Sweden's news in English Change editions: Austria · Denmark · France · Germany · Italy · Norway · Spain · Switzerland Newsletter sign-up Discussion forum How to start a business in Stockholm Everything you need to know News Jobs Homes Startups Lifestyle Community Shop More With independent, daily reporting from around Europe, The Local is a window on life in other cultures. Daily news is the glue of society, defining the issues we care about as a community. We capture the essence of nations by finding the stories that tell us who we are and who those other people over there are, breaking down barriers and bringing us closer together. Our entertaining blend of daily news, business and features has made The Local the largest English-language news network in Europe with more than four million readers every month. Stockholm headquarters Paul Rapacioli CEO / Founder - @paulrapacioli Originally from London, Paul moved to Sweden in 2003. He started The Local with James Savage in 2004. James Savage Managing Editor / Founder - @jamesstockholm James heads up our European editorial team. Originally from Lincolnshire, England, he moved to Sweden in 2003 where he met Paul Rapacioli and they started The Local. He has also lived in London and Paris. James Pearn CTO James moved from the UK to Germany in 1998. He founded Toytown Germany in 2002 before joining with The Local in 2009. Tara Sonnorp COO Originally from Brighton UK, Tara worked for many years as a management consultant in London. She has lived and worked in France, Germany, and Norway before moving to Stockholm in 2005. David Landes Head of Commercial Content Unit - @DaveLandes Originally from St. Paul in Minnesota, David first moved to Stockholm in 1999. He also studied in Bologna, Italy and spent five years in Washington, DC working in media and public diplomacy. He has been with The Local since 2008, serving as Sweden Country Editor from 2010 to 2014. Anna Agebjörn-McFarlane Senior Key Account Manager - UK / Sweden Anna Agebjörn originally harks from the county of Småland in Sweden, but after a 12-year stint in Glasgow and London she claims to feel more British than Swedish. She is now back on Swedish soil and works with advertisers in Sweden and the UK. Paul O'Mahony Senior Editor - @OMahonyPaul Paul O'Mahony came to Sweden in 1999 and has been at The Local since 2006. Originally from Kilkenny, Ireland, Paul has also lived in Germany and France. He is now playing a key role in taking The Local into new markets. Emma Anderson Assistant Editor - @emkanderson Emma moved to Germany from San Francisco after participating in a Fulbright program for American journalists in Berlin. Before joining The Local in 2015, she reported for Reuters and NPR. She works on reporting and editing across all The Local's sites. Oliver Goffe Digital Services Manager Oliver is a Brit who has been living in Sweden since 2013. With a background in digital marketing and e-commerce, he is responsible for our various digital services. Solveig Rundqvist Commercial Content Editor - @rundquists Growing up with a fascination for her Swedish heritage, Solveig 'reverse-migrated' from her home in Utah in 2013. Now a proud Stockholmer, Solveig is responsible for producing sponsored content across The Local's network. Zenia Saldanha Ad delivery manager Zenia, who grew up in Mumbai and Goa, came to Sweden in 2007 and has managed advertising delivery across all our sites since 2012. Nils Rosvall Key Account Manager Nils lived and worked in London for 7 years and Paris for 3 years prior to that, before returning home to Stockholm in November 2015 to join The Local. He has previously worked in foreign exchange before switching over to media working with in-flight magazines. Mathias Sjöström Key Account Manager Mathias is originally from the small county of Blekinge in southern Sweden. After short stints of living in Spain and Denmark he moved to Stockholm 10 years ago and has been working in media ever since. Catherine Edwards Assistant Editor Catherine moved to Stockholm to join The Local in October 2015. Originally from Cheshire, England, she studied in Oxford and has also worked in Bologna, Rome and Berlin. She works on reporting and editing across all The Local's sites. Berlin / thelocal.de Jörg Luyken Editor Born in Scotland to a German father and British mother, Jörg has worked as a journalist in Israel and Egypt, where he wrote for the Jerusalem Post, Ha'aretz and Die Zeit. Jörg moved to Germany in 2013 and started working for the Local in March 2014. He is covering all aspects of German politics and society. Liz Dennys Senior Key Account Manager - Germany and Switzerland Liz worked in media sales in London and Bath for many years. She has also lived in South Africa, Hong Kong, and Australia. Now settled in Berlin, Liz is Key Account Manager with The Local. Copenhagen / thelocal.dk and thelocal.no Justin Cremer Editor - @justinCPH Iowa native Justin Cremer has been living full-time in Denmark since 2010. His professional background covers various aspects of journalism, marketing and communications. Madrid / thelocal.es Fiona Govan Editor - @fifimadrid Formerly Madrid correspondent for The Daily Telegraph Fiona has lived in Spain for eight years covering all manner of issues across the Iberian peninsula. Originally from Buckinghamshire, UK, she has reported from across Europe with the occasional assignment taking her to the Middle East, Latin America and Africa. Paris / thelocal.fr Ben McPartland Editor - @McPBen Ben McPartland has been leading our editorial team in Paris since we opened our office in January 2013. A native of Durham, northern England, Ben has also lived in London, Madrid and Liverpool. He moved to France in 2011. Oliver Gee Journalist - @olivergee23 Oliver Gee covers French news from our Paris office. Originally from Perth, Australia, he worked in Auckland, London and the Swedish town of Uppsala before starting at The Local Sweden in 2012. He moved over to our French site in January 2015. Stockholm / thelocal.se Emma Löfgren Editor - @ekjlofgren After having spent eight years in Scotland, working for local newspapers in places as diverse as the Outer Hebrides and Aberdeen, Emma is back in her native Sweden. She joined The Local's editorial team in January 2015. Lee Roden Journalist - @LeeRoden89 After five years working mainly as a sports journalist in cities like his native Glasgow, as well as London and Barcelona, Lee is now tackling all things Swedish in our Stockholm office. Vienna / thelocal.at Maddy French Editor - @mddyfrnch Originally from the UK, Maddy moved to Vienna from London in 2013 and began working full-time as a freelance journalist. She has written for the Guardian, the Independent, and Al Jazeera English, amongst others, and has also spent a few years working in charity communications. Paul Gillingwater Business Development Paul Gillingwater joined The Local Austria team in 2014. Originally hailing from New Zealand, Paul previously worked as a TV journalist for Press TV, and has contributed articles to The Vienna Review and other journals. He's also a filmmaker and TV documentary producer.