Top politician wants to ban Islamic symbols, and is Sweden prepared for cyber attacks‪?‬ Sweden in Focus

In this week's episode: Ice bathing, Turkey's parliament votes on Sweden's Nato bid, top Sweden Democrat calls for ban on Islamic symbols, Sweden's complicated relationship with wolves, and how a cyber attack hit Swedish authorities and retailers.
Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local’s Emma Löfgren and James Savage, and we also have an interview with Shahid Raza, who is Director of RISE Cybersecurity Unit, Research Director at Cybercampus Sweden and Professor of Cybersecurity at Mälardalen University.
Here are links to some of the stories we discuss:
Ice bathing Ice-swimming in Sweden: Is this the world’s most extreme competition?NatoTurkey’s president signed off on the ratification of Sweden’s Nato application a few hours after we recorded the episode, nullifying some speculation that we opted to leave out. 
Turkey approves Sweden’s Nato application as Erdogan signs ratificationSwedish Prime Minister ‘won’t negotiate’ with Hungary on Nato bidEXPLAINED: What happens next for Sweden’s Nato application?PoliticsTop Sweden Democrat: No paradigm shift yet in Swedish migrationOpposition calls for Sweden Democrat to resign over Mohammed tweetWolvesWolf caught on camera in StockholmWild boar thrive while Sweden targets ‘mythical’ wolfCyberattackSome Swedish shops start to reopen after hacker attackRussian group behind hacker attack on Swedish authorities and retailers
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