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 Jan 202424min
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 Des 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 Des 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 Des 202325min
'Networking is the key to everything in Sweden'
9 Des 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 Des 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 Nov 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 Nov 202327min
