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PODCAST: Arming Ukraine, rising Swedish prices, and ‘talent deportations’

Sweden in Focus: A weekly, behind-the-scenes look at the biggest news stories in Sweden with the journalists who know them best. Every Saturday with The Local Sweden.

PODCAST: Arming Ukraine, rising Swedish prices, and ‘talent deportations’

In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by The Local’s Becky Waterton, Richard Orange and James Savage. 

In this episode we hear from Ukrainian refugees in Malmö, check in on Sweden’s Nato debate, and we examine Sweden’s plans to send more weapons to help repel the Russian invasion. 

We also reveal the results of a listener poll on Sweden’s rising cost of living and discuss how it’s affecting people and what the government is doing to dampen the impact. 

And we dig into the findings of a survey suggesting that the most important issues for readers of The Local are healthcare, education, and immigration. 

You can listen to the episode HERE. Let us know what you think in the comments below, or tweet us using the hashtag #SwedeninFocus.

 

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Why a British actor has to leave the life he loves in Sweden

British actor Kenny Solomons explains how he built a happy life for himself in Sweden but became so integrated that he completely missed the deadline for Brexit paperwork.

Why a British actor has to leave the life he loves in Sweden

In this week’s Sweden in Focus Extra, The Local’s Nordic correspondent Richard Orange chats to Kenny Solomons about his colourful life in Sweden and why he now has to leave after his late application for post-Brexit residency was rejected.

“It’s now 19 months since I sent in my appeal to the Migration Court, and the pressure of not knowing, every day, and the pressure of having to say ‘no’ to career opportunities outside of Europe, and the pressure of not knowing with 100 percent certainty that I can live and work in Sweden in the long run was just affecting my health, and my mental health as well,” he says.

“I hit the wall, was suffering with anxiety, and was incredibly unhappy. So I made the decision.”

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