Features - The Local

What are Swedish journalists to do during the long dry news spell of summer? Here are the most bizarre stories we could find.

The Local talks to US social entrepreneur Stefanie Smith about transparent fashion and why Sweden's startup scene is about more than just tech.

Poached salmon is a Swedish summer classic. Food writer John Duxbury shares his recipe with The Local.

Even if you think you've seen it all in Stockholm, seeing the city from its rooftops is a different experience, and what better time to do that than on a sunny summer weekend?

From embarrassment on a bridge to punishing Pikachu in a park, playing Pokémon Go in Stockholm can be a frustrating experience.

How a Belgian couple are creating a tourism boom in a very small northern Swedish village.

It's blueberry season in Sweden. Food writer John Duxbury shares his secret for the perfect Swedish blueberry cordial.

Take a tour of this incredible renovated Swedish flour mill with Houzz.se’s Amanda Strömberg.

The Local has heard how tourists may be going out of pocket due to receiving expired Swedish bank notes.

Forget the summer isn't as warm as you'd perhaps like it to be and dance your troubles away at these gigs across Sweden.

When your Swedish For Immigrants (SFI) classes just don't cut it.

Staying out of the sun to avoid skin cancer? Don't, argue Swedish doctors Pelle Lindqvist and Håkan Olsson.

The Local meets Tian Gan, who is teaching the art of printmaking in Stockholm after leaving her native China.

July brings a haul of great new Swedish pop – let our music writer, Paul Connolly, take you through the very best.

In a world that's suffering a political nervous breakdown, getting off Facebook and arguing face-to-face could be the best way to calm us all down, argues The Local's managing editor James Savage.