Sweden in Focus
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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.
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Why Sweden is making it illegal to order OnlyFans sex
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May 24, 2025 |
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How Swedish immigration rules fuel 'chronic anxiety' for foreign researchers
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May 17, 2025 |
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Why Johan Forssell wants to change Sweden's 'weird' immigration system
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May 10, 2025 |
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How Sweden tightened immigration after the 2015 refugee crisis
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May 03, 2025 |
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Why Sweden celebrates spring with bonfires and songs
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Apr 26, 2025 |
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All about Eves: Why Sweden celebrates holidays a day early
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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What the fika! How Swedes are reacting to sky-high coffee prices
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Apr 12, 2025 |
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Will Sweden's 'poor conduct' law muzzle immigrants?
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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Why immigrant tech workers are challenging Sweden on citizenship
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Mar 29, 2025 |
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Why thousands of foreign workers risk expulsion from Sweden
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Mar 22, 2025 |
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Classified documents scandal gives Sweden's prime minister a huge headache
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Mar 15, 2025 |
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Why are politicians fighting over Sweden's multiculturalism?
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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Why is Sweden such a trusting society?
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Mar 01, 2025 |
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How is Sweden reacting to Trump's seismic shift on European security?
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Feb 22, 2025 |
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Why post-Örebro gun control split the Sweden Democrats
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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What we know about Sweden's worst ever mass shooting
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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How to speak Scanian like a southern Swede
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Feb 01, 2025 |
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Is your Swedish good enough for university? – Quiz 1
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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What makes Sweden one of the world's most innovative countries?
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Jan 25, 2025 |
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Will Sweden's new citizenship rules put foreign workers off?
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Jan 18, 2025 |
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Buckle up for more Swedish immigration curbs in 2025
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Jan 11, 2025 |
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Sweden in 2025: From reader predictions to new immigration rules
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Jan 04, 2025 |
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Sweden in Focus end of year quiz 2024
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Dec 28, 2024 |
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'It's not Christmas in Sweden without a culture war'
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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What do Syrians in Sweden think of calls for them to 'go home'?
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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What we know so far about Sweden’s plan for fewer new citizens
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Dec 07, 2024 |
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All you need to know about Sweden's planned new 'snitch law'
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Nov 30, 2024 |
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Curb your immigration: Swedish politicians ramp up the rhetoric
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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Why Tesla and striking Swedish unions are still deadlocked one year on
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Nov 16, 2024 |
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What does a Trump victory mean for Americans in Sweden (and everyone else)?
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Nov 09, 2024 |
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Could backing Israel seriously become a condition for Swedish citizenship?
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Nov 02, 2024 |
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Why Sweden's tax-and-spend makeover has split the political left
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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What are the sure signs you definitely live in Sweden?
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Oct 19, 2024 |
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Are Jimmie Åkesson’s gang leader links damaging for the Sweden Democrats?
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Oct 12, 2024 |
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Why Sweden's begging ban debate feels a decade out of date
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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Why Sweden risks blowback from 3-month limit for jobseekers
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Sep 28, 2024 |
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What are Sweden's budget priorities for immigrants?
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Sep 21, 2024 |
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What words from other Nordic languages do all Swedes know?
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Sep 14, 2024 |
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Can Sweden's new screen guidelines stop the endless scrolling?
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Sep 07, 2024 |
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Should fathers be allowed to 'give away the bride' at Swedish weddings?
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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Why Swedish 'child soldiers' do dirty work for Danish gangs
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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Strange noises Swedes make that you won't find in a dictionary
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Why an award-winning businessman risks deportation from Sweden
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Aug 10, 2024 |
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How Sweden's stricter immigration rules are hurting the games industry
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Aug 03, 2024 |
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How wage requirements for foreign workers are hitting Sweden's startups
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Jul 27, 2024 |
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What do foreigners value most about living in Sweden?
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Jul 20, 2024 |
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Family reunification to get harder in Sweden, and is now a good time to buy property?
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Jul 13, 2024 |
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'How can Sweden leave behind a citizen who was sentenced to death?'
