Sweden in Focus

🎧 Jailed Swedish-Iranian researcher Ahmedreza Djalali's appeal to Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. In the latest episode we speak about his case with his wife, @VMehrannia, and Foreign Minister @TobiasBillstrom. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2jeVGB…

🛤️ What's the Malmbanan in northern Sweden and why is it so important? 🎧 Follow the podcast thelocal.se/podcasts/swede… #swedeninfocus #podcast #malmbanan

Should you tip in Sweden? The Local's publisher @SavLocal reacts to a recent trend at Swedish bars and restaurants that's changing the culture around tipping. 🎧 thelocal.se/20240410/shoul… #swedeninfocus #podcast #sweden

Sweden’s parliament is set to vote this month on a law allowing people to change legal gender without a diagnosis, without surgery and from the age of 16. Richard Orange gives us some background. Episode out 6 April 🎧 thelocal.se/podcasts/swede… #swedeninfocus #podcast

Don't miss our interview with Centre Party leader Muharrem Demirok. 🎧 pod.fo/e/225c61 #swedeninfocus #podcast

Centre Party leader Muharrem Demirok explains why he was furious at the far-right Sweden Democrats after a leading figure called for the burning of more qurans at the same time as Sweden was seeking to join Nato. 🎧 New episode out 9 March #swedeninfocus #podcast

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Semla buns will be eaten in huge quantities in Sweden this Tuesday. To get a taste of the history of the semla, we chat in this week's podcast with ethnologist Jonas Engman from @nordiskamuseet, who also gives us some background on how Shrove Tuesday is celebrated in Sweden.

Does Sweden need to do more to educate people about the indigenous Sami population? Charlotta Svonni, a researcher on indigenous education at @umeauniversity, shares her thoughts. New episode out on Saturday, February 3rd. Listen to #SwedenInFocus wherever you get your podcasts!

In this week’s podcast: Shahid Raza, Director of Rise Cybersecurity Unit, helps us understand a major hacker attack Also: - Sweden’s Nato accession latest - Top Sweden Democrat wants to ban Islamic symbols - Sweden’s complicated relationship with wolves - Ice bathing

An interesting conversation on a fascinating trend in Swedish politics...

📉 Sweden’s four centre-right parties slumped to a record low in the polls this week. Political scientist @nicholasaylott (@sodertorn, @UISweden gives us perspective on how far they’ve fallen. 🎧 Episode out 20 January 🔗 Listen & Follow podfollow.com/sweden-in-focus

Why are Sweden’s leaders warning of the prospect of war? We chat this week with Fredrik Fors, senior analyst at @Forsvarshogsk, for perspective on recent headline-grabbing comments. You can hear more from the interview in this week’s #swedeninfocus, out on Saturday 13 January.

What's coming up in Sweden in 2024? The stories likely to shape Sweden in 2024, from politics and Nato to minority rights, Eurovision, and the economy. pod.fo/e/210d93

🎧 On this week's episode of #SwedenInFocus - Christmas travel updates - Birds munch giant goat - New political party rumours - White Christmas dreams - How can immigrants get jobs in Sweden? pod.fo/e/20d4cb

This week’s guest Amanda Herzog sent 800+ job applications before she finally got a job in her chosen industry in Sweden. Now she gives advice to international job seekers about how employers and immigrant job seekers in Sweden can ensure they’re both getting what they need.

This week: - banks cut rates - state of Sweden’s democracy - new Pisa rankings - how child refugees have integrated - ex-Syrian banker behind successful restaurant - government counts cost of migration - compulsory courses for newcomers - Nobel banquet pod.fo/e/20bbb3

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Just how hard is to get a job in your chosen profession as an immigrant in #Sweden? Ibra Idrees, a former banker from Syria, applied for around 2,000 jobs before setting up a successful restaurant instead. We discuss this and much more in the new episode, out December 16th.

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🎧 What do newcomers find most surprising when applying for jobs in Sweden? Maria Fogelström Kylberg, CEO of Stockholm Academic Forum, joins us this week to talk about how Sweden can get better at retaining highly-skilled international workers 📣 New episode out December 9th.