Whistleblower Edward Snowden is receiving a Right Livelihood Award today via video-link from Russia, and some call for Sweden to give him asylum. One charity organization tries to get people to give during this holiday season without necessarily opening their wallets. With the Stockholm community of Lidingö cancelling its Lucia celebration this year, we look whether the the light of this tradition is starting to dim. And we look at the traditional Yule calendars that the public radio will be airing. Producer / presenter: Brett Ascarelli.

Whistleblower Edward Snowden is receiving a Right Livelihood Award today via video-link from Russia, and some call for Sweden to give him asylum. One charity organization tries to get people to give during this holiday season without necessarily opening their wallets. With the Stockholm community of Lidingö cancelling its Lucia celebration this year, we look whether the the light of this tradition is starting to dim. And we look at the traditional Yule calendars that the public radio will be airing. Producer / presenter: Brett Ascarelli.

Swedish construction giant Skanska has become embroiled in a corruption scandal.The bewildering choice facing students pondering high school.Don`t judge a book by its cover, how the moomins stories for kids have a large following in the academic world and our Friday Guest is one of the few openly gay authors in the Arabic world.

Swedish construction giant Skanska has become embroiled in a corruption scandal.The bewildering choice facing students pondering high school.Don`t judge a book by its cover, how the moomins stories for kids have a large following in the academic world and our Friday Guest is one of the few openly gay authors in the Arabic world.

The Left Party leader says the opposition must say what they will do if the government ciollapses over the upcoming budget vote. What words are their in your mother tongue that just don`t have an equivalent in Swedish? A chef tells us of the physical abuse in French kitchens, and how it`s very different in Swedish ones. We har about this year`s contestants for the Melodifestivalen, the contest to choose a candidate for Eurovision. Presenter Loukas Christodoulou. Producer Frank Radosevich

The Left Party leader says the opposition must say what they will do if the government ciollapses over the upcoming budget vote. What words are their in your mother tongue that just don`t have an equivalent in Swedish? A chef tells us of the physical abuse in French kitchens, and how it`s very different in Swedish ones. We har about this year`s contestants for the Melodifestivalen, the contest to choose a candidate for Eurovision. Presenter Loukas Christodoulou. Producer Frank Radosevich

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Many church ministers have been paid off, after what their union calls threats and harassment. Some parents feel left behind as homework goes digital. A Swedish region plans to pipe off and sell Swedish water. Experts describe how Swerden would be affected if tensions with Russia meant the end of oil and gas supplies. Presenter: Loukas Christodoulou. Producer: Frank Radosevich.

Many church ministers have been paid off, after what their union calls threats and harassment. Some parents feel left behind as homework goes digital. A Swedish region plans to pipe off and sell Swedish water. Experts describe how Swerden would be affected if tensions with Russia meant the end of oil and gas supplies. Presenter: Loukas Christodoulou. Producer: Frank Radosevich.