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Jul 06, 2024 |
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Almedalen special: Why does Sweden make life so hard for foreign talent?
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Jun 29, 2024 |
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Anger over prisoner swap with Iran, and how strawberries fuel Sweden's gangs
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Sweden's most offensive words and a bad night for the far right
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Jun 15, 2024 |
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Three parties risk European elimination as Sweden goes to the polls
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Jun 08, 2024 |
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Is Iran using Swedish gangs in its proxy war with Israel?
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Jun 01, 2024 |
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How can Sweden get more immigrants in leadership roles?
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May 25, 2024 |
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INTERVIEW - Sweden's labour migration clampdown will harm green transition: Green Party leader
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May 22, 2024 |
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Sweden Democrat troll factory scandal grows and Taylor Swift hits Stockholm
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May 18, 2024 |
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How will lower interest rates affect your life in Sweden, and how likely is a 4-day week?
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May 10, 2024 |
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Why do we get a day off for Ascension and who's the new joint leader of Sweden's Green Party?
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May 04, 2024 |
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How can Sweden attract and retain skilled foreigners?
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Apr 27, 2024 |
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How a Swedish nepotism scandal highlights poor recruitment practices
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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50 years of Abba, children’s residence permit row, Sweden regressing on rule of law
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Apr 13, 2024 |
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Gender law splits government and will there be a Swedish pope?
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Apr 06, 2024 |
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How happy are Swedes?
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Mar 30, 2024 |
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Waffle Day, terror arrests, Christian Democrats and Sweden Democrats in war of words
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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New migration numbers and why a Swedish kids' magazine ignores prudish parents
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Mar 16, 2024 |
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INTERVIEW: 'Lots of kids growing up in Sweden are not allowed to feel Swedish'
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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'Better late than sorry' as Sweden joins Nato, and will Norwegians sing for Sweden?
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Mar 09, 2024 |
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What do Swedes think of Russia and Ukraine? And bloodied 85-year-old beats ski record
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Mar 02, 2024 |
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The dreaded orange envelope, book tips, and how will Nato membership change Sweden?
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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What are the best tips for making friends in Sweden?
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Skiing tips, politics for immigrants, and plans for stiffer work permit rules
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Feb 17, 2024 |
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What makes dating in Sweden so hard (and how to succeed)?
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Semla bun frenzy, anti-Semitism in Sweden, and why a Gucci cap could get you frisked
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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New work permit system, Macron's Sweden visit and who are the Sami?
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Feb 03, 2024 |
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Top politician wants to ban Islamic symbols, and is Sweden prepared for cyber attacks?
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Jan 27, 2024 |
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Centre-right collapse explained, and why do Swedes drink so much coffee?
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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Why are politicians warning 'there could be war in Sweden'?
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Jan 13, 2024 |
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What's coming up in Sweden in 2024?
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Jan 06, 2024 |
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What were the stories that defined Sweden in 2023?
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Dec 30, 2023 |
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Christmas travel, new political party rumours, and how can immigrants get jobs in Sweden?
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Cheaper home loans, immigration costs, and plans for a compulsory 'Sweden course'
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Dec 16, 2023 |
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'Networking is the key to everything in Sweden'
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Dec 09, 2023 |
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How a call to demolish mosques sent shock waves through Swedish politics
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Dec 02, 2023 |
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Permanent residency under review and will cost of living in Sweden soon drop?
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Nov 25, 2023 |
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How is Sweden reacting to the Israel-Hamas war?
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Nov 18, 2023 |
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Who were Sweden's first inhabitants and why do more people want guns?
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Nov 11, 2023 |
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Swedish model under threat, and which party leaders are doomed?
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Nov 04, 2023 |
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Your questions answered on Sweden's new work permit rules
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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Why a terrorist targeted Swedes, and does the far right run Sweden now?
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Oct 21, 2023 |
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INTERVIEW: Why didn't the Social Democrats fix Sweden's school segregation problems?
