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SWEDEN IN FOCUS

LISTEN: Immigrant fears over work permit rules and Sweden moves towards more surveillance

In this week's episode: weak krona means less Nobel prize money, Sweden’s government plans more surveillance, what the future holds for Scandinavian Airlines, how work permit holders will be affected by a new salary threshold, how organised crime networks in Sweden are opening healthcare centres.

Published: 7 October 2023 09:29 CEST
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Host Paul O’Mahony is joined by The Local’s James Savage and Becky Waterton, and we also hear from criminologist Manne Gerell from Malmö University.

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

Foreign minister’s passport

Nobel prize week

Plans for new police powers

Scandinavian Airlines

Work permits

Gang funding

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Troll factory scandal grows, Taylor Swift hits Stockholm, and the challenges of raising bilingual kids

This week: Fallout from Sweden Democrat troll factory scandal, how Stockholm has prepared for Taylor Swift, interview with Green Party leader Daniel Helldén. For Membership+ subscribers: Is public service broadcasting under threat in Sweden? And how can you pass on your home culture to bilingual kids?

Published: 18 May 2024 09:21 CEST
Troll factory scandal grows, Taylor Swift hits Stockholm, and the challenges of raising bilingual kids

Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local’s Nordic correspondent, Richard Orange. The episode also features interviews with Dagens Nyheter’s reporter Evelyn Jones, Stockholm Business Region’s communications director Monica Engqvist and Green Party co-leader Daniel Helldén. 

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

Sweden Democrats 

Taylor Swift 

Public service broadcasting

Family 

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