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In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by The Local's James Savage, Becky Waterton and Richard Orange. Here are some of the issues we discuss:

• Swedish party leader Annie Lööf was target of Gotland knife attack
• What do we know about reports of troll armies and social media manipulation in the Swedish election campaign?
• What would a Sweden Democrat-backed government actually be like?
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We discuss also different approaches to tackling crime with Justice Minister Morgan Johansson and the head of the Helamalmö social movement Nicolas Lunabba. 

• Interview: Justice Minister Morgan Johansson on crime and punishment

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In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by Stockholm University sociologist Andrea Voyer, as well as regular panelists Becky Waterton and Richard Orange. We also have a chat with Stockholm University journalism professor Christian Christensen about the toxic nature of this year's election campaign. 

Here are some of the issues we're discussing: 

• What TV shows give a great introduction to Swedish society?
• Five of Sweden's political parties planned to evade party financing laws
• Sweden’s PM: ‘We don’t want Chinatown, Somalitown, or Little Italy’
• Who’s telling the truth about electricity in Sweden’s election?
• Sweden’s opposition parties set out on joint bus tour of Sweden
• What are the three elections being held next month and who can vote in them?

We also look at what's happening in the opinion polls as the election draws ever closer. 

For our main topic this week we talk to Christian Christensen and our studio panelists about whether there has ever been an uglier election campaign in Sweden.

This is also a question we put to readers this week and you read can some of the responses here: 

• Readers on Sweden’s election: ‘The xenophobic rhetoric is shocking’

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In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by The Local’s James Savage, Becky Waterton and Richard Orange. We also have an interview with the Sweden Democrats' leader, Jimmie Åkesson.

In this edition we discuss: 

• How to survive a Swedish crayfish party
• Integration plans: sensible policies or xenophobic dog whistles?
• Which Swedish banks give mortgages to foreigners?
• How much money are Sweden's political parties spending on campaigning?

For our main topic this week we examine the Sweden Democrats' prospects in the upcoming election and hear what party leader Jimmie Åkesson has to say about work permits, ministerial posts, and how his party can exert the most influence. 

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In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by The Local’s James Savage, Becky Waterton and Richard Orange.

In this edition we discuss: 

• The Sweden Democrats' 'white book' controversy
• Will the state jump in to help pay spiralling electricity bills?
• Why a government agency opposes language tests for citizenship

For our main topic this week we look at the election pledges that focus on foreigners, particularly in relation to work visas, residency permits and citizenship. 

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In the first post-summer break episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by The Local Sweden’s James Savage, Becky Waterton and Richard Orange, as well as the editor of The Local Denmark, Michael Barrett. 

In this week’s show we’ll take a quick look at the state of play in the opinion polls to see who is likely to form the next government with the election just over a month away.

We also chat about the historical and cultural reasons for people taking so much time off work during the summer holidays.

We talk about what we know about a contentious government proposal to introduce language tests for permanent residency. 

And finally we examine a government minster’s suggestion to place a limit on how many people of non-Nordic origin are allowed to live in vulnerable areas, in a move that would mirror a controversial Danish law. 

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In a special episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast from the Almedalen political week on Gotland, host James Savage is joined by The Local’s Richard Orange, Patrik Kronqvist from the Expressen newspaper and Lorentz Tovatt, climate and environment spokesperson for the Green Party.

On this week's show we discuss: 

• The pocket-book election: how will voters react to being told they’re going to get poorer?
• The incredible disappearing climate election.
• And doesn’t Sweden want to attract talented foreigners?

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In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by The Local’s James Savage, Becky Waterton and regular contributor David Crouch. 

On this week's show we discuss: 

• Has there been any progress with Sweden's Nato application?
• Swedish traditions: Seven things that make Sweden magnificently different
• Why has the Centre Party plummeted in the polls and what can leader Annie Lööf do about it? 

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In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by The Local’s James Savage, Becky Waterton and Richard Orange. Richard and Becky are also joined in Malmö studio by special guest Carlos Velasco, a computer programmer from Honduras who explains how Sweden's shimmering statistics tempted him to move here. 

Also on this week's show:

• Nooshi Dadgostar and the Left Party's election chances
• Another fine mess: this week's Swedish budget debacle 
• Travel chaos: How hard is it to get out of Sweden this summer

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In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by The Local’s James Savage, Becky Waterton and Richard Orange, Emma Löfgren and baby Amanda. 

This week we turn our attention to a failed attempt by the right-wing opposition parties to oust the justice minister Morgan Johansson, the key role played in his survival as minister by the independent member of parliament Amineh Kakabaveh, and what it all means for the upcoming election.

We also examine the election prospects of the Christian Democrats whose leader Ebba Busch we interviewed this week.

And we discuss what you need to think about if you’re moving to a new address in Sweden.

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In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by The Local’s James Savage, Becky Waterton and Richard Orange. We also have an interview with the immigration lawyer Pia Lind to discuss the positives and negatives of Sweden's new work permit law, which came into force this week.  

In this edition we also discuss: 

• What happens when a foreigner gets arrested in Sweden? 
• Do Swedes really not feed their children’s friends?
• Why are Sweden’s high school graduates taking over the streets?

For our main topic this week we look at Sweden's new work permit law and what it means for applicants. What are the most important rules to know about? Will there now be fewer talent deportations? And are there likely to be longer wait times? 

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