Why Swedish 'child soldiers' do dirty work for Danish gangs
Interest rate cuts, why the government is pleased with its 'paradigm shift' on immigration, why gangs in Denmark are recruiting young Swedes for violent attacks. Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week...
24 Elo 202419min
Strange noises Swedes make that you won't find in a dictionary
Sweden’s population is shrinking as emigration exceeds immigration for the first time in over 50s. Is this true and if so, should it be cause for celebration? Will higher inflation numbers affect next...
16 Elo 202427min
Why an award-winning businessman risks deportation from Sweden
Stinky fish, Swedish Olympians, and why Migration Agency says 35,000 kronor is too low a salary for a CEO. Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Emma Löfgren and James Savage. Here are...
10 Elo 202417min
How Sweden's stricter immigration rules are hurting the games industry
In this week's Sweden in Focus we speak to the head of Sweden's main games industry organization about how higher salary requirements for work permit holders risk throttling growth. Host Paul O’Mahony...
3 Elo 202428min
How wage requirements for foreign workers are hitting Sweden's startups
In this week's episode of Sweden in Focus we speak to the head of a Swedish organisation for startups and scaleups about the impact on growth of higher salary requirements for foreign work permit hold...
27 Heinä 202418min
What do foreigners value most about living in Sweden?
In this week's Sweden in Focus we speak to an immigration expert about the pros and cons of moving to Sweden for work. Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by Lena Rekdal, founder of the immigration...
20 Heinä 202430min
Family reunification to get harder in Sweden, and is now a good time to buy property?
Family reunification clampdown, Swedish town's one-krona plots go viral, and is now a good time to buy property?Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's deputy editor Becky Waterton. Here...
13 Heinä 202416min
'How can Sweden leave behind a citizen who was sentenced to death?'
In this week's Sweden in Focus we speak to Vida Mehrannia, the wife of the Karolinska Institute researcher Ahmedreza Djalali who was sentenced to death in Iran in 2017 and was not part of a recent pri...
6 Heinä 202422min
