Will street protests stop Sweden deporting foreign workers?
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9 Jan 25min
‘I love Sweden but the anti-immigrant rhetoric must stop’
Instead of a news roundup Sweden in Focus this week consists of a conversation with a journalist who has contributed several articles to The Local recently charting the immigrant experience. Faisal Kh...
2 Jan 40min
Sweden in Focus end of year quiz 2025
Join us for an end-of-year quiz as we look back at the stories that shaped Sweden in 2025. Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Becky Waterton, Richard Orange and James Savage. The ye...
26 Dec 202529min
Why Sweden's Moderates are sending mixed messages on work permit immigration
In this week's episode we talk about Christmas and how to celebrate like a Swede.We also discuss why prominent Moderate Party politicians are arguing amongst themselves about the merits of government ...
20 Dec 202515min
Sweden in 2026: Will immigration be a big election issue?
Voters in Sweden will decide next year whether to keep the current coalition government bolstered by the far-right Sweden Democrats or switch to a more left-leaning alternative.The Local’s Nordic edit...
17 Dec 20253min
How can Sweden get better at integrating immigrants?
In this week's episode we talk about why immigrants in Sweden are often lumped into categories and what needs to be done to forge real connections, and we look at what Indian readers are telling us ab...
13 Dec 202529min
'I hate to be stereotypical but the light in northern Sweden is amazing'
In this week’s episode of Sweden in Focus Extra, we hear from the Umeå-based Canadian writer. Mandy Pipher about what it's been like moving to Umeå in northern Sweden. Mandy wrote recently in an artic...
10 Dec 20253min
Popular Lucia songs, and why does northern Sweden face so much prejudice?
In this week's episode we talk about why northern Sweden doesn’t get the recognition it deserves from southerners, and we prepare for the annual Lucia festivities by getting to know some of the most c...
6 Dec 202527min
