Johan Strang, professor of Nordic Studies at the University of Helsinki, has been studying the political traditions of the Nordic countries. He says there is something distinctive about the Swedish approach.Lyssna: 1113 ENG Why are Sweden's political red lines so difficult to cross?Sweden's political parties are struggling to form a government, with disagreements over which parties can cooperate with each other remaining a major obstacle.Johan Strang, professor of Nordic Studies at the University of Helsinki, says Swedish politics has historically been more ideological than in neighbouring Nordic countries.
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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…
In this week's podcast: how to celebrate Christmas in Sweden, Moderates split on immigration, predictions for Sweden's economy in 2026, and why has a court blocked Sweden's planned wolf hunt?
This week: Why Denmark, in contrast to Sweden, is making work permits easier to get. Also: has Ulf Kristersson's government been a success? For Membership+ subscribers: why was hate crimes probe dropped into 'hanging Jew…
Fredrik Hagerman is a GP and the chair of Kalmar county's pharmaceutical committee.Lyssna: Can't get certain cough medicines in Sweden? Here's whyMany of Sweden's regions are recommending against prescribing patients cou…
This week: Why are the Social Democrats acting like bit players? Why have a mother-to-be and an active father been told to leave Sweden? Are immigration laws scaring off foreign workers? And what do you need to know abou…
The Local's Emma Löfgren tries to make sense of why Sweden doesn't have a new government, 34 days after the election, before running through the rest of this week's stories.
Why did it take almost a full week for the Swedish election results to come out? Here, we explain how the Swedish Electoral Authority counts votes and delve into why this year took a bit longer.
Spain has been under attack from murky forces, from human trafficking gangs to Russian propagandists. So why did Sweden's government also turn its guns on Spain over the Ceuta crisis?
In this week's podcast: PM says Sweden Democrats will get migration minister position if right wins election, inside Sweden's deportation centres, high-skilled workers losing trust in Sweden, and why is competition a dir…
Sweden's government last week ordered the Migration Agency to produce another list of professions to exempted from the new, higher salary threshold for a work permit, barely six months after ordering a similar list. Why…
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Ulf KristerssonSveriges statsminister 2022–The Swedish National Agency for Education has asked TikTok to take down the account that leaked the test.Lyssna: Sweden's national test for Year 9 students leaked on TikTokThe oral section of Sweden's national test in Sw…
Daniel Carnestedt, a lawyer who's working pro bono to help people seeking asylum in Sweden.Lyssna: Lawyers boycott asylum cases after Sweden abolishes right to public counselAround 145 migration lawyers in Sweden are ref…
Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist.Lyssna: Centre Party deadline for Social Democrats and Moderates approachesThe deadline set by Centre Party leader for Sweden’s two potential prime ministers expires this aft…
Holm won the high jump gold at the Athens games in 2004.Lyssna: Former Olympic Gold medallist to be prosecuted for assaultFormer Swedish Olympic gold medallist Stefan Holm is being prosecuted for assault, the Swedish Pro…
Snow will continue throughout the day in Sweden's north.Lyssna: Snow storm up north continues — motorists told to stay homeIt's still snowing heavily around Skellefteå and large parts of Sweden's north in general.But the…
24 Thai berry pickers were deported from Sweden last summer.Lyssna: Thai berry pickers coming to Sweden — on tourist visas 3A number of Thai berry pickers came to Sweden for work last summer on Schengen tourist visas.Thi…
The book, called The New Normal, draws on fieldwork at three workplaces in Sweden, from a department store to an office and a workplace with highly educated employees.Lyssna: 1112 ENG New book challenges Sweden's narrati…
Defence ministers from the five Nordic countries have been meeting in Oslo this week.Lyssna: Nordic countries aiming for new defence agreementThe five Nordic countries are working towards a new defence agreement that wil…
Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson presented the caretaker government's budget on Thursday morning.Lyssna: Caretaker government's budget presented — free of election promisesFinance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson of th…