Volvo engineer leaves Sweden for Brazil after 'mean decision' to deport teenage son
In this clip from the latest episode of Sweden in Focus Extra, The Local's Nordic editor Richard Orange interviews José Naves Moura Neto, a Brazilian software engineer.Neto, who was working at Volvo, ...
8 Okt 20254min
Sweden’s teen deportation problem ‘extremely easy’ to fix
In this week’s episode The Local's Nordic editor Richard Orange interviews the Gothenburg-based immigration lawyer Tomas Fridh. Many of The Local’s readers have been directly affected by a law that ha...
1 Okt 20256min
What's in the Swedish right's radical new plan (apart from disenfranchising immigrants)?
In this week's episode we talk about whether immigrants will soon have to sign a contract promising to follow Swedish norms, and what's in the Swedish right's radical new plan for the next four years ...
27 Sep 202524min
'A big impact': How important is your name when seeking a job in Sweden?
In this clip from Sweden in Focus Extra, The Local's Nordic editor Richard Orange chats with Moa Bursell, a sociologist from Mälardalen University who specialises in ethnic discrimination on the labou...
24 Sep 20255min
Are anti-immigrant attacks in Sweden getting the coverage they deserve?
In this week's episode we talk about anti-immigrant attacks in Stockholm and why a government minister won’t answer questions in parliament on how much he knew about his son’s involvement, until recen...
20 Sep 202520min
'I've never even jaywalked in Sweden'
In this clip from Sweden in Focus Extra, The Local's Richard Orange talks to Masoud Jamshidian, a solutions architect from Iran who is facing deportation from Sweden as a result of an insurance error ...
17 Sep 20256min
What's in Sweden's 'absolutely shameless' new budget?
In this week's episode we talk about Sweden’s expansive new budget and how it’s likely to affect our pockets – and next year’s election.We'll also help hone your Swedish language skills as we explain ...
13 Sep 202514min
