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. Become a member at https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Sweden's divorce rate not Europe's highest – but more likely for foreigners

    In this week's episode we talk about how many people get divorced in Sweden and what the experience has been like for readers of The Local. We also look at international flights: why are there more flights than before out of Stockholm and why is it so expensive to fly from Gothenburg? Also, who are all those people in the photos in the arrivals hall at Arlanda Airport? For Membership+ subscribers, we examine what detainees are saying about conditions inside Sweden’s immigrant detention centres. And with the Centre Party electing a new leader, is anyone in Swedish politics ready to present an optimistic view of Sweden’s future? Host Paul O'Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists Richard Orange and James Savage. Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode: Reader insights'Not seen as a taboo or failure': What it's like getting divorced in SwedenTravelInternational flights at Arlanda above pre-pandemic levelsFlights from Gothenburg almost twice the price of Stockholm or CopenhagenImmigration'Worse than prison': Brexit Brit locked up in Swedish detention centre then deportedPoliticsWho is the Swedish Centre Party's new leader and why does it matter?GUIDE: Everything you need to know about Sweden's political parties Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcastsSign up now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday. Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+ For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+For new members: Get Membership+  Become a member at https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    15 min

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    How good is your Swedish vocabulary? - Quiz 13

    It's quiz time again in this week's episode of Sweden in Focus Extra for Membership+ subscribers. Can our panelists pass the vocabulary section of högskoleprovet, the Swedish university entrance exam? Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Becky Waterton and James Savage. Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcastsSweden in Focus Extra is a podcast for The Local's Membership+ subscribers. Sign up to Membership+ now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday. Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+ For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+For new members: Get Membership+  Become a member at https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    4 min

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    Why many Swedes feast on goose blood in November

    In this week's episode we talk about why Sweden is paying Somalia to accept citizens deported from Sweden and whether the political scandal is helping or hurting the government. We also explain why a lot of Swedes will be eating goose blood soup to celebrate St Martin’s Day. For Membership+ subscribers we discuss why a growing number of Swedish towns are refusing to help the government with its plan to encourage more people who came to Sweden as refugees to leave the country. Finally, we’ lift the lid on some of the biggest taboos in Swedish politics. Host Paul O'Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists Becky Waterton and James Savage. Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode: Politics'Pure bribery': Sweden paid Somalia millions to accept deporteesSwedish traditionsWhy the duck do some Swedes feast on goose blood in November?Gang deportations and goose blood: What changes in Sweden in NovemberImmigrationGrowing number of Swedish councils push back on voluntary return migrationPoliticsOPINION: Sweden needs politicians who stand up for sin Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcastsSign up now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday. Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+ For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+For new members: Get Membership+   Become a member at https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    17 min

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    How good is your Swedish vocabulary? - Quiz 12

    This week's episode of Sweden in Focus Extra for Membership+ poses some seriously tricky Swedish language questions.  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 by The Local's Becky Waterton and James Savage. Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcastsSweden in Focus Extra is a podcast for The Local's Membership+ subscribers. Sign up to Membership+ now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday. Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+ For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+For new members: Get Membership+  Become a member at https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    4 min

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    Does it matter if Sweden's foreign football manager speaks the language?

    In this week's episode we talk about Sweden’s new men’s football manager Graham Potter and we ask how good his Swedish is. We dig into a survey of readers of The Local asking how people found their jobs in what has become a very difficult country to find work. For Membership+ subscribers we’ll look ahead to what to expect from next week’s autumn school break and the Halloween and All Saints holidays. And finally we examine the latest citizenship news after the Migration Agency announced that it will grant citizenship to far fewer people this year than last. 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: Language  Just how good is Sweden football manager Graham Potter's Swedish?Working in Sweden'It was completely online': How foreigners in Sweden got their jobsGet Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcastsSign up now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday. Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+ For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+For new members: Get Membership+  Become a member at https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    19 min

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    'We belong to this city': Malmö hummus bar owner fights parent' deportation

    When the hummus bar he founded really started to take off, Ibra Idrees employed his parents and brought them to Sweden But his mother and father now face deportation after the Migration Agency rejected his mother’s work permit. In his conversation with The Local’s Becky Waterton, Idrees explains how he developed Hummusson into one of Malmö best-loved haunts and how the establishment's family-made hummus ended up on supermarket shelves. But mostly he talks about why he thinks the Migration Agency botched the case and why he's determined to fight to keep his parents in Sweden. Parents of Malmö's hummus bar owner given weeks to leave countryREAD ALSO: Syrian banker applied for 'over 2,000' jobs in Sweden before creating his ownSweden to hike threshold for work permit to 33,390 kronor a monthWhat's in Sweden's new package of work permit rules?Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcastsSweden in Focus Extra is a podcast for The Local's Membership+ subscribers. Sign up to Membership+ now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday. Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+ For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+For new members: Get Membership+  Become a member at https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    6 min

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    How hatred and threats are undermining Swedish democracy

    In this week's episode we talk about last weekend’s rowdy party leader debate and what it tells us about next year’s election. We also dig into some insights from readers of The Local on what prompted people to pack their bags and move to Sweden. For Membership+ subscribers, we discuss accusations that politicians are using xenophobic language to describe pro-Palestinian protestors. And finally we hear whether readers of The Local agree with the old cliché of Sweden being one of the most sexually liberated countries in the world. Host Paul O'Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists Becky Waterton and James Savage. Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode: Politics Sweden needs more of the Nooshi and Ebba showWhy is it important that the Centre Party leader has stepped down?ARCHIVE: ‘The Sweden Democrats no longer need to worry about how they appear’Reader insights'Born for Sweden': The Local's readers explain what made them move hereSurveyTELL US: How sexually liberated are Swedish people really? Become a member at https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    14 min

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    'We're not in a labour market in Sweden, we're in network-related recruitment'

    Sweden is one of the worst countries in Europe when it comes to providing job opportunities for educated foreigners, according to an investigation last year by Lighthouse Reports and media outlets including the Financial Times.  The study found for example that Sweden had the second-worst employment gap for college-educated migrants and that 68 percent of immigrants educated abroad were overqualified for their job. In this clip from Sweden in Focus Extra, The Local’s contributor Amélie Reichmuth speaks about this issue of "brain waste" in Sweden with Laurence Romani, who is a professor and Director of the Center for Responsible Leadership at the Stockholm School of Economics.  Tackling Sweden’s ‘brain waste’: How employers can unlock migrant talent READ ALSO: How many immigrants are overqualified for their jobs in Sweden?Want to build your Swedish network? Here's where to startHow to play office politics in Sweden... and surviveGet Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcastsSweden in Focus Extra is a podcast for The Local's Membership+ subscribers. Sign up to Membership+ now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday. Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+ For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+For new members: Get Membership+    Become a member at https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    5 min
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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. Become a member at https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Skapad av
    The Local
  • Aktiva år
    2021 - 2025
  • Avsnitt
    218
  • Åldersgräns
    Barnvänligt
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    © The Local Europe AB
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