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Dec 14, 2022 · "The shortage of labour experienced by employers in the autumn is continuing to grow from already high levels," the agency said in a press release. "The significant shortage of competence will contribute to employers to a greater extent making efforts to retain personnel, which will mean that the increase in unemployment will be slowed down."

Jan 4, 2025 · This week we’re going to turn our attention to the year ahead with some soothsaying on what to expect in politics and the economy in 2025 and we’ll also hear some of The Local’s readers' predictions for the year ahead.

Dec 18, 2024 · Work permit salary threshold. The government is expected to present a bill in the first few months of 2025 to raise the salary threshold for work permits to the median wage, which is currently 35,600 kronor a month. It's also expected to propose what a list of exceptions for in-need skills could look like. Business groups have been critical of the proposal, with the Confederation of Swedish ...

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Dec 23, 2024 · How bad are cold snaps for your heart? Research based on Swedish data suggests that cold snaps could be bad for the heart. A study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology went through data from 120,000 heart attacks in Sweden between October and March 2005-2019, and compared them to weather data from Sweden's national meteorological institute, SMHI.

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Jan 8, 2025 · Northvolt shareholders to meet on Wednesday to decide company's fate. Shareholders in Swedish electric car battery maker Northvolt will meet on Wednesday, with the financially-strained company's board hoping to keep it operating and avoid liquidation, it said.. Northvolt applied for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States in late November to enable it to restructure its debt and ...

Jan 6, 2025 · Swedish Transport Administration urges caution in traffic. As Sweden braces for snowy weather, the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) has ramped up its preparations, according to Sveriges Radio ().With orange and yellow danger warnings in place, officials urged those planning to travel, particularly from …

Dec 16, 2024 · The government is planning on tightening up the rules for permanent residency by, among other things, introducing a language and civics test. These rules are, however, not yet in place, so the Court of Appeal states that under the current law, the Migration Agency should not assess how integrated the applicant is or how much they have adapted to Sweden.