Sweden in Focus

Striking nurses, European election preview, Sweden Democrats' anti-Arab trolling, how can Sweden get more inclusive? 

Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists Emma Löfgren and Becky Waterton. 

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

• Nurses in Sweden launch first strike in 16 years

• Six ways the EU election might upend Sweden's political landscape 

• Tell us: What can Sweden do to make the country more inclusive? 

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Iran accused of deploying Swedish gangs, Ebba Busch sparks anger over Islam remarks, how Sweden can make immigrants feel more welcome on National Day?

Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists Richard Orange and James Savage. 

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

• Swedish security chiefs: Iran recruits gangs to hit Israeli targets in Sweden
• Sweden calls Iranian diplomat to meeting over gang crime allegations 

• Who are Sweden's top candidates in the European election? 

• Why does Sweden celebrate National Day on June 6th? 
• The seven bizarre traditions that make up Swedish Midsummer 

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This week in Sweden in Focus: Nurses plan to strike, Sweden Democrats vow to keep on trolling, and how can Sweden combat discrimination?

Host Paul O’Mahony is joined by The Local Sweden's editor Emma Löfgren and our Nordic correspondent Richard Orange. The episode also features interviews with Greg Fernando, the founder of New to Sweden, an organisation promoting greater workplace diversity, and Paulina Brandberg, Minister for Gender Equality and Working Life. 

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

• Swedish healthcare strike: What nurses and midwives' overtime protest means for you

• Swedish PM won't end Sweden Democrats collaboration over 'troll factory' 
• Inside Sweden: Why troll factory won't spark a government crisis 

• OPINION: ‘No such thing as race’: why Sweden’s colour-blind approach is failing 
• PODCAST: Why doesn't Sweden gather data on race and ethnicity – and should it? 

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In this week's Sweden in Focus Extra: Green Party joint leader Daniel Helldén on criticism of government climate policy, the EU elections, immigration and online attacks from far-right troll accounts. 

After a turbulent period for the party, the Greens recently put in place a new leadership duo: Daniel Helldén, previously vice mayor of Stockholm, and Amanda Lind, the former culture minister.

We chat this week with Daniel Helldén to find out about the party’s direction ahead of the upcoming EU election and beyond. We also ask where the party stands on new income requirements for work permit holders and what Helldén thinks of revelations about anonymous social media troll accounts run by the Sweden Democrats.

• THE KEY PLAYERS: Who's who in Swedish politics?
• Who are Sweden's top candidates in the European election?

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This week: Fallout from Sweden Democrat troll factory scandal, how Stockholm has prepared for Taylor Swift, excerpts from interview with Green Party leader Daniel Helldén.

Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Nordic correspondent, Richard Orange. The episode also features interviews with Dagens Nyheter's reporter Evelyn Jones, Stockholm Business Region's communications director Monica Engqvist and Green Party co-leader Daniel Helldén. 

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

• Sweden Democrats spread white power propaganda
• How the Sweden Democrats' 'troll factory' tries to shape the immigration debate 
• Uncovering a Sweden Democrat troll factory: 'I had to get inside to get the truth'

• Do Taylor Swift's ancestors really come from a small parish in rural Sweden? 

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In this week's episode: Security fears and parties in Malmö for Eurovision, how lower interest rates affect people in Sweden, and Sweden Democrats get caught running a social media troll factory. 

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Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Richard Orange and Emma Löfgren. 

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

• Sweden's Eurovision brings kitsch in the shadow of Gaza 
• How Eurovision visitors can make the most of Malmö

• Three ways Sweden's slashed interest rate will boost your finances 
• Which Swedish banks have the lowest mortgage rates?

• REVEALED: Sweden Democrats' secret social media 'troll factory' 

• For sale: New record as flood of apartments hits the market in Sweden 
• How do you beat the stress of the Swedish property bidding frenzy?

• Swedish rail derailments could be linked to 'Russian-backed sabotage' 

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In this week's episode: Ascension Day holiday, Nazis storm political meeting in Stockholm, preview of interview with gardening expert John Taylor, and who is the Green Party's new joint leader? 

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Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Becky Waterton and Emma Lögren. 

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

• Why is Ascension Day a public holiday in Sweden?

• EXPLAINED: What we know about the attack on a Swedish anti-fascist meeting 
• Over a thousand people join protest against Stockholm attack

• Dreadlocked bureaucrat: Who's the Swedish Green Party's new leader? 

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What are the main challenges for Swedish employers when recruiting internationally and how can they harness the experience of the many skilled internationals already living in Sweden?

In this special live recording of the podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined on stage by Maria Fogelström Kylberg, CEO of Stockholms Akademiska Forum, Amanda Herzog, founder of Intertalents in Sweden, and Laureline Vallée, an environmental engineer from France who recently secured her first job in Sweden.

The podcast was part of Talent Talks, an afternoon of discussions at the Stockholm Business Region offices on how to attract and retain foreign workers in Sweden. 

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This week: how Sweden voted on new gender law, horrific murder in Stockholm suburb, former Moderate Party leader faces nepotism allegations over jobs for friends.

Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Becky Waterton and Richard Orange. 

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

• Sweden votes 'yes' to lowering age for legal gender change
• How Sweden's legal gender bill has split the government 
• ARCHIVE: Where did it all go wrong for ousted party leader Anna Kinberg Batra?

• Stockholm shooting victim 'completely innocent' say distraught family

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This week: Child residency permit row, Sweden regressing on rule of law, and 50 years since Abba's Waterloo win. 

Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's James Savage and Richard Orange. 

As mentioned in the episode we will be recording the podcast in front of a live audience on April 24th at the offices of Stockholm Business Region as part of the Talent Talks event being held there that day.

You can sign up here if you'd like to attend. 

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

• Boy who went viral raising 5 million for charity gets Swedish residence permit

• How ABBA paved the way for Swedish pop 50 years ago

• ARCHIVE: 'Civil rights groups in Sweden can fight this government's repressive proposals'

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