Swedish model under threat, and which party leaders are doomed?
In this week's Sweden in Focus we discuss: industrial action hits Tesla and Klarna, fears that new salary requirements for work permit holders will undermine the Swedish labour market model, how an oi...
4 Nov 202335min
Your questions answered on Sweden's new work permit rules
This week: Halloween, Nato, cable damage in the Baltic Sea, popular TV shows, and we answer readers' questions on Sweden's new salary requirement for work permit holders. Host Paul O’Mahony in Stockho...
28 Okt 202330min
Why a terrorist targeted Swedes, and does the far right run Sweden now?
__Sign up for Stockholm Explorative Talks. Presented by Stockholm Academic Forum__In this week's episode we look at the latest Covid recommendations, how the far-right Sweden Democrats are using their...
21 Okt 202337min
INTERVIEW: Why didn't the Social Democrats fix Sweden's school segregation problems?
In this bonus episode of Sweden in Focus, we speak to the Social Democratic former education minister Anna Ekström about Nordic 'folk high schools', budget cuts to study associations, worsening segreg...
18 Okt 202340min
Work permit holders appeal to Sweden to let them stay
In this week's episode: Foxtrot leader reportedly arrested in Iran, Swedish reaction to Israel-Hamsas war, and lots of reaction to Sweden's new pay threshold for work permits. Host Paul O’Mahony is jo...
14 Okt 202336min
Immigrant fears over work permit rules and Sweden moves towards more surveillance
In this week's episode: weak krona means less Nobel prize money, Sweden’s government plans more surveillance, what the future holds for Scandinavian Airlines, how work permit holders will be affected ...
7 Okt 202328min
Shocking week of gang violence, and why northern Sweden needs foreign workers
In this week's episode: Is Sweden underfunding schools and healthcare?; motorway mudslide; Turkey gives fresh impetus to Sweden's Nato bid; why northern Sweden needs foreign workers, and Prime Ministe...
30 Sep 202336min
How will the budget affect you, and why is Sweden's gang violence escalating?
In this week's podcast we discuss: mushroom foraging tips, why Sweden's highest mountain is melting, how the new budget will affect you, and what are the underlying factors behind a vicious new wave o...
23 Sep 202333min
