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Sweden in Focus podcast

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Sweden in Focus

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  The Local  

Sweden in Focus is The Local’s weekly podcast where we discuss the big news and talking points in Sweden as well as explore and explain the issues that impact life in the country. We also answer your essential questions and look ahead at what’s coming up. In each episode presenter Paul O’Mahony chats about the most important news and must-know information with The Local Sweden’s James Savage, Emma Löfgren, Richard Orange and Becky Waterton. They are frequently joined by other expert commentators. Become a member at [https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock] (https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Sweden in Focus is The Local’s weekly podcast where we discuss the big news and talking points in Sweden as well as explore and explain the issues that impact life in the country. We also answer your essential questions and look ahead at what’s coming up. In each episode presenter Paul O’Mahony chats about the most important news and must-know information with The Local Sweden’s James Savage, Emma Löfgren, Richard Orange and Becky Waterton. They are frequently joined by other expert commentators. Become a member at [https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock] (https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock) . Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

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#229

How can Sweden get better at integrating immigrants?

In this week's episode we talk about why immigrants in Sweden are often lumped into catego... more

13 Dec 2025

29 MINS

29:31

13 Dec 2025

#228

'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 writ... more

10 Dec 2025

03 MINS

03:44

10 Dec 2025

#227

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 de... more

06 Dec 2025

27 MINS

27:06

06 Dec 2025

#226

How good is your Swedish vocabulary? - Quiz 15

Can our panelists pass the vocabulary section of högskoleprovet, the Swedish university en... more

04 Dec 2025

03 MINS

03:18

04 Dec 2025

#225

Why The Local is investigating Sweden's immigrant detention centres

In this week's episode we talk about Sweden’s immigrant deportation centres and why report... more

29 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:27

29 Nov 2025

#224

Talent deportation: 'It's a lose-lose game for Sweden and Swedish taxpayers'

In this week’s episode we hear a conversation our Nordic editor Richard Orange had recentl... more

26 Nov 2025

04 MINS

04:09

26 Nov 2025

#223

Liberals in crisis: Will Sweden soon have one less party in parliament?

In this week's episode we talk about strategies for coping with the long Swedish winter no... more

22 Nov 2025

22 MINS

22:59

22 Nov 2025

#222

Meet the New Zealander who missed pies so much in Sweden he started selling his own

In this week’s episode deputy editor Becky Waterton chats with Tom Simpson, a New Zealande... more

19 Nov 2025

03 MINS

03:40

19 Nov 2025

#221

Why is the Sweden Democrats' 'immigration map' not getting more pushback?

In this week's episode we talk about a new map that shows just how successfully we immigra... more

15 Nov 2025

23 MINS

23:34

15 Nov 2025

#220

How good is your Swedish vocabulary? - Quiz 14

Can our panelists pass the vocabulary section of högskoleprovet, the Swedish university en... more

12 Nov 2025

03 MINS

03:24

12 Nov 2025

#219

Sweden's divorce rate not Europe's highest – but more likely for foreigners

In this week's episode we talk about how many people get divorced in Sweden and what the e... more

08 Nov 2025

14 MINS

14:37

08 Nov 2025

#218

How good is your Swedish vocabulary? - Quiz 13

It's quiz time again in this week's episode of Sweden in Focus Extra for Membership+ subsc... more

05 Nov 2025

03 MINS

03:36

05 Nov 2025

#217

Why many Swedes feast on goose blood in November

In this week's episode we talk about why Sweden is paying Somalia to accept citizens depor... more

01 Nov 2025

17 MINS

17:06

01 Nov 2025

#216

How good is your Swedish vocabulary? - Quiz 12

This week's episode of Sweden in Focus Extra for Membership+ poses some seriously tricky S... more

29 Oct 2025

04 MINS

04:00

29 Oct 2025

#215

Does it matter if Sweden's foreign football manager speaks the language?

In this week's episode we talk about Sweden’s new men’s football manager Graham Potter and... more

25 Oct 2025

19 MINS

19:03

25 Oct 2025

#214

'We belong to this city': Malmö hummus bar owner fights parent' deportation

When the hummus bar he founded really started to take off, Ibra Idrees employed his parent... more

22 Oct 2025

05 MINS

05:37

22 Oct 2025

#213

How hatred and threats are undermining Swedish democracy

In this week's episode we talk about last weekend’s rowdy party leader debate and what it ... more

18 Oct 2025

14 MINS

14:16

18 Oct 2025

#212

'We're not in a labour market in Sweden, we're in network-related recruitment'

Sweden is one of the worst countries in Europe when it comes to providing job opportunitie... more

15 Oct 2025

37 MINS

37:03

15 Oct 2025

#211

'We're not in a labour market in Sweden, we're in network-related recruitment'

Sweden is one of the worst countries in Europe when it comes to providing job opportunitie... more

15 Oct 2025

04 MINS

04:50

15 Oct 2025

#210

What's too expensive in Sweden (and what do you miss when you're not here)?

In this week's episode we talk about the politics behind Sweden's planned new salary thres... more

11 Oct 2025

17 MINS

17:08

11 Oct 2025

#209

Volvo engineer leaves Sweden for Brazil after 'mean decision' to deport teenage son

In this clip from the latest episode of Sweden in Focus Extra, The Local's Nordic editor R... more

08 Oct 2025

04 MINS

04:58

08 Oct 2025

#208

Bilingual schools under fire from Sweden's education minister

In this week's episode we talk about bilingual English-Swedish schools in Sweden and why t... more

04 Oct 2025

19 MINS

19:34

04 Oct 2025

#207

Sweden’s teen deportation problem ‘extremely easy’ to fix

In this week’s episode The Local's Nordic editor Richard Orange interviews the Gothenburg-... more

01 Oct 2025

06 MINS

06:20

01 Oct 2025

#206

What's in the Swedish right's radical new plan (apart from disenfranchising immigrants)?

In this week's episode we talk about whether immigrants will soon have to sign a contract ... more

27 Sep 2025

24 MINS

24:16

27 Sep 2025

#205

'A big impact': How important is your name when seeking a job in Sweden?

In this clip from Sweden in Focus Extra, The Local's Nordic editor Richard Orange chats wi... more

24 Sep 2025

05 MINS

05:54

24 Sep 2025

#204

Are anti-immigrant attacks in Sweden getting the coverage they deserve?

In this week's episode we talk about anti-immigrant attacks in Stockholm and why a governm... more

20 Sep 2025

20 MINS

20:18

20 Sep 2025

#203

'I've never even jaywalked in Sweden'

In this clip from Sweden in Focus Extra, The Local's Richard Orange talks to Masoud Jamshi... more

17 Sep 2025

06 MINS

06:27

17 Sep 2025

#202

What's in Sweden's 'absolutely shameless' new budget?

In this week's episode we talk about Sweden’s expansive new budget and how it’s likely to ... more

13 Sep 2025

14 MINS

14:32

13 Sep 2025

#201

'We have let the Sweden Democrats become our voice on immigration'

In this clip from Sweden in Focus Extra, The Local's Richard Orange catches up with Dougla... more

10 Sep 2025

07 MINS

07:19

10 Sep 2025