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thelocal. se > 20/26/0612 > swedish-public-health-agency-recommends-no-smartphones-for-children-under-13

Swedish Public Health Agency recommends no smartphones for children under 13

10+ hour, 33+ min ago  (280+ words) The Local Sweden - Do Not Process My Personal Information I want to allow Google to enable storage related to security, including authentication functionality and fraud prevention, and other user protection. Sweden's public health agency announced it was recommending that parents…...

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thelocal. se > 20/26/0602 > public-health-agency-of-sweden-tells-parents-to-put-away-their-phones

Public Health Agency of Sweden tells parents to put away their phones

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (323+ words) Sweden's government tasked the public health agency last autumn to compile research on how parental screen use affects children. Now the results are in and the recommendations are clear: parents should stay off their phones around their kids. In 2024, Folkh'lsomyndigheten…...

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thelocal. se > 20/26/0210 > swedens-language-requirement-will-apply-from-june-despite-lack-of-test

Sweden's language requirement to be enforced from June 6th despite test delay

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (274+ words) The new language and civics requirements for Swedish citizenship will start to apply from June 6th, even though the official tests will not be ready. Applicants will be required to prove their ability in other ways, the government has confirmed. In…...

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thelocal. se > 20/26/0209 > do-you-have-a-teenage-child-who-faces-deportation-from-sweden

Do you have a teenage child who faces deportation from Sweden?

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (145+ words) The campaign to end Sweden's teen deportation problem has had a breakthrough, with a real prospect of government action. We want to speak to those affected so we can bring it greater public attention. Get in touch if your child…...

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thelocal. se > 20/25/0820 > sweden-is-less-and-less-appealing-how-teen-deportations-deter-foreign-talent

'Sweden is less appealing': How teen deportations deter foreign talent

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (653+ words) Even if you have been lucky enough to avoid the teen deportation trap, the underlying problem is still a headache for high-skilled workers living in Sweden, Werner van Ghent, an IT engineering manager from South Africa, told The Local. When…...

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thelocal. se > 20/25/0825 > we-are-devastated-volvo-engineers-family-forced-out-of-sweden-by-teen-deportation-law

'We are devastated': Volvo engineer's family forced out of Sweden by teen deportation law

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (620+ words) Jos" Naves Moura Neto, a Brazilian IT engineer working at Volvo, tells The Local how his family had to leave Sweden in June after his son was caught in the teen deportation trap, and why he will also leave Sweden…...