170 Episodes

  1. Could backing Israel seriously become a condition for Swedish citizenship?

    Published: 11/2/2024
  2. Why Sweden's tax-and-spend makeover has split the political left

    Published: 10/26/2024
  3. What are the sure signs you definitely live in Sweden?

    Published: 10/19/2024
  4. Are Jimmie Åkesson’s gang leader links damaging for the Sweden Democrats?

    Published: 10/12/2024
  5. Why Sweden's begging ban debate feels a decade out of date

    Published: 10/5/2024
  6. Why Sweden risks blowback from 3-month limit for jobseekers

    Published: 9/28/2024
  7. What are Sweden's budget priorities for immigrants?

    Published: 9/21/2024
  8. What words from other Nordic languages do all Swedes know?

    Published: 9/14/2024
  9. Can Sweden's new screen guidelines stop the endless scrolling?

    Published: 9/7/2024
  10. Should fathers be allowed to 'give away the bride' at Swedish weddings?

    Published: 8/31/2024
  11. Why Swedish 'child soldiers' do dirty work for Danish gangs

    Published: 8/24/2024
  12. Strange noises Swedes make that you won't find in a dictionary

    Published: 8/16/2024
  13. Why an award-winning businessman risks deportation from Sweden

    Published: 8/10/2024
  14. How Sweden's stricter immigration rules are hurting the games industry

    Published: 8/3/2024
  15. How wage requirements for foreign workers are hitting Sweden's startups

    Published: 7/27/2024
  16. What do foreigners value most about living in Sweden?

    Published: 7/20/2024
  17. Family reunification to get harder in Sweden, and is now a good time to buy property?

    Published: 7/13/2024
  18. 'How can Sweden leave behind a citizen who was sentenced to death?'

    Published: 7/6/2024
  19. Almedalen special: Why does Sweden make life so hard for foreign talent?

    Published: 6/29/2024
  20. Anger over prisoner swap with Iran, and how strawberries fuel Sweden's gangs

    Published: 6/20/2024

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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.