Two Swedish journalists kidnapped in Syria are finally free. Newspaper editor Jan Helin reacts to the good news...Swedish scientists uncover the color of marine reptiles that lived millions of years ago....And we hear from the anti-racists who staged a massive protest in Stockholm. Presenter: Frank Radosevich. Producer: Kris Boswell. Music: Strövtåg i Hembygden by Mando Diao.

The Swedish journalists held captive in Syria are freed. We also meet the Swedish Greenpeace activist who was held captive in Russia. Also, the brain drain - calls to bring back free tuition for international students. And,the mystery of the dead dismembered cows washed up ashore in the south of the country.

The Swedish journalists held captive in Syria are freed. We also meet the Swedish Greenpeace activist who was held captive in Russia. Also, the brain drain - calls to bring back free tuition for international students. And,the mystery of the dead dismembered cows washed up ashore in the south of the country.

As schools open their doors for winter term, we talk to an education specialist who says Canadians pupils are better at reading....The man voted Swede of the Year answers his critics...Swedish researchers find an advanced way of tracing stress levels in hair.

As schools open their doors for winter term, we talk to an education specialist who says Canadians pupils are better at reading....The man voted Swede of the Year answers his critics...Swedish researchers find an advanced way of tracing stress levels in hair.

The governor of the Bank of Sweden says something should be done about the housing market here, but why is he worried?

We visit an care home for the elderly in Stockholm with a rather special garden.

Should the removable spikes that many Swedes put on the bottom of their shoes during an icy winter have a grading system?

The governor of the Bank of Sweden says something should be done about the housing market here, but why is he worried?

We visit an care home for the elderly in Stockholm with a rather special garden.

Should the removable spikes that many Swedes put on the bottom of their shoes during an icy winter have a grading system?

We kick off the new year with a look at how Sweden`s political parties are gearing up for the election. We also take a look at which of our stories you, our audience, listened to and shared the most in 2013. And we speak to veteran diplomat Jan Eliasson, about the prospects for global peace. Presenter: Nathalie Rothschild. Producer: Loukas Christodoulou. Music Nyår by Emil Jensen & Familjen.

We kick off the new year with a look at how Sweden`s political parties are gearing up for the election. We also take a look at which of our stories you, our audience, listened to and shared the most in 2013. And we speak to veteran diplomat Jan Eliasson, about the prospects for global peace. Presenter: Nathalie Rothschild. Producer: Loukas Christodoulou. Music Nyår by Emil Jensen & Familjen.

Happy New Year! Here`s the podcast version of our Review of the YEar. All the key moments and talking points from 2013. Presented by Dave Russell.