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Emma Löfgren

@emmalofgren.bsky.social

1.2K followers 535 following 111 posts

Senior news editor and solutions journalism trainer. Works for The Local Europe in Sweden + writes for The Fix Media. Mentor at Digital Women Leaders.

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Emma Löfgren @emmalofgren.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Kommentar från Moderaterna nu till The Locals @richardorange.bsky.social

The Moderate Party, which relies on Sweden Democrat support to be in government, refused to comment on the Sweden Democrats' break with protocol.

"I can only speak for the Moderate Party's parliamentary group and we stick to the agreement on pairing off we have with the Sweden Democrats," Mattias Karlsson, the party's group leader, told The Local. "Other parties speak for themselves about what they choose to do. I believe all of us group leaders need to meet to discuss the pairing system."

Given that the Säpo security police had called for transitional rules to be avoided, he added, the Social Democrats also had questions to answer.

"The Social Democrats were prepared to put Sweden’s security to one side and form a majority together with Left Party, Green Party, Centre Party and two independents in order to pursue a more relaxed migration policy. That is something one should also have opinions about."

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Emma Löfgren @emmalofgren.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Kul att se att svenska medier faktiskt kreddar oss!

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Emma Löfgren @emmalofgren.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

"Fyra timmar av vånda är över" hade kanske varit mer passande

Rubrik av TT med texten: "Mohamsson: Tio år av vånda är över"

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Emma Löfgren @emmalofgren.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

När The Local gick på djupet om och myntade begreppet tonårsutvisningar redan 2022 känns det lite surt att @journalisten.se kreddar en större tidning som gjorde sin granskning först i år (ingen skugga över Aftonbladets fantastiska reportage).

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Emma Löfgren @emmalofgren.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Nästan 90,000 väntar på att få svenskt medborgarskap och de har väntat LÄNGE, som Migrationsverkets årsrapport visar. Ändå insisterar regeringen att de nya kraven från 6 juni ska gälla även dessa sökande och kör därmed över likväl lagrådet som den egna utredaren.

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Emma Löfgren @emmalofgren.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

The Local's founder @jamessavage.bsky.social has published an appeal. Here's the link if you're able to help us out: www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/...

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This will help keep us going and allow us to continue doing the journalism that matters to you.

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Emma Löfgren @emmalofgren.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

2. There are now more detailed stats publicly available, which show that the Migration Agency approved a total of SIX standard citizenship applications in April (to compare: in March the figure was 3,234).

Stats showing that naturalisation cases fell from 3234 in March to 6 in April.

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Emma Löfgren @emmalofgren.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Och mycket mer. Vi har också skapat en speciell sektion på hemsidan så att The Locals läsare lätt kan hitta till de senaste nyheterna och analyserna om medborgarskap www.thelocal.se/tag/swedish-...

Screenshot of The Local's section of citizenship articles. Headlines: "Which nationalities had to wait the longest for Swedish citizenship in 2024?" "Q&A: What Sweden's contentious citizenship slowdown means for foreigners." "Sweden's Migration Agency urges work permit applicants to apply before Christmas." "Which nationalities were most likely to be rejected for Swedish citizenship in 2024?"

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Emma Löfgren @emmalofgren.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Fun training Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT’s Gävleborg journalists in solutions journalism today – but EVEN FUNNER seeing this big boy being built

Absolutely giant Christmas straw goat (over 13 metres)

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Emma Löfgren @emmalofgren.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Klassisk lattepappa-attityd att sådär lite avslappnat vandra in under en bro med barnvagnen under en kärnvapenattack #omkrisenellerkrigetkommer

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Emma Löfgren @emmalofgren.bsky.social · 20/12/2023

From the department of Swedish media's tradition of killjoy festive news. Christmas trees bring "thousands of bugs" into your home, @svtnyheter.bsky.social reports. www.thelocal.se/20220817/che...

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Emma Löfgren @emmalofgren.bsky.social · 30/11/2023

Ystad 😍

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Emma Löfgren @emmalofgren.bsky.social · 21/11/2023

We got a question from a reader of The Local who listens to our Sweden in Focus podcast. They want to know how to get more involved in life in Sweden. What are your best tips?

The text reads: "Thank you for making this podcast! I look forward to listening to this every week. Learn so much about Sweden I would have never figured out. I love the nitty gritty on the new immigration rules. I love learning cultural history. My Swedish partner also learns new things about Sweden! One thing I would like to see more of is how to get more involved in life in Sweden. For example how to join a climate group, how to join a political party, it feels difficult to know how to get involved sometimes."

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Emma Löfgren @emmalofgren.bsky.social · 26/10/2023

The good twin.

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Emma Löfgren @emmalofgren.bsky.social · 27/09/2023

Surely we've had some nice moments too...? 🥲

Screenshot from The Guardian. The headlines read: "Wildfires, war and rightwing extremism – 50 years of Europe in photos, part two" and "Skyjackings, strikes and political strife – 50 years of Europe in photos, part one"

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