How to speak Scanian like a southern Swede
We start this week with news that broke just before we started recording the episode. The victims of two separate murders in the greater Stockholm region on Wednesday were revealed to be, in the first...
1 Helmi 202521min
Is your Swedish good enough for university? – Quiz 1
This week we’re going to test our panelists’ Swedish language knowledge by throwing a few questions at them from the vocabulary section of Högskoleprovet, the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test that stu...
28 Tammi 202518min
What makes Sweden one of the world's most innovative countries?
This week we talk about Donald Trump's return to the White House and how it’s going to impact Sweden, especially in the areas of trade and security. And could the Tesla strike become a flashpoint with...
25 Tammi 202530min
Will Sweden's new citizenship rules put foreign workers off?
Sweden's government promised a paradigm shift on immigration and this was a week in which they moved ahead with some cornerstone policies. As we spoke about in last week's podcast, enhanced security c...
18 Tammi 202535min
Buckle up for more Swedish immigration curbs in 2025
Migration minister on citizenship security checks, January's 'ox weeks', citizenship and immigration rule changes, Northvolt's battle for survival. For membership+ subscribers: why Sweden has a wolf h...
11 Tammi 202514min
Sweden in 2025: From reader predictions to new immigration rules
This week we’re going to turn our attention to the year ahead with some soothsaying on what to expect in politics and the economy in 2025 and we’ll also hear some of The Local’s readers' predictions f...
4 Tammi 202521min
Sweden in Focus end of year quiz 2024
Special offer for membersGet Membership+ free for two months__In this week's episode of Sweden in Focus we look back at the Swedish year in news. As 2024 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on the ...
28 Joulu 202418min
'It's not Christmas in Sweden without a culture war'
Special offer for membersGet Membership+ free for two months__In this week's episode: the best things about Christmas in Sweden, interview with the Greens' migration spokesperson on citizenship slowdo...
21 Joulu 202429min
