More than 80,000 Stockholm homes lost their electricity Monday as a blackout hit homes, metro trains and even cable tv providers. Is the Swedish government favouring homeowners over flat tenants? Can someone with dual citizenship become Swedish Prime Minister? And we find out who has won the prestigious sports achievement of the year award.

More than 80,000 Stockholm homes lost their electricity Monday as a blackout hit homes, metro trains and even cable tv providers. Is the Swedish government favouring homeowners over flat tenants? Can someone with dual citizenship become Swedish Prime Minister? And we find out who has won the prestigious sports achievement of the year award.

___POD: More fathers than mothers feel guilt about not spending more time with their kids; Chinese on the way for all Swedish schools; Work permits for sale at fast food outlets; Ice hockey hooliganism; Dancing the winter blues away at lunch discos. Presenter: Tom Sullivan Producer: Brett Ascarelli

___POD: More fathers than mothers feel guilt about not spending more time with their kids; Chinese on the way for all Swedish schools; Work permits for sale at fast food outlets; Ice hockey hooliganism; Dancing the winter blues away at lunch discos. Presenter: Tom Sullivan Producer: Brett Ascarelli

Opposition to the parliamentary vote to give police expanded powers to track date traffic How a cash bonus to encourage new immigrants to learn Swedish is a flop. We`ll get a preview into this year`s Christmas calendars on both Swedish Radio and Swedish Television which begin tomorrow And our Friday guest today is author and illustrator Kitty Crowther, a past winner of the Astrid Lindgren memorial prize

Opposition to the parliamentary vote to give police expanded powers to track date traffic How a cash bonus to encourage new immigrants to learn Swedish is a flop. We`ll get a preview into this year`s Christmas calendars on both Swedish Radio and Swedish Television which begin tomorrow And our Friday guest today is author and illustrator Kitty Crowther, a past winner of the Astrid Lindgren memorial prize

Sweden says it will support Palestine in its bid to become a permanent observer state at the United Nations. A row between the transport industry and a government agency may make for danerous road conditions. And we visit Ebenezer Scrooge and the other members of Charles Dicken`s English tale "A Christmas Carol". Host: Gabriel Stein Closing Music: "En Sångarsaga", by Mando Diao

Sweden says it will support Palestine in its bid to become a permanent observer state at the United Nations. A row between the transport industry and a government agency may make for danerous road conditions. And we visit Ebenezer Scrooge and the other members of Charles Dicken`s English tale "A Christmas Carol". Host: Gabriel Stein Closing Music: "En Sångarsaga", by Mando Diao

We find out about the bug that keeps millions off home sick around the world every year, the winter vomiting disease. A new weapons fair in Stockholm is proving controversial. And then, as advent approaches residents of several towns are preparing to put up their own giant straw christmas goats, but will they survive the festive season this time?

We find out about the bug that keeps millions off home sick around the world every year, the winter vomiting disease. A new weapons fair in Stockholm is proving controversial. And then, as advent approaches residents of several towns are preparing to put up their own giant straw christmas goats, but will they survive the festive season this time?