Sweden in Focus4 Mar 2023

How important is it to learn Swedish?

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

This week we have a brief chat about the Northern Lights, which were visible all over Sweden last weekend.

SWEDEN IN PICTURES: Your best Northern Lights snaps

We then talk about Turkey resuming Nato talks with Sweden and whether Hungary might put a spanner in the works.

We discuss the fallout from the tragic story of the Stockholm chief of police, who was found dead in his home last week.

Police chief Mats Löfving found dead

We look into why Sweden is still importing gas from Russia more than a year after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

In the latest of our series of interviews with ambassadors, we get the lowdown on Australian-Swedish relations from Australia’s Ambassador Bernard Philip.

Etiquette expert Sofia Larsson explains how she answers readers who complain that there’s too much English spoken in Sweden, and our panelists discuss how important they think it is to learn Swedish.

Sweden in Focus episode (April 9th 2022) featuring a Swedish teacher’s tips

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Almedalen bonus: 'Sweden needs more ambition'

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27 Jun 15min

Almedalen special: Is Sweden's government toast?

This week host James Savage and regular panelist Richard Orange record the podcast from Almedalen, the annual politics fest in Visby on the Baltic island of Gotland. They are joined for a lively polit...

26 Jun 43min

Legal fight begins on Swedish citizenship rejections

Earlier this year the Fair Transition campaign group tried to convince Swedish decision makers to introduce transitional rules for the citizenship reforms which came into force on June 6th.Two months ...

24 Jun 32min

What kind of bad conduct could get you kicked out of Sweden?

This week we talk about the Swedish culture of long summer holidays and how to make the most of them.Also: parliament has passed a law that will make it possible to revoke residence permits for “poor ...

18 Jun 28min

Sweden's teen deportations – 'I was terrified I wouldn't get a visa'

Sweden's teen deportations have affected young people who live in Sweden and whose parents have the right to be in Sweden, but who themselves no longer meet the requirements for a residence permit.Aft...

16 Jun 4min

Sweden's Prime Minister rocked by corruption claims

This week we talk about a security scandal surrounding Prime minister Ulf Kristersson.And with the men's football World Cup kicking off this week, we assess Sweden's chances. We also discuss new restr...

12 Jun 42min

'Disappointing and sad': Treasured Swedish museums risk closure over rising rents

Two popular museums in Stockholm are at risk of closure because the government agency that owns the properties is now requiring the museums, which are also run by a government agency, to pay market re...

9 Jun 4min

Why this year's Swedish National Day will be bittersweet

This week we look at the government’s solution to teen deportations, and we discuss the new citizenship law coming into force on Saturday, which also happens to be National Day.We also talk about how ...

4 Jun 30min