Radio Sweden

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on June 4th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Sujay Dutt

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on June 3rd 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on June 2nd 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Sujay Dutt

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on June 1st 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.

In this week's Radio Sweden Weekly podcast we hear how Swedish fighter jets will aid Ukraine in its war against Russia. We also speak to an expert on public transport about the government and Sweden Democrats' proposal to half the cost of monthly travel cards across Sweden.We hear about the workers who got mysteriously ill at the construction site of an electric steel plant. Also coming up, the 10th edition of the political event Järvaveckan, which aims to combat segregation.Presented by Michael Walsh and Liv Lewitschnik.Produced by Kris Boswell.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 29th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 28th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 27th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 26th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 25th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.

For the first time ever, Sweden has been hosting a high-level Nato meeting. We hear how the gathering of Foreign Ministers comes at a crucial time for the Alliance.We speak to the head of Sweden's Royal Navy about the decision to buy four French warships to strengthen Sweden's presence on the high seas.Also coming up, the list of professions that will be exempt from the government's upcoming increase to the minimum salary needed for Swedish work permits.And a much loved Swedish car brand is back in the headlights!Presented by Ulla Engberg and Dave Russell.Produced by Kris Boswell.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 22nd 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 21st 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 20th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 19th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 18th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presented and produced by Sujay Dutt

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 15th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presented and produced by Dave Russell

From June, foreign workers will need to earn 90% of the Swedish median monthly salary to get a work permit but the government's yet to present which jobs will be exempted. And: Two Swedes are self-isolating at home due to the hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship.Also: We take a look at research on how Swedish language skills and religious or cultural symbols influence Swedish employers in the recruitment process.Plus: We get the latest on the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, where Sweden's Felicia will perform in Saturday night's grand final.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 13th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Produced and Presented by Sujay Dutt.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 12th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Producer/presenter: Sujay Dutt

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 11th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Producer/presenter: Sujay Dutt

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 8th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Producer/presenter: Sujay Dutt

Sweden's constitution, its geography and its modern history are just some of the topics included in new educational material for the country's upcoming citizenship test, published online this week. Listen as we look at some of the topics covered in the brochure released by the Swedish Council for Higher Education, as well as what we know about how the test that's set to be taken for the first time this August will work.Also: The drama over the now-defunct pairing agreement between Sweden's political parties continues, following last week's vote on transition rules for the government's new citizenship rules.Presenters: Dave Russell and Michael WalshReporter: Liv LewitschnikProducer: Sujay Dutt

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 7th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Sujay Dutt

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 6th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 5th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Sujay Dutt

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 4th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.

This week a narrow majority of MP's in parliament voted through tougher rules for Swedish citizenship. There will be no transition rules for pending citizenship applications. We talk to the Swedish Migration Agency about the impact the new rules will have on citizenship applications.We hear from the debate in parliament on the citizenship vote and hear reactions from MPs.Also in the programme, we speak to security analyst Hans Brun about why Säpo needs longer time to investigate some citizenship applications.And we speak with some of the people affected by the new citizenship rules.Presented by Dave Russell and Liv LewitschnikReporter: Ulla EngbergProduced by Kris Boswell

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 30th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 30th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 29th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 28th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 27th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.

We discuss the government's comments on the impact of the Middle East fuel crisis on Sweden's economy and what sky-high jet fuel prices can mean for your summer holidays. In politics, TikTok has emerged as a key platform for political communication ahead of the September election, especially among young first time voters. We ask if Sweden's political party leaders' attempts to woo young voters on Tik Tok will pay-off or are they a bit cringe!And we chat with Pelle Almqvist, frontman for the rock band, The Hives, who this week were awarded the Honorary Prize at the Swedish Music Export awards.Presented by Ulla Engberg and Dave RussellProduced by Kris Boswell.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 24th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 23nd 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Ulla Engberg

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 22nd 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 21st 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Producer/presenter: Sujay Dutt

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 20th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.

The government says the citizenship test to show you have 'basic knowledge about Swedish society' will be ready in August. But according to the people drawing up the test, what will be ready then is merely a number of 'example questions' that then need to be tried out.We also look at the new financing deal for the Stegra 'green steel' plant in Boden, and record numbers are applying for university.Presenters: Kris Boswell and Ulla EngbergProducer: Kris Boswell

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 17th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 16th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 15th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 14th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 13th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.

This coming Tuesday, the government's citizenship bill will be examined by a parliamentary committee which will then take a position on the reforms. Meanwhile, a grassroots organisation calling for transition rules for people with citizenship applications already in the queue is running a letter-writing campaign targeting MPs — among them Liberal Party politicians — to try and sway them to vote against their own bill. We speak with Patrick Gallen from Fair Transition and political scientist Patrik Öhberg from the University of Gothenburg.Also: The government this week presented its draft bill to remove pathways to permanent residence for refugees and their relatives, a move aimed at further reducing asylum-related migration and improving integration. But concerns have been raised over unintended consequences for other types of migrants. We hear from Olle Hammar, assistant professor in economics at Linnaeus University and a researcher at the Center for Migration and Integration Research at the Stockholm School of Economics.And: A shaky temporary ceasefire has been reached between the US, Israel and Iran. But this week's also seen US President Donald Trump's attention turn back to matters a bit closer to home, namely Nato and Greenland. We asked Jan Hallenberg, professor emeritus of political science at the Swedish Defence University, to share his analysis.Presenters: Dave Russell and Michael WalshProducer: Kris Boswell

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 10th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 9th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Produced and Presented by Dave Russell

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 8th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 7th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Producer/presenter: Sujay Dutt

Sweden's VAT on foodstuffs and takeaways was slashed in half this week. We asked a shop owner and restaurateur what they think of the new rules, and we hear from an economist on the impact the tax cut could have on households in Sweden.And: The incumbent centre-right Moderate Party this week welcomed the nationalist Sweden Democrats into a potential future government. Listen to hear analysis from political correspondent at daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter, Evelyn Jones.We also delve into the latest figures on deadly violence in Sweden — and find out why they're dropping.And hear about the triumphant win for Sweden's national men's football team, which gets them a ticket to the World Cup in North America.Presented by Dave Russell and Liv LewitschnikProduced by Michael Walsh