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A weekly podcast with the news and voices shaping Sweden today. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Ansvarig utgivare: Klas Wolf-Watz

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Today · 25 min
Speaker turns up the heat on parties hoping to form a government
A second vote on a potential PM is due next week, as patience is beginning to wear thin over the lack of progress towards a new government. But no-one really thinks the vote will succeed. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. We speak to an expert on whether the way governments are formed in Sweden is really fit for purpose. A heated debate has been raging in the Sweden Democrats on what makes a person Swedish: are you born into it, or is it an identity you can acquire? Now the party leader has laid down what he thinks is the answer. Plus: the clash between Halloween and All Saints Day - and how the lines between the two in Sweden are becoming more blurred. Presenters: Michael Walsh & Ulla Engberg.
October 23 · 23 min
Julia's Swedish is good enough to teach at university — but is it enough for citizenship?
Julia Stina Skoglund holds lectures in Swedish at Stockholm University. But even she's worried she won't be able to prove that she meets the new Swedish language requirement for citizenship. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Meanwhile, the existing Swedish language tests that the Migration Agency accepts as proof are either not at the right level, or are being discontinued entirely. So what options are there for citizenship applicants who learnt Swedish by themselves, without Swedish For Immigrants courses? Also: We go through the week's political news, after Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist was given the task of trying to find support for Sweden's next government. Presenters: Dave Russell and Michael Walsh Producer: Kris Boswell
October 16 · 27 min
Sweden’s government deadlock: Is a snap election getting closer?
More than a month after Sweden's general election, parliament has this week rejected Magdalena Andersson as prime minister. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Can the parties find a compromise, or is Sweden heading towards another election? We hear from a political scientist and voters. Plus, why Swedes are feeling less worried about crime, the challenges of getting wild boar onto the menu, and the AI dilemma facing Melodifestivalen. Presentors: Dave Russell & Babak Parham. Producer: Kris Boswell.
October 9 · 25 min
Nobel Prize announcements
This week, we take at look at one of Sweden's greatest international exports. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. This year's Nobel Prize announcements have been taking place this week. We focus on the prize for literature and some of the science awards. We're also talking AI and the need for more data centres in Sweden, but at what cost? And the bus crash in Småland in which a young man died and ten others were seriously injured. Presented by Sujay Dutt and Dave Russell. Reports Ulla Engberg and Babak Parham.
October 2 · 27 min
Why Sweden's new citizenship language test could be delayed
This week, we look at why Sweden’s planned language test for citizenship may be pushed back. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. We also look at the latest twists in the government formation, the Sámi Truth Commission’s call for an official apology and how a 100-tonne truck badly damaged a bridge in northern Sweden. Presentors: Babak Parham and Sujay Dutt Producer: Dave Russell
September 25 · 23 min
Election fraud allegations — here's everything we know
All eyes have been on the central Swedish town of Borlänge this week, where police are investigating alleged voter fraud connected to Sweden's election. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Nobody's been formally named as a suspect, however two Left Party politicians are reportedly at the centre of the probe, and voter fraud linked to the party has also been alleged in Stockholm. Presenters: Dave Russell and Michael Walsh Producer: Kris Boswell
September 18 · 25 min
Sweden has voted — now comes the hard part
Sweden has voted in national, regional and local elections. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. We look at the election result, the possible government coalitions and what the vote tells us about Swedish politics. We also take a closer look at the results of the local elections in Stockholm, Malmö and Gothenburg. Presenters: Dave Russell and Babak Parham Producer: Kris Boswell
September 11 · 22 min
Will undecided voters decide the Swedish election?
It's Election Day on Sunday and it's looking like a real nail biter going by the latest opinion polls. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Will it be the Moderates, Christian Democrats and Liberals who manage to hold on to power to form a new four-party right-wing government with the Sweden Democrats? Or will the centre-left opposition block, headed by the Social Democrats secure enough votes to gain a majority? Radio Sweden Weekly takes an in-depth look at the Swedish elections taking place on Sunday, with analysis and interviews. Presented by Ulla Engberg and Dave Russell Producer: Kris Boswell Reporters: Michael Walsh and Sujay Dutt.
September 4 · 27 min
Swedish election race tightens as polling day draws near
With just over a week till election day in Sweden the political parties are putting in an extra gear in their campaigning. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. We shadow Centre Party politician Birgitta Olsson on the campaign trail, and speak to the Moderate Party in Stockholm, who are trying out new ways to meet voters online. We also meet Tove Lifvendahl, the political editor-in-chief of the independent conservative newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, and Leonidas Aretakis, editor-in-chief of the independent socialist newspaper Flamman to hear their perspectives on this year's election campaign so far.
August 28 · 26 min
Fagersta school attack — two in police custody
One week has now passed since the deadly sword attack at a senior high school in Fagersta in central Sweden. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. We go to Fagersta to hear about the support being offered to students and staff at Brinellskolan, and learn more about TCC, the online subculture the attacker appears to be linked to. And: New polling shows the gap shortening between the opposition and Sweden's governing parties, just a little over two weeks out from the election. Presenters: Dave Russell and Michael Walsh Producer: Kris Boswell
August 21 · 23 min
What you need to know about the measles outbreak in Sweden
This week, a measles outbreak spread to several parts of Sweden. We look at what happened, who is most at risk, and what to do if you're unsure whether you've been vaccinated. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. And: we look at what the latest opinion polls can tell us as Sweden’s election campaign gets underway, and we catch up with one of Swedish Radio’s US correspondents after his first year reporting from Austin, Texas.
August 14 · 26 min
Brexit deportations land Sweden in the headlines
Two more British citizens who've lived in Sweden for decades are facing deportation, as a result of changed residency requirements after Brexit. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. We hear from Joyce Thomas, 78, one of those who's been told to leave Sweden, as well as Carl Mason whose elderly father George is also facing deportation — despite needing round-the-clock dementia care. Also: Sweden's new citizenship test on civic knowledge will be taken for the first time this weekend, but while anyone who fails will get another go, failing future versions of the test will mean having your citizenship application refused. Plus: We round off Radio Sweden's series of interviews in English with the leaders of Sweden's eight parliamentary parties, focused on three key issues: immigration, labour migration and employment. And welcome to Radio Sweden Weekly's new pod feed! Presenters: Dave Russell and Michael Walsh Reporter: Ulla Engberg Producer: Kris Boswell
August 3 · 23 sec
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From the end of August this is where you will find Radio Sweden's weekly in-depth programme every Friday, bringing you news and views from Sweden. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. So subscribe here to Radio Sweden Weekly, so you don't miss an episode!

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