18. Elena

Denys Gordiyenko speaks about the challenges that a Ukrainian refugee faces in Sweden. What life is like and how the system works or doesn't work.

27 Mars 202426min

Viktoria speaks about what it is like for her to live in Sweden as a Ukrainian refugee. After more then two years in Sweden, what challenges she faces every day. What other people in the same situation as she is can think about and if she thinks that the Swedish system is capable to in a real way give Ukrainian refugees a possibility to create a life in Sweden long term.

20 Mars 202433min

Anna Khristianovych talks about why and in what way the system in Sweden makes it difficult for Ukrainian refugees to build a life in Sweden longterm. What the biggest challenges are, what she thinks needs to change. She also gives advice to other people who are in the same situation as she is to make their journey a little bit lighter and some tips on the way.

13 Mars 202434min

In this episode, the moderator, Vivianne Treschow , is being asked questions by one of the guests. Why is Vivianne doing this podcast, what is her motivation? Vivianne speaks about her background and how the war gave new meaning to her identity and things that once felt clear suddenly felt confusing. A clear change occurred. How her Ukrainian side suddenly felt more alive than ever and how there suddenly was a big difference between Russians and Ukrainians , something she hadn't felt before. A lot of thoughts about identity, belonging, and a search for a way to handle it all.

6 Mars 202439min

Arena experienced the invasion 2 times. In 2014 and 2022. She speaks about the Russian propaganda and how it changed through out the years. She speaks about the LGBT rights, or lack there of when she lived in Crimea and much more.

21 Feb 202431min

Sven Bergland works as a volunteer with Ukrainian refugees. He also fights for their rights in Sweden. What are the conditions for Ukrainian refugees today? Why do things need to change? What needs to improve? What can we do? Sven speaks about this and much more in this episode.

14 Feb 202423min

Hannas husband was caught by the Russian troops while fighting for the Ukrainian army. Today he is in prison with no information when or even if he will be able to reunite with his family. Sometimes Hanna finds a video of her husband online from the prison , the only sign that her husband is alive, since she isn't getting any information from any government , no dialogue. In the beginning she was getting some communication from her husband. After a while, the communication stopped entirely. She speaks about how she copes with this reality where she has no answers , what she can do on her end, hope and her daughter that is growing up without her father.

31 Jan 202425min