Radio Sweden
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Plans to allow police to provoke crimes, Skåne still wants Millennium, woman sentenced for drug smuggling, flu season on the way
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on November 3rd 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.
Radio Sweden Weekly: Municipalities push back against government's repatriation plans
A letter from the government's national co-ordinator on voluntary repatriation has seen municipality after municipality take a stand against it. We also hear the judge in a case that gained international attention, with people like Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr commenting on social media. Why did they rule against expelling a man convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl? We take a look at the new fishing quotas set for the Baltic Sea next year, and visit Skansen, that for the first time is celebrating Halloween this year.
More councils say no to repatriation meeting, government to expand Council on Legislation, Swedish FA fined, Berlin night trains to continue
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 31st 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.
Money for former Northvolt workers, hotel shut over prostitution, Jewish film festival finds a venue, MPs get a pay rise
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 30th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh
Appeals court affirms life sentence for terrorist, economy growing, two Swedes charged in Denmark, Swedish Olympians' money worries
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 29th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.
Swedish PM on deporting criminals, stolen data could end up in Russia, Stockholm power outage, carp problem in Hässleholm
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 28th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh
Fatal shooting may be hunting accident, 2000-year-old bones of child found, 'International Swede of the Year', new Björn Borg biopic
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 27th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Sujay Dutt
Radio Sweden Weekly: Is another Northvolt disaster looming in Sweden's north?
Green steel start-up Stegra which is building a steelworks in the town of Boden in northern Sweden is reportedly facing financial troubles and needs a further SEK 10 billion in funding. Also: A thousand Volvo Cars employees in Sweden found out their jobs are being cut this week.And: Trollhättan marks 10 years since the deadly, racially-motivated school attack in the town's Kronogården neighbourhood. We hear from one of the first reporters on the scene that day.Presenters: Michael Walsh & Dave RussellProducer: Sujay Dutt
'Mick Jagger' fraud worth millions, Moderate initiative for Euro, heavy snowfall, Ivan is police dog of the year
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 24th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Sujay Dutt
Social Democrats want age-limit for social media, gang leader apprehended, Nacka stops floodlit football, Mjällby fan cashes in
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 23rd 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Sujay Dutt
Ukraine fighter jet agreement, paramedic murder suspect not mentally ill, hand grenades in Borås, political parties told off by privacy body
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 22nd 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell
Criticism of Swedish climate efforts, investigations after alcohol poisonings, Centre party leader search, icy roads
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 21st 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Sujay Dutt
Battery manufacturer Lyten hiring after Northvolt bankruptcy, police student loans, new Swedish football team coach, Nobel lights to Tensta
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 20th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell
Radio Sweden Weekly: Centre Party leader quits due to hate and threats
The leader of Swedens Centre Party has stepped down, saying hate and threats have made the political climate unbearable. We take a closer look at the pressures facing politicians today. And we take a look at Sweden’s National Safety Survey, where while fear of crime in society is growing, most people still feel safe in their own communities.And later, after a string of brutal losses, the Swedish men’s national football team parts ways with its head coach. We get reaction from sports journalist Olof Lundh.Presenters: Babak Parham & Dave Russell
Sweden's Foreign Minister in China, gang leader extradited from Mexico, truffle mix behind listeria outbreak
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 17th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.
Salwan Momika murder suspect identified, TV4 journalist charged with buying sex, PFAS brain changes, Jewish film festival cancelled
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 16th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh
Centre Party leader to quit, Swedish military following Russian sub, Swedes drinking less booze, hunt on to find new Sweden coach
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 15th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.
Sweden wants Afghanistan deportation plan, climate efforts criticised, Helsingborg apartment fire, Sweden coach sacked
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 14th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh
Swedish PM 'shares happiness' for released hostages, gang leader arrested in Mexico, televised debate complaints, Economics prize
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 13th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.
Radio Sweden Weekly: It's Stockholm Calling, Nobel Prize Week
We take a look at this year's Nobel Prizes, including a 'brave and committed champion of peace'. As part of Nobel Week in Stockholm, we gain access to the underground bunker that contained Sweden's first nuclear reactor.From June next year, the minimum salary needed to get a Swedish work permit will be increased, but not to 100 per cent of the median monthly salary, as the government and the Sweden Democrats had long agreed to do. We'll hear from the government's side and as well as employer organisations.And two investigative reporters at P4 Halland talk of their story about workers exposed to toxic dust.Presenters. Dave Russell and Ulla EngbergReporters. Michael Walsh and Babak Parham.Producer: Kris Boswell
Liberals don't want Sweden Democrats in next government, Nobel Peace Prize, Stockholm shooting, SJ to stop Berlin sleeper trains
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 10th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.
False alarms at Campus Risbergska, Liberals critical of SD cooperation, first wild bird flu case, Swedish universities slip in rankings
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 9th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Producer and presenter: Michael Walsh
Ministers reported to parliamentary committee, another suspect in Gävle shooting, berry-pickers to get compensation, Nobel Chemistry winners
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 8th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.
Winter power shortage warning, SD still the most influential party online, Swedish teachers happy despite stress, Nobel Prize in Physics
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 7th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh
New work permit salary level, Thunberg deported, listeria outbreak test results, medicine Nobel for immune system research
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 6th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.
