Radio Sweden Weekly Podcasts
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Sweden's ambassador to Ukraine Tobias Thyberg tells us what he remembers of that fateful week last year, and Ukraine's ambassador to Sweden tells us about some of the issues facing Ukrainian refugees here.
We also hear from a Swedish orthopedic surgeon who is treating injured Ukrainian soldiers from the front line.
Plus: Police chief found dead in his home, mother tongue language classes and Semla day.
Presenters: Ulla Engberg and Dave Russell
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Also, a new trade union branch has been formed at Spotify Sweden and the circus has come to town, but is it the type of circus you expect?
Presented and produced by Maya Naylor
Reporters: Joshua Worth and Ulla Engberg
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Angry reactions around the world, after the Danish right-wing extremist Rasmus Paludan burnt a copy of the Quran by the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm. How does this affect Sweden's hopes of joining the defence alliance Nato?
Also in the programme: a look at what is behind the recent spate of shootings and explosions in Stockholm; the government's latest initiative to try to stop people from applying for asylum in Sweden; and a triple-whammy in Oscar nominations.
Presenter: Ulla Engberg
Reporter: Michael Walsh.
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Also in this week's program, we take a look at the Government's planned investigation into mother tongue education in Swedish schools, and we also hear about the legendary comedy duo Hasse and Tage, and what they mean for Swedish cultural history.
Presenter: Michael Walsh
Reporters: Maya Naylor and Ulla Engberg
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Another chance to listen to our news review of 2022. We are joined by opinion writers Anders Lindberg from Aftonbladet and Anna Dahlberg from Expressen. They help us to look back at the biggest news headlines in Sweden last year.
Presented and produced by Maya Naylor.
This programme was recorded in December 2022. -
We are joined by opinion writers Anders Lindberg from Aftonbladet and Anna Dahlberg from Expressen. They help us to look back at the biggest news headlines in Sweden in 2022.
Presented and produced by Maya Naylor
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Also in the program, we go through the latest forecast on Sweden's looming economic downturn, and we hear from foreign residents who won't be spending time with family over the festive season, as they're not allowed to leave Sweden, and for those of you spending your first Christmas in Sweden, we look at what it entails.
Presenter: Michael Walsh
Reporter: Dave Russell
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Also, the Migration Agency responds to recent criticism over long waiting times when dealing with residency and citizenship applications. And the Swedish Red Cross say the destruction in some parts of Ukraine is "massive".
Presented by Maya Naylor
Reporters: Joshua Worth, Simon Linter and Michael Walsh
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We quiz Sweden's migration minister about the new government's migration policy plans.
Also the big court case in Gotland. We meet the man's with the balcony apartment lighting up Stockholm, and the lucky lottery winner who'll be going to this weekend's social event of the year.
Presenter Dave Russell
Producer: Kris Boswell
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The government says it wants to improve the rules for non-EU PhD students and researchers' residence permits. We ask the new Minister for Education, Mats Persson, what this means in practice. We also hear PhD-student "Neha" who is concerned the changes don't come soon enough.
Also in the programme: Nine months after they were forced to flee their country, we check in on how some Ukrainian families to see how they are getting on. We'll have a look at the Centre Party's leadership contest, and get wafts of gingerbread from an annual gingerbread house competition.
Plus: the most streamed song in Sweden in the past year.
Presenter & Producer: Ulla Engberg -
Also in the program, we hear about an award-winning project from a team of Swedish journalists, who turned the stories of Qatar's migrant workers into football cards, as well as the latest on the legal dispute over who owns the 14 kilogram meteorite that landed in Enköping two years ago.
Presenter: Michael Walsh
Reporter: Ulla Engberg
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Also in the program, we hear from Swedish Radio's correspondent at the COP 27 climate summit, which is underway in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh. The question of systemic racism in Sweden is also raised, following a visit from a UN expert group, and we take a look at the rise in popularity of film screenings backed by live orchestras.
Presenter: Michael Walsh
Reporters: Ulla Engberg and Dave Russell