Sweden in Focus

5:28

'Still a mystery' how Sweden's left can end...

Sweden in Focus ·

2026/04/28

Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcastsSweden in Focus Extra is a podcast for The Local's Membership+ subscribers.Sign up to Membership+ now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday.Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+For new members: Get Membership+__Sweden is heading to an election in less

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36:41

Why most high-skilled workers say they're happy in...

Sweden in Focus ·

2026/04/24

Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcastsSign up now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday.Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+For new members: Get Membership+__This week we look at a new survey in which skilled workers say what they like most and least about Sweden.We ask which parts of

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4:45

'Sweden is no longer good at protecting the interests...

Sweden in Focus ·

2026/04/22

Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcastsSweden in Focus Extra is a podcast for The Local's Membership+ subscribers.Sign up to Membership+ now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday.Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+For new members: Get Membership+__Many people might think that someone

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34:51

Why Sweden is shutting off pathways to permanent...

Sweden in Focus ·

2026/04/17

Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcastsSign up now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday.Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+For new members: Get Membership+__This week we ask how new curbs on permanent residency will hit immigrants.As the Wallenberg family rescues a groundbreaking green

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4:12

‘It’s wrong for the Swedish state to decide who...

Sweden in Focus ·

2026/04/15

Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcastsSweden in Focus Extra is a podcast for The Local's Membership+ subscribers.Sign up to Membership+ now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday.Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+For new members: Get Membership+Read more about Membership+ in our help

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35:53

Why does Ulf Kristersson want to put Sweden Democrats...

Sweden in Focus ·

2026/04/11

This week we ask whether the new deal between Ulf Kristersson and Jimmie Åkesson is a capitulation or a masterstroke by the prime minister. And what a Sweden Democrat migration minister might mean.We look at what it's really like inside one of Sweden’s deportation centres – and why being articulate might lead to you getting forced onto a deportation flight earlier than you’d like.And we examine how high-skilled workers are reacting to the newest migration laws.In exclusive material for Membership+

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3:31

Sweden's immigration overhaul 'erodes trust in...

Sweden in Focus ·

2026/04/08

Our sponsor this week is Sveriges Ingenjörer (Engineers of Sweden)Sign up here for their live Q&A sessions on working in SwedenApril 16th sessionMay 12th sessionJune 16th sessionGet Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcastsSweden in Focus Extra is a podcast for The Local's Membership+ subscribers.Sign up to Membership+ now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday.Please visit the link

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30:03

How serious is Sweden's democratic decline?

Sweden in Focus ·

2026/04/03

Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcastsSign up now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday.Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+For new members: Get Membership+__This week we ask whether the campaign for transitional rules for citizenship applicants has a chance.And is Sweden really guilty of

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4:38

'We worry that migration rules are making Sweden more...

Sweden in Focus ·

2026/03/31

Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcastsSweden in Focus Extra is a podcast for The Local's Membership+ subscribers.Sign up to Membership+ now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday.Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+For new members: Get Membership+__How are tougher immigration laws

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22:43

How to celebrate Easter in Sweden, and unions press...

Sweden in Focus ·

2026/03/28

This week we talk about why some Swedish trade unions are pushing back against Sweden’s stricter immigration laws.Also, with Easter around the corner we look at how the holiday is celebrated in Sweden.For Membership+ subscribers we discuss the government’s plan to eject foreigners from Sweden for ‘bristande vandel’ or poor conduct.Finally, we examine the 1,000-day backlog at the Swedish Migration Agency, and ask what – if anything – is being done to shorten it.Host Paul O'Mahony is joined this week

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3:32

'Politicians knew teens would be kicked out – the...

Sweden in Focus ·

2026/03/25

Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcastsSweden in Focus Extra is a podcast for The Local's Membership+ subscribers.Sign up to Membership+ now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday.Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+For new members: Get Membership+__In this week’s episode we’ll hear a

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23:19

Crunch time for Sweden's new citizenship law

Sweden in Focus ·

2026/03/19

Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcastsSign up now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday.Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+For new members: Get Membership+__This week we talk about the latest on Sweden’s new citizenship law as we enter a crunch period for possible amendments before it’s

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3:50

Why the Liberals abandoned their opposition to Sweden...

Sweden in Focus ·

2026/03/17

Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcastsSweden in Focus Extra is a podcast for The Local's Membership+ subscribers.Sign up to Membership+ now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday.Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+For new members: Get Membership+__The smallest party in Sweden's

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26:04

What does Sweden's deportation climbdown mean for...

Sweden in Focus ·

2026/03/14

Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcastsSign up now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday.Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+For new members: Get Membership+__This week we talk about the government backtracking on some of its most heavily criticised immigration reforms and what it means

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4:47

Stricter immigration 'will make Sweden less...

Sweden in Focus ·

2026/03/11

Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcastsSweden in Focus Extra is a podcast for The Local's Membership+ subscribers.Sign up to Membership+ now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday.Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+For new members: Get Membership+__In this week’s episode The Local’s editor

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20:22

How is Sweden reacting to US and Israeli attacks on...

Sweden in Focus ·

2026/03/07

Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcastsSign up now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday.Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+For new members: Get Membership+__This week we talk about how Sweden’s government – and Iranians in Sweden – have been reacting to ongoing US and Israeli attacks in

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48:20

'Sweden is setting itself up for a losing battle' on...

Sweden in Focus ·

2026/03/04

This week’s episode features an interview about the lack of transitional rules in Sweden’s proposed new citizenship law.The Local’s deputy editor Becky Waterton speaks to Patrick Gallen, a spokesperson for the grassroots organisation Fair Transition.Why is the group so adamant that Sweden should not move the goalposts for citizenship applicants who applied long before the Swedish government decided to revamp the citizenship law,?And why does he believe that the lack of transition rules risks making

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29:59

Why a legal watchdog slammed Sweden's citizenship plan

Sweden in Focus ·

2026/02/28

Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcastsSign up now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday.Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+For new members: Get Membership+This week we talk about whether the recent Swedish media pushback against teen deportations is affecting how the government is

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3:28

Sweden's teen deportations: 'It feels like they...

Sweden in Focus ·

2026/02/24

Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcastsSweden in Focus Extra is a podcast for The Local's Membership+ subscribers.Sign up to Membership+ now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday.Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+For new members: Get Membership+__In this week’s episode The Local’s Nordic

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16:07

Deportation order for 8-month-old baby shocks Sweden

Sweden in Focus ·

2026/02/21

Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcastsSign up now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday.Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+For new members: Get Membership+This week we talk about a deportation order issued to an eight-year-old infant that has shocked Sweden.In lighter news, we’ll ask why

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