Kingdom: Swedish Rulers

Andreas Norlén: Interview with the Speaker of the Swedish Parliament


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In a very special episode which we are sharing from the feed of our other podcast, A Flatpack History of Sweden, we interview the Speaker of the Swedish Parliament, Andreas Norlén. The Speaker reflects on the history behind his historic office, the period in history he would have most liked to have been Speaker and how he sees the reign of current king Carl Gustaf XVI. Bonus content includes Swedish poetry, tomatoes, a historical clock and how heavy the parliamentary gavel is!


Links to some of the topics covered

The poet Karin Boye

Speaker Olof Håkonsson from the 1700s

The Speaker's instagram account

The website for A Flatpack History of Sweden & Kingdom: Swedish Rulers


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I ett mycket speciellt avsnitt från vår andra podd, A Flatpack History of Sweden, intervjuar vi Riksdagens talman, Andreas Norlén, på engelska. Talmanen reflekterar över historien bakom sitt historiska ämbete, den historiska perioden han helst skulle ha varit talman och hur han ser på regeringstiden för nuvarande kung Carl Gustaf XVI. Med bonusinnehåll såsom talmannes favoriter i svensk poesi, tomater, en historisk klocka och hur mycket rikdagens klubba väger! 

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