50 years of Abba, children’s residence permit row, Sweden regressing on rule of law

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Can our panelists pass the vocabulary section of högskoleprovet, the Swedish university entrance exam?Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Becky Waterton and James Savage.Do you know ...

4 Dec 20253min