Aida Samani is a senior legal advisor at the Civil Rights Defenders.Lyssna: Civil Rights Defenders warn of 'two-tier' citizenship if new legislation is pasParliament votes Wednesday on a constitutional change to make it possible to revoke Swedish citizenship in case it has been obtained due to false information or for people who have committed serious crimes that harm Sweden's 'vital interests'.The rule change would only apply to people who also have other citizenships, alongside the Swedish one.Human rights organisation Civil Rights Defenders warns that this risks dividing Swedish citizens into different categories, where some people are more protected than others.Ulla Engberg ulla. Läs mer på SR
Anna Sundin, area manager for municipal adult education in Stockholm, says SFI exams aren't necessarily a quick solution for citizenship applicants.Lyssna: Citizenship rules spark demand for SFI exams — but schools warn…
Sweden's first citizenship test on civic knowledge was held on August 15th 2026, with close to 1,000 people from across the country sitting for it in the Stockholm area. Now that the results are finally in, what do they…
The Swedish Council on Legislation has criticised the government's plans to apply new stricter citizenship requirements retroactively to all pending applications from June 6th, arguing that waiting times for citizenship…
Sweden's long-planned language and civics tests for citizenship could be delayed by as much as two years, Swedish media reports, claiming the government agencies responsible have said meeting the proposed start date of A…
Warning of persistent threats to the rule of law in Hungary and the continuing deterioration of common values, Civil Liberties MEPs have reiterated their calls for EU action.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home…
The government says it's up to the Migration Agency to assess which other Swedish tests meet the language requirement for citizenship.Lyssna: Government and Migration Agency point fingers over citizenship language test r…
Hamayun got a score of 90% in the citizenship test.Lyssna: 1022 ENG Sweden's first citizenship test: Relief for some, uncertainty over neEight out of ten participants passed Sweden's first citizenship civics knowledge te…
Eight out of ten people passed Sweden's first citizenship civics knowledge test, says Anders Sandberg.Lyssna: 1022 ENG Eight in ten pass Sweden's first citizenship civics knowledge testEight out of ten participants passe…
Data engineer Robin Åsén has started a petition against the datacentre project planned in Northvolt's former industrial area.Lyssna: Robin is fighting against Skellefteå's planned AI data centreEmissions are increasing a…
Sweden's Centre Party is facing difficult choices as negotiations over the country's next government continue.Lyssna: 1110 ENG Centre Party faces difficult choices as Sweden's government talks contThe Centre Party is wei…
Snowy and windy conditions are coming later this week.Lyssna: Snow and sleet may be on the way in Sweden — here's where it might fallSnow and sleet are expected across large parts of Sweden towards the end of the week.It…
The statue itself as well as its base need millions of crowns worth of work done.Lyssna: Gothenburg landmark needs repairs — could cost millionsGothenburg's famous Poseidon statue is looking a bit worse for wear.The bron…
Magdalena Andersson says the Left Party and the Centre Party now need to cut a deal.Lyssna: Andersson: Time for the Centre Party to make an effortSocial Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson has told broadcaster SVT she no…
Lesley Jensen, originally from Chile, started her own business three years ago.Lyssna: More women with a foreign background starting their own businesses in SwedenIn the past 10 years there's been a 50% rise in the numbe…
One student said she had to do half of Year 9 with the boy that was later convicted of raping her.Lyssna: Swedish students forced to see their classmate rapists at school — even after tSeveral students who filed police r…
Energy prices are soaring in Southern Sweden.Lyssna: Power prices spike in the south: what’s behind Sweden’s electricity divideEnergy prices in Sweden are soaring today — especially in Southern Sweden.The reasons behind…
Will the Centre Party's Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist go to the left or the right?Lyssna: NEW 1109 ENG Sweden’s government battle heats up as kingmakerA flurry of press conferences over the past few days has reshaped Sweden’…