Sweden in Focus

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 James Savage chats about the most important news and must-know information with The Local Sweden’s Emma Löfgren, Richard Orange and Mandy Pipher. They are frequently joined by other expert commentators.

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Centre-right collapse explained, and why do Swedes drink so much coffee?

Centre-right collapse explained, and why do Swedes drink so much coffee?

In this week's episode: why the centre-right has hit a new low in polls, cocaine at the Riskdag, the effects of growing unemployment and falling inflation, why opposition parties failed to depose Swed...

20 Tammi 202432min

Why are politicians warning 'there could be war in Sweden'?

Why are politicians warning 'there could be war in Sweden'?

This week we discuss: the official end of Christmas, snow-fueled chaos on the E22 motorway, royal abdication speculation, and why politicians and military leaders are warning of the prospect of war in...

13 Tammi 202422min

What's coming up in Sweden in 2024?

What's coming up in Sweden in 2024?

This week we take a look at the stories likely to shape Sweden in 2024, from politics and Nato to minority rights, Eurovision, and the economy. Host Paul O’Mahony is joined for the preview of 2024 by ...

6 Tammi 202424min

What were the stories that defined Sweden in 2023?

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?

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'

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'

'Networking is the key to everything in Sweden'

9 Joulu 202336min

How a call to demolish mosques sent shock waves through Swedish politics

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

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