Radio Sweden

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on November 4th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Michael Walsh Producer: Kris Boswell

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on November 1st 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Babak Parham Producer: Kris Boswell

With only days left till the presidential elections in the US, many of the Swedish politicians are looking as well as heading west, to see if they can learn something about political campaigning. We hear from some of them in this week's programme. It's been one year since the income requirement for work permit holders was more than doubled - what effect has it had so far? We look at some of the figures and speak to an employer who was very concerned before the changes. And Mike Loshak has won the Teacher of the Year award for 2024. He has experience from teaching in Sweden as well as the UK and tells us about how the two educational systems compare. Presenters: Ulla Engberg and Michael Walsh Producer: Kris Boswell

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 31th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Babak Parham Producer: Sujay Dutt

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 30th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Babak Parham Producer: Kris Boswell

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 29th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Babak Parham Producer: Dave Russell

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 28th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Babak Parham Producer: Kris Boswell

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 25th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave Russell Producer: Kris Boswell

The EU's decision to dramatically increase fishing quotas for Baltic herring has caused an uproar in Sweden, which had lobbied against them but was overruled. We hear from environmental groups, experts and the fishing industry. And: Up to 850 blue collar workers are to lose their jobs at troubled battery manufacturer Northvolt's plant in Skellefteå. Also: The youth wing of the Sweden Democrats are calling for it to be possible to revoke the citizenships of people who don't integrate into Swedish society. Presenters: Michael Walsh and Dave Russell Producer: Kris Boswell

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 24th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Roza Bicer Producer: Dave Russell

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 23rd 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave Russell Producer: Kris Boswell

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 22nd 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave Russell Producer: Sujay Dutt

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 21st 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave Russell Producer: Kris Boswell

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 18th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave Russell Producer: Kris Boswell

It's confirmed that more than 300 white collar workers and engineers will be made redundant at Northvolt's plant in Skellefteå. We hear from Shaneika Jeffrey, vice co-chair of the local branch of the Unionen trade union at the battery manufacturer. And: The government released its plan to grow Sweden's military by almost 30,000 people by 2030. Jacob Westberg, senior lecturer at the Swedish Defence University, shares his analysis. Also: More than 30 million cubic metres of untreated wastewater — including raw sewage — was released into Swedish waterways last year. Erik Karlsson at Svenskt Vatten explains what might be behind this.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 17th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave Russell Producer: Sujay Dutt

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 16th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave Russell Producer: Kris Boswell

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 15th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave Russell Producer: Sujay Dutt

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 14th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave Russell Producer: Sujay Dutt

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 11th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Ulla Engberg Producer: Michael Walsh