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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.
 

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Sweden in Focus

In this week's episode we bring in The Local's Denmark editor, Michael Barrett, to talk about why Denmark is liberating its work permit rules at the same time as Sweden is tightening up. And we assess Sweden’s big political experiment: a centre-right government backed by the far-right Sweden Democrats. Three years on, how has it been working?

Host Richard Orange is joined this week by The Local's publisher James Savage and Denmark editor Michael Barrett.

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

Work Permits Denmark to ease work permit rules for 16 non-EU countriesSweden raises work permit salary threshold to almost 30,000 kronorPolitics Can Kristersson convince voters to give him another term?

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Why are Sweden and Denmark going different ways on work permits

This week's episode of Sweden in Focus Extra for Membership+ subscribers features an interview with Hanna Geurtsen, the Migration Agency official responsible for overseeing a new list of jobs which could be exempted from a future salary threshold for work permits. She tells us how and why the list was put together, what it consists of, and what practical impact, if any, it is likely to have.

Membership+ subscribers can listen to the interview in the latest episode of Sweden in Focus Extra.

Read also: 

Swedish Migration Agency rates just two jobs as 'high risk' for work permitsREVEALED: The 152 jobs that could be excused minimum salary for a Swedish work permit

 
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Work permit salary thresholds: Does exempted job list mean anything?

In this week's episode we talk about 'cloudburst-like rain' and what to do if your house is flooded, we talk about why Swedes tend to stay home in the summer, and we talk about what it's like to have a baby in Sweden. 

Floods 
How can you protect your Swedish home against downpours?
Swedish summer 
'On a sunny day, it can't be beat': The best things about spending summer in Sweden
Having babies 
How to use Swedish parental leave to spend four months with your baby back home

What you need to know about giving birth in Sweden

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Why Swedes stay home in summer (and it's not for the rain)

It’s time again to learn some Swedish as our panelists try their hand at the tricky vocabulary section of Högskoleprovet, the Swedish university entrance exam. 

Host Paul O’Mahony in Stockholm is joined this week from Malmö by The Local's Becky Waterton and Richard Orange.

READ ALSO:

SWEDISH TEST: Can you pass the vocab part of Sweden's version of the SAT? What you need to know about applying to university in Sweden The seven stages of learning Swedish every foreigner goes through 

 
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Is your Swedish good enough for university? – Quiz 11

In this week's episode we talk about revelations that the son of Johan Forssell, Sweden's migration minister, has been active in far-right extremist groups and how the scandal is affecting the government. 

We also discuss what's behind a recent spate of redundancies in Sweden's games sector, an industry that employs a disproportionately high number of foreign workers. 
Politics Swedish minister vows to stay on despite son's links to white supremacist groupsINTERVIEW: Probe into minister's relative has revealed 'threat to Swedish security'Working in Sweden 'Awesome people get pushed away': What's happening in the Swedish gaming industry?The seven bizarre traditions that make up Swedish MidsummerGet Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcasts
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Can Sweden's migration minister survive scandal of son's extremist links?

In this week's episode we once again bring you a Swedish language quiz as The Local's journalists answer multiple choice questions from the vocabulary section of Högskoleprovet, the Swedish university entrance exam.

Host Paul O’Mahony is joined for the quiz by regular panelists Becky Waterton and Richard Orange.

READ ALSO:

SWEDISH TEST: Can you pass the vocab part of Sweden's version of the SAT? What you need to know about applying to university in Sweden The seven stages of learning Swedish every foreigner goes through 

 
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Is your Swedish good enough for university? – Quiz 10

In this week’s episode we bring you a language quiz in which we put The Local’s journalists through their paces with questions from the vocabulary section of Högskoleprovet, the Swedish university entrance exam.

Host Paul O’Mahony is joined for the quiz by regular panelists Becky Waterton and Richard Orange.

READ ALSO:

SWEDISH TEST: Can you pass the vocab part of Sweden’s version of the SAT? What you need to know about applying to university in Sweden The seven stages of learning Swedish every foreigner goes through

 
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Is your Swedish good enough for university? – Quiz 9

In this special episode from the Almedalen political week on Gotland, James Savage talks to former US Ambassador Erik Ramanathan about how much the Trump presidency is really changing the relationship between Sweden and the US. He also has an interview with campaigner Khrystyna Hevchuk about the challenges faced by Ukrainian refugees in Sweden. And Helena Renström from Skellefteå municipality talks about what Northvolt's bankruptcy means for work permit holders there. 
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Almedalen special: Swedish red tape vexes Ukrainians

In this week's episode we talk about the bridge between Denmark and Sweden and how it means a lot more to one of our panelists than the sore feet she got after running across it. 

We also discuss what foreigners do to fit in in Sweden and why some people push back against assimilation.

Host Paul O'Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists Becky Waterton and Richard Orange. 

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:
Sweden and DenmarkWhy the Bridge Run between Sweden and Denmark meant so much to meReader insights'Sometimes I explode inside': How foreigners in Sweden become more Swedish to fit inTen signs you're becoming more Swedish than the SwedesGet Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcasts
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Fit in or stick out? How Sweden changes you

In this week's episode we talk about how to make the most of Sweden’s Midsummer celebrations, and we look at big changes to Sweden’s work permit system — including a new rule that could help you stay in the country if you lose your job.

For Membership+ subscribers we explore why Swedes are dropping traditional surnames, racism in Swedish nightclubs, and why party leaders have been reprimanded after calling for a slow down in citizenship processing.

Host Richard Orange is joined this week by regular panelists Becky Waterton and James Savage. 

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:
DonationDonate to The LocalWork permitsHow Sweden wants to make it easier to change employers on a work permitSweden set to double three-month deadline for (some) laid-off work permit holdersMidsummerWhy is Midsummer's Eve celebrated in Sweden?The seven bizarre traditions that make up Swedish MidsummerGet Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcasts
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Good news at last for work permit holders in Sweden

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 of violence in Sweden's ongoing gang feuds? 

Host Paul O’Mahony is joined by The Local's Emma Löfgren and Richard Orange, as well as the Swedish crime reporter Katrin Krantz from the Expressen newspaper.

SURVEY: Would you listen to more podcasts from The Local?

Here are links to some of the stories we discuss this week:

Mushrooms

How to pick mushrooms in Sweden like you've been doing it all your life
Kebnekaise

How I tamed Sweden's highest peak
Budget

How will the 2024 budget affect foreigners in Sweden?How Sweden's 2024 budget could affect your financesSweden's emissions to rise as budget relaxes green targets to fight inflation
Gang wars

Timeline: Seven fatal shootings in ten days in SwedenSwedish police chief warns of 'unprecedented' wave of gang killings

 
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How will the budget affect you, and why is Sweden's gang violence escalating?

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