Shocking week of gang violence, and why northern Sweden needs foreign workers

In this week's episode: Is Sweden underfunding schools and healthcare?; motorway mudslide; Turkey gives fresh impetus to Sweden's Nato bid; why northern Sweden needs foreign workers, and Prime Minister wants military help to crack down on gangs.

This week host Paul O’Mahony is joined by The Local’s James Savage and Richard Orange, and we also hear from the Skellefteå-based journalist Paul Connolly.

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

Politics in Sweden

Why Sweden’s finance minister is willing to be unpopular Landslide

IN NUMBERS: Sweden’s lucky escape as landslide causes huge motorway sinkholeSwedish motorway landslide: What happens next? Nato latest

‘Not urgent’ for Sweden to join Nato, says Hungary’s Viktor OrbánTurkey agrees to approve Sweden’s Nato application in return for fighter jets Jobs in northern Sweden

Meet the foreigners moving to northern Sweden to turn industry greenFive things I love about northern Sweden Gang violence

Swedish prime minister seeks military help to crack down on gangsWho’s who in Sweden’s gang conflict?How could Sweden put an end to its deadly wave of gang crime?

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