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Work permit holders appeal to Sweden to let them stay
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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Immigrant fears over work permit rules and Sweden moves towards more surveillance
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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Shocking week of gang violence, and why northern Sweden needs foreign workers
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Sep 30, 2023 |
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How will the budget affect you, and why is Sweden's gang violence escalating?
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Sep 23, 2023 |
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King’s 50th jubilee, and must Swedish citizenship be ‘protected’?
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Sep 16, 2023 |
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What immigrants think of Sweden's migration shift, euro debate, and stinky herring
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Sep 09, 2023 |
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Why does Sweden allow Quran burnings?
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Sep 02, 2023 |
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Will new renting rules fix Sweden's housing crisis?
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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Why Swedes take such long summer holidays (and why we all should)
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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Midsummer tips, smoke-free Sweden, and how Stockholm can learn from Malmö on gun crime
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Jun 17, 2023 |
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What makes Sweden a place worth celebrating?
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Jun 10, 2023 |
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What you need to know about Sweden’s planned permanent residency tests
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Jun 03, 2023 |
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How the Swedish health system works (and doesn't work)
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May 30, 2023 |
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Lifestyle trends, Swexit talk, and how good is Swedish healthcare?
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May 27, 2023 |
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How can Sweden make its schools less segregated?
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May 23, 2023 |
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Summer getaways, lower food prices, and Swedish schools explained
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May 20, 2023 |
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Is democracy really under threat in Sweden?
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May 12, 2023 |
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Interview with Swedish Migration Agency boss, Part 2
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May 09, 2023 |
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Interview with Swedish Migration Agency boss, Part 1
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May 06, 2023 |
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INTERVIEW: Why is Sweden scared to talk about racism? Part 2
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May 02, 2023 |
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Why is Sweden scared to talk about racism?
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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INTERVIEW: Is Spotify ready for the Swedish model?
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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INTERVIEW: Is Klarna ready for the Swedish model?
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Learn Swedish the rude way, and how foreigners are unionizing Sweden's tech sector
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Apr 22, 2023 |
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INTERVIEW: The past, present and future of Sweden's zero-tolerance drug policy
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Apr 15, 2023 |
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Easter traditions, threats to democracy, and Swedish attitudes to drugs explained
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Apr 08, 2023 |
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Price wars, nudity, and why has Sweden gone cold on climate change?
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Apr 01, 2023 |
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Swedish gangster rap, property market turbulence, and who’s Chris O’Neill?
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Mar 25, 2023 |
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Swedish language reform controversy, and who are all the Skarsgårds?
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Mar 18, 2023 |
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Part 2: How the Sweden Democrats are flirting with the extreme right
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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How the Sweden Democrats are flirting with the extreme right
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Mar 11, 2023 |
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How important is it to learn Swedish?
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Mar 04, 2023 |
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Interview with Ukraine's ambassador to Sweden, Part 2
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Work permits, defence volunteers, and what is Sweden doing to aid Ukraine?
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Feb 25, 2023 |
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Bonus episode: How can Sweden do more to help struggling households?
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Why is Sweden the worst-performing economy in the EU?
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Feb 18, 2023 |
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Welcome to Sweden? Interview with migration minister Maria Malmer Stenergard
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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Bonus episode: How can Sweden put a stop to fatal gang shootings? Part 2
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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How can Sweden put a stop to fatal gang shootings? Part 1
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Feb 04, 2023 |
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Bonus episode: How Sweden became a paradise for billionaires, Part 2
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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How Sweden became a paradise for billionaires
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Jan 28, 2023 |
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Dual citizens' loyalties, new sleeper train, and a green game changer in Kiruna
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Jan 21, 2023 |
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Money-saving tips, migration law updates, and why is the King so annoyed?
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Jan 14, 2023 |
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What's coming up in Sweden in 2023?
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Dec 31, 2022 |
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Swedish news quiz 2022 - How well do you remember the year?
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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Migration agency delays, far-right meddling, and Sweden's Christmas traditions explained
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Dec 17, 2022 |
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Sweden's cultural canon plan and what it means for foreigners
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Dec 10, 2022 |
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Why Swedes and foreigners clash in love (and how to make it work)
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Dec 03, 2022 |
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Why does Sweden want to revoke permanent residency?