Radio Sweden Weekly: Government in hot water over ”very risky” aid project
We take a closer look at one of the aid projects at the centre of the government's criticised agreement with Somalia, and find out what can be learnt from the failed law on textile recycling. Plus: More people visited Sweden this summer from countries that don't usually come here on holidays. The Swedish tourist board believes it partly is down to the ”coolcation” trend, that includes more than just the weather.
Kristersson on Gaza flotilla, concerns over listeria outbreak, Swedish Jews on Manchester terror attack, strong winds forecast for south
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 3rd 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell
Listeria outbreak linked to Stockholm restaurant, Gaza flotilla boarded, criticism of mental health care, Storm Amy coming
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 2nd 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh
Sweden-Somalia deal, internet forum CEO not guilty, Swedish goalie quits, textiles can go in trash again
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on October 1st 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.
Kristersson welcomes Gaza peace plan, police pause stun grenade exercises, Spotify CEO steps down, drunk drone flying
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 30th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh
Migration Agency holds off on revoking permits, Bar Association on permanent residence plans, Swedish help for Denmark, record summer stays
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 29th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.
Radio Sweden Weekly: Permanent residency could be phased out for some migrants
An inquiry into revoking permanent residence permits for refugees and downgrading them to temporary permits if applicants are not eligible for citizenship has released its report. Also: Lyten's purchase of bankrupt battery maker Northvolt has been approved, but union Engineers of Sweden is concerned the US startup will have trouble finding talent in Sweden.And: We hear about a young family at risk of being split up, due to the weaker family reunification rights given to Ukrainian refugees in Sweden.Plus: Lund University's seen a surge in job applications from academics tied to American universities, in the wake of policies there targeting research and the higher education sector.
Permanent residence permit inquiry, Djajali back in notorious prison, man killed in police exercise, Malmö's chocolate spread problem
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 26th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.
Liberals want reforms at English language schools, Medin trial delayed, major train lines to reopen, bumper H&M profits
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 25th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Produced and Presented by Sujay Dutt
Swedish economy to grow next year, Lyten approved to buy Northvolt, Swede to become NZ Reserve Bank Governor, Isak scores for Liverpool
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 24th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell
Swedish help for Gaza patients, music exports growing, auction of season's first lobsters, snus clarification
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 23rd 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Sujay Dutt
Autumn Budget presented, Church of Sweden election results, school snus ban proposed, three World Champ medals for Sweden
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 22nd 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.
Radio Sweden Weekly: Inside Sweden’s mega data heist — a silver platter for fraudsters?
Personal details for over a million people have been dumped on the dark web after an attack on a public-sector HR system. We break down what was stolen, why concentrated data supercharges scams, and what warning signs to watch for. Also this week: why the government plans to add chickenpox shots to the national child vaccination program from 2027 — and how officials weighed benefits, risks and costs. We explain what a VMA (Important Public Announcement) is, how alerts reach you via SR’s platforms, and what to do when one is issued. Plus: Pippi Longstocking turns 80 — we visit Junibacken to hear why she still resonates with kids and parents today.Presenters: Babak Parham & Michael Walsh
Energy talks fail, new loans for nuclear reactors, no change to cow summer pasture law, police withdraw face-covering football ban
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 19th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.
Öresund Bridge traffic back to normal, law and order spending, Landerholm appeal, silver from the Middle Ages found in Stockholm
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 18th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter & producer: Michael Walsh
School stabbing, Centre Party leader turns down PM's invitation, Skellefteå pauses building project, fewer under 30s taking drugs
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 17th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.
Swedes arrested in Portugal, special bomb shelters need work, Sweden and Germany talk Israel, jeans allowed in the Riksdag
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 16th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter & producer: Michael Walsh
More money to defence in Autumn budget, Kristersson and Orban spat on social media, Mondo wins gold again
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 15th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.
Radio Sweden Weekly: Parliament reopens for election year
As the King reopened parliament this week after the summer recess, we take a look at the year ahead which will culminate in a general election. Also, we get reaction and analysis to the Russian drone incursion on Nato ally Poland.P4 Västernorrland reporter Ludwig Sjödin tells us about the damage caused by last weekend's torrential rain in that area of central Sweden.And one of the famous elm trees that were saved from destruction by Stockholmers in one of the first really big environmental protests in Sweden in the early 1970's, is no more and the rest could follow.Presenters: Dave Russell & Michael WalshProducer: Kris Boswell
No further action against Sweden Democrat MP, student support system to be changed, bus accident, Sami Parliament has to move
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 12th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell
Ukraine military aid, minor arrested over Uddevalla shooting, unemployment still rising, young Swedes get news on TikTok
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 11th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh
Kristersson on drones over Poland, Klarna on NYSE, lower age of criminal responsibility, new Swedish-Norwegian police station
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 10th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.
PM welcomes foreign talent, new minister faints during press conference, police investigate activists, personal info leaked
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 9th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh
More tax cuts in Autumn budget, health care minister quits, floods in north, church elections, sausage dog parade in Stockholm
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 8th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell
Radio Sweden Weekly: New proposal on teen deportation rules
A government inquiry into family reunification rules includes a proposal that could allow some teenage children who have come here with their parents to stay after they have turned 18. We speak to some of those whose families have been affected. And the maybe most hotly debated topic of the week: the Swedish culture canon that has now been presented. No surprise it contains Ingmar Bergman, Astrid Lindgren and August Strindberg — but what is the tiled stove doing in there?And Alexander Isak's former Swedish football club is looking forward to some of the money from that record-breaking transfer sum to trickle down to them.