What were the stories that defined Sweden in 2023?
This week we look back at the biggest news stories in Sweden in 2023, from quran burnings and a heightened terror threat to Nato wrangling, the King's jubilee, and new income requirements for work per...
30 Joulu 202338min
Christmas travel, new political party rumours, and how can immigrants get jobs in Sweden?
In this week's episode: Christmas travel, birds attack giant straw goat, White Christmas dreams, rumours of a new political party, and what can immigrants do to increase their prospects of landing a j...
21 Joulu 202329min
Cheaper home loans, immigration costs, and plans for a compulsory 'Sweden course'
This week: banks cut rates, the state of Sweden’s democracy, new Pisa rankings, how child refugees have integrated, the ex-Syrian banker behind a successful hummus restaurant, government counts cost o...
16 Joulu 202325min
'Networking is the key to everything in Sweden'
9 Joulu 202336min
How a call to demolish mosques sent shock waves through Swedish politics
This week: Jimmie Åkesson talks about demolishing mosques, the latest on the Tesla strike, Sweden’s Advent celebrations, solutions journalism, and why some criminologists think it’s time for Sweden to...
2 Joulu 202331min
Permanent residency under review and will cost of living in Sweden soon drop?
Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local’s Becky Waterton and Richard Orange, and we also have an interview with Northern Lights tour operator Chad Blakley.___Sign up for IoT Talks 2023. Pr...
25 Marras 202332min
How is Sweden reacting to the Israel-Hamas war?
In this week's episode: practical Swedes, saying hej to strangers, dithering Liberals, Sweden awaits central bank decision, climate movement split over Greta Thunberg's Palestine support, how Swedish ...
18 Marras 202327min
Who were Sweden's first inhabitants and why do more people want guns?
This week on Sweden in Focus: TV history show provokes debate, far-right leader gives speech in Arabic, Sweden's media subsidy system explained, surviving November, and how a wave of international arr...
11 Marras 202330min