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Nov 26, 2022 |
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Why doesn't Sweden gather data on race and ethnicity – and should it?
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Nov 19, 2022 |
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Budget anger, Turkey deadlock, and can you pass The Local's Swedish citizenship test?
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Nov 12, 2022 |
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Climate criticism, struggling Ukrainians, and work permit limits under fire
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Nov 05, 2022 |
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Racism in Sweden, and how welcome do foreigners feel after the election?
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Oct 29, 2022 |
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Does Sweden's new coalition deal threaten basic rights?
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Oct 22, 2022 |
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How will the new government affect foreigners' lives in Sweden?
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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Why foreigners are furious about 'humiliating' work permit delays
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Oct 08, 2022 |
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Baltic gas blasts, key Swedish words, and how to keep living costs low
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Oct 01, 2022 |
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Why does Sweden allow profit-making schools?
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Sep 24, 2022 |
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What are the Sweden Democrats' plans for immigrants?
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Sep 17, 2022 |
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What next for Sweden as far right catches scent of real power?
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Why is no one talking to immigrants in this election?
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Sep 10, 2022 |
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Fighting crime, and how could the Sweden Democrats change Sweden?
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Sep 03, 2022 |
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How to combat segregation, and is this Sweden's ugliest ever election?
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Aug 27, 2022 |
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Parties target immigrant kids, and what are the Sweden Democrats' election prospects?
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Aug 20, 2022 |
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What are the Swedish election pledges that most affect foreigners?
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Aug 13, 2022 |
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Why Sweden is following Denmark on language tests and integration
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Aug 06, 2022 |
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PODCAST SUMMER SPECIAL: the pocket book election, and doesn't Sweden want foreign talent?
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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PODCAST: Swedish holiday traditions, and why has the Centre Party plummeted in the polls?
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Jun 25, 2022 |
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What makes people move to Sweden (apart from love and money)?
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Jun 18, 2022 |
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Tensions rise in Swedish politics as crucial election looms
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Jun 11, 2022 |
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Sweden’s new work permit law: what are the pros and cons?
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Jun 04, 2022 |
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How Sweden’s flat hierarchies work (and attitudes to alcohol)
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May 28, 2022 |
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End of an era: What's next for Sweden after Nato application?
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May 21, 2022 |
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Why is Sweden getting tougher on immigration?
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May 14, 2022 |
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What is Sweden doing to combat Russian propaganda?
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May 07, 2022 |
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How will the global energy crisis affect life in Sweden?
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Apr 30, 2022 |
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Why Sweden experienced its worst riots in decades
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Apr 23, 2022 |
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Next stop Nato, healthcare tips, and are the Liberals doomed?
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Apr 16, 2022 |
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65,000 bomb shelters, a Swedish teacher's tips, and Easter insults
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Apr 09, 2022 |
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Beat the Swedish system, IndiskFika, and trouble over mines
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Apr 02, 2022 |
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Arming Ukraine, rising Swedish prices, and ‘talent deportations’
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Mar 26, 2022 |
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Ukrainian refugees, Swedish for Immigrants classes, and does the typical Swede exist?
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Mar 19, 2022 |
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The Nato dilemma, what Sweden expects of us in a crisis, and how you can help Ukraine
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Mar 12, 2022 |
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New migration laws, a Covid recap and life in the Gothenburg archipelago
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Jul 17, 2021 |
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Coop cyberattack, the return of Löfven and personnummer havoc
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Jul 10, 2021 |
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Political misrepresentation abroad, language tests and Swedish stereotypes
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Jul 03, 2021 |
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The Left Party and Centre Party divide, rent control and why snaps?
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Jun 26, 2021 |
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Political crisis, reopening plans and a much argued over Swedish habit
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Jun 19, 2021 |
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Shrinking liberals, travel travails and the politics of timber - Sweden in Focus
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Jun 12, 2021 |
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Introducing - Sweden in Focus
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Jun 09, 2021 |