islamophobia’
Sweden’s Government has formally abandoned the term “Islamophobia” in its official communications and policy documents, describing the concept as problematic…
Sweden wants to force authorities to report illegal migrants
Sweden's government today said it was moving forward with a contested bill that would require authorities to report immigrants believed to be staying in the country…
Asylum-related immigration to Sweden at lowest in 40 years
Sweden's asylum-seeker numbers fell by approximately 30 per cent in 2025 compared to 2024, marking the lowest level of asylum-related immigration in 40 years.
Swedish party leader steps down, citing relentless hatred and threats
Anna-Karin Hatt, the leader of the Swedish Liberal Centre Party (Centerpartiet), caused surprise when she announced her resignation, citing an unbearable wave of…
Investors dump wind-power projects in northern Sweden
Investors are trying to dump northern Swedish wind-power projects, citing an "absurd" market that was losing almost all value.
Sweden tells rejected asylum seekers: ‘Leave first, reapply later’
The Swedish government has announced tougher immigration proposals to limit the ability of rejected asylum seekers to reapply without first leaving the country.
Sweden proposes grants up to €30,000 for migrants to leave
The Swedish Government, in collaboration with the Sweden Democrats, has proposed a relocation grant of up to 350,000 krona (€30,000) for each migrant who wished…
Sweden achieves lowest number of asylum seekers since 1997
"While asylum immigration to the EU is reaching record levels, asylum immigration to Sweden is decreasing...
Swedish Government aims to tighten family migration laws
Sweden is to review policy regarding migrant family reunification, looking to implement more stringent procedures to lower the number of arrivals.
Sweden Democrats demand seats in next cabinet
Jimmie Åkesson, President of the hard-right Sweden Democrats (SD), has demanded representation in the government after the 2026 election.
Sweden Democrats set to double its MEPs, say pollsters
With three MEPs in the current European Parliament, the Sweden Democrats look set to double the number to six in the June elections.
Rising gangland violence puts Sweden’s political parties at odds
There are 62,000 people who are either active in, or have connections to, gang networks in Sweden according to the country's National Police Commissioner, Petra…
Sweden’s EP elections: What you need to know
If migration is the big story ahead of June's European Parliament elections, Sweden is where it hits home.
Swedish politician regrets ‘refugees welcome’ policy: ‘We were fundamentally wrong on the immigration issue’
Louise Meijer, an MP for Sweden's centrist Moderate party, apologised to voters for her previous position on open borders.
Sweden to make aid conditional, ‘not a human right’
Sweden’s minority Government, supported by the Sweden Democrats (SD), is coupling their foreign aid programmes to the willingness of countries to readmit their…
Swedish Left does U-turn on mass migration
Sweden has quickly shifted from being one of Europe's most ethnically homogenous nations to one of its most diverse, which has resulted in negative societal consequences,…
For Sweden Democrats, ‘Swexit’ is now on the radar
Charlie Weimers, a leading MEP for the Sweden Democrats and vice-chair of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group, says a Swedish exit from the European…
Fatal shootings in Sweden hit record high
Sweden is suffering a brutal spike in gun crime.
How Sweden went conservative
Conservatism is the new punk, said the former chairman of the Swedish Conservative Student Association in 2020.
Sweden Democrats MEP invites Iranian artist to Brussels after exhibition ban U-turn
Sweden Democrats MEP Charlie Weimers has invited the Iranian artist Sadaf Ahmadi to the European Parliament after the Swedish city of Borås cancelled her exhibition,…
Nordic Euroscepticism is on the rise as EU struggles to employ Scandinavian workers
An apparent rise in Euroscepticism in Nordic countries may be fuelled by the dwindling employment of Nordic nationals among European Union institutions.
Burning the Koran shouldn’t be illegal — but it is moronic
You are perfectly free and entitled to run full speed and headfirst into a brick wall. It is not illegal.
Swedish Embassy in Baghdad stormed and set on fire
Hundreds of Iraqis stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad on July 20, enraged by the Quran burnings that have taken place in the Scandinavian country.
Sweden Democrats to push for more EU vetoes
The Sweden Democrats say they want more veto power over EU laws.
Finland heading for right-wing government
Petteri Orpo, leader of the centre-right National Coalition party in Finland, said on April 27 that he wants to work with the right-wing Finns party in order to…
European migration deal threatens to topple Swedish Government
The Sweden Democrats are up in arms about the EU’s draft ‘migrant pact’.