Radio Sweden
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Delgado Varas defies Left party, nightclub racism, 1,000 phone calls to ex, nuclear reactor safety
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 8th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Sujay Dutt
Stabbing outside school in Ystad, Swedish minister's Gaza comments, Foreign Ministry travel advice, inflation unchanged
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 7th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell
Uppsala triple murder detention, Pehrson conflict of interest, apartment ruined by smoking and cat pee, busy wedding season
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 6th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Sujay Dutt
Uppsala suspect remanded in custody, Swedish PM on Medin, pedestrian killed by cyclist, former Liberal leader gets top Royal Court job
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 5th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell
Radio Sweden Weekly: Latest on triple shooting in Uppsala
This week, we begin with the shocking triple murder in central Uppsala, where three young men were shot dead inside a barbershop. We bring you the latest updates. We also look at the sudden resignation of Johan Pehrson, leader of the Liberal Party, and what it means for Sweden's political center. Political writers Annie Reutersköld and Torbjörn Nilsson weigh in on the party’s future—and the possibility of a merger with the Centre Party.Then, we ask if Sweden could face a major blackout, like the one that hit Spain and Portugal this week. MSB's Jan-Olof Olsson explains how ready Sweden really is — and why having cash and a transistor radio might still matter.Finally, we hear from Swedish Radio's Victor Jensen about Volvo Cars plan to cut SEK 18 billion in costs, a move that may lead to major layoffs in Gothenburg and