Welcome to Sweden? Interview with migration minister Maria Malmer Stenergard

In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by panelists James Savage, Richard Orange and Emma Löfgren. The episode also features interviews with Britain's ambassador to Sweden Judith Gough and Becky Waterton meets Sweden's migration minister Maria Malmer Stenergard.

First, we talk about why Sweden is warning of an increased terror threat.

• Three things we know about the terror threat in Sweden

Then we look at a great Swedish word that describes life in Sweden at this time of the year.

• Swedish word of the day: oxveckorna

We chat with the UK's ambassador to Sweden, Judith Gough, about the countries' strong ties as well as discussing statistics showing how Sweden has ordered many British people to leave Sweden post-Brexit. Make sure to check the site in the coming days for a longer writeup.

Finally we'll listen to Becky's interview with the migration minster, Maria Malmer Stenergard, before turning to our panelists for analysis.

• Sweden 'will consider' travel visas for work permit holders: migration minister
• What's the latest on Sweden's planned salary threshold for work permits?
• Swedish Migration Minister: Brexit deportations 'complete news to me'

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