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Sweden in Focus is The Local’s weekly podcast where we discuss the big news and talking points in Sweden as well as explore and explain the issues that impact life in the country. We also answer your essential questions and look ahead at what’s coming up.

In each episode presenter Paul O’Mahony chats about the most important news and must-know information with The Local Sweden’s James Savage, Emma Löfgren, Richard Orange and Becky Waterton. They are frequently joined by other expert commentators.

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Can Sweden's new screen guidelines stop the endless scrolling?

Épisode 166

samedi 7 septembre 2024 • Durée 26:21

In this week's episode: foreign minister steps down, new screen use recommendations, why the government is scrapping flight tax, and Sweden's biggest ever toxic waste scandal.

Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Becky Waterton and Richard Orange.

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

Politics

Health

'The situation is dramatic': Sweden issues new advice on screen time for youngsters

Environment

11 people on trial in Sweden's biggest toxic waste scandal

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Should fathers be allowed to 'give away the bride' at Swedish weddings?

Épisode 164

samedi 31 août 2024 • Durée 23:20

In this week's episode: Government backtracks on biofuels. How happy is the right-wing coalition at the half-way point of its tenure? Church politicians push to ban practice of fathers 'giving away the bride'.

Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Emma Löfgren and James Savage.

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

Politics

Will a U-turn on biofuels win the government back green voters?

Swedish traditions

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Almedalen special: Why does Sweden make life so hard for foreign talent?

Épisode 146

samedi 29 juin 2024 • Durée 23:34

In this special episode of Sweden in Focus James Savage travels to the Almedalen political week on Gotland, where he asks the chief economist of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, Sven-Olov Daunfeldt, whether things might get better for work permit holders any time soon.

Also in this episode: Russia is waging a hybrid war against European countries including Sweden. But what does that mean, and what does a church near Västerås Airport have to do with it? James interviews expert Patrik Oksanen, fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences and senior advisor at the Fores think tank to find out.

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Why does Sweden want to revoke permanent residency?

Saison 4 · Épisode 18

samedi 26 novembre 2022 • Durée 34:32

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In the latest episode of Sweden in Focus we chat about the heavy snow that has fallen this week and how Sweden has coped.

We look at how Advent is celebrated in Sweden.

How a German Christmas tradition became distinctively Swedish

We discuss the second spectacular spy story in the space of two weeks.

Russian couple arrested as spies after helicopter raid in Stockholm

We talk about the resurgence of tensions between the Sweden Democrats and the Liberals.

We examine what we know about Sweden’s plans to get rid of permanent residency permits, and we hear from , assistant professor at Södertörn University and an expert on radical right parties in the Nordics, on why the government wants to abolish them.

Why doesn't Sweden gather data on race and ethnicity – and should it?

Saison 4 · Épisode 17

samedi 19 novembre 2022 • Durée 41:59

In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by regular panelists Becky Waterton, Richard Orange and James Savage, as well as guest Sayaka Osanami Törngren, Associate Professor in International Migration and Ethnic Relations at Malmö University.

This week we start with a chat about the World Cup in Qatar which kicks off this weekend.

How can I watch the 2022 World Cup on Swedish TV?

We discuss a major spy scandal involving two brothers.

KEY POINTS: What do we know so far about Sweden’s new spy scandal?

We look at an incredibly detailed newspaper article in Svenska Dagbladet that shines a light on what was happening behind the scenes when Ulf Kristersson was trying to put together his government.

We examine why Sweden doesn’t gather data on race and ethnicity like many other countries and discuss whether it should change its approach. This is the article by David Crouch that we mention:

‘No such thing as race’: why Sweden’s colour-blind approach is failing

Finally, was last week’s quiz success a flash in the pan? We put our panelists through their paces again with three more questions about Swedish culture and society.

Budget anger, Turkey deadlock, and can you pass The Local's Swedish citizenship test?

Saison 4 · Épisode 16

samedi 12 novembre 2022 • Durée 40:02

In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by regular panelists Becky Waterton, Richard Orange and James Savage. The episode also features an interview with Paul Levin, Director of Stockholm University’s Institute for Turkish Studies.

Sweden's speech culture.

When and how should you give a speech or toast in Sweden?

The new government’s first budget and how people in Sweden have reacted to it.

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s trip to Turkey.

Climate criticism, struggling Ukrainians, and work permit limits under fire

Saison 4 · Épisode 15

samedi 5 novembre 2022 • Durée 31:55

In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by regular panelists Becky Waterton, Richard Orange and James Savage. The episode also features interviews with Jörgen Hedman, an author and researcher who has written extensively about the history of a Swedish village in Ukraine, and Kimberly Nicholas, a climate scientist at Lund University.

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Houdini's homecoming: the snake returns

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Swedish businesses attack plan to hike work permit threshold

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Racism in Sweden, and how welcome do foreigners feel after the election?

Saison 4 · Épisode 14

samedi 29 octobre 2022 • Durée 43:35

In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by regular panelists Becky Waterton, Richard Orange and James Savage, as well as US tech worker Kat Zhou, who found herself in the eye of a storm after posting about her experiences of racism in Sweden on Twitter. We also hear from Kash Haresamudram, a doctoral researcher in Lund who was one of more than 500 respondents to our survey on xenophobia in Sweden.

You can read more about these stories on the links below.

We also take a closer look at some of the stories making the news in Sweden this week:

Does Sweden's new coalition deal threaten basic rights?

Saison 4 · Épisode 13

samedi 22 octobre 2022 • Durée 37:02

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In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by regular panelists Becky Waterton, Richard Orange and James Savage. We also have expert commentary from labour policy expert Tove Hovemyr and human rights expert John Stauffer, legal director at Human Rights Watch.

In this week's episode we dig into the makeup of the new government which was officially unveiled on Tuesday. We discuss who the new ministers are and the main talking points in the first week of Ulf Kristersson’s reign as prime minister.

KEY POINTS: Everything you need to know about Sweden's new government

We also take a closer look at the government’s plans for work permits with the help of policy expert Tove Hovemyr.

How will the new government affect foreigners' lives in Sweden?

Saison 4 · Épisode 12

samedi 15 octobre 2022 • Durée 36:12

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In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by regular panelists Becky Waterton, Richard Orange and James Savage.

After weeks of deliberation the Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson told the parliamentary speaker on Friday he was finally ready to form a new government. Assuming he survives a vote in the Riksdag on Monday, Kristersson is expected to become prime minster next week and will start work assembling a government. We discuss what we know so far about the make-up of the next government and how it plans to govern Sweden.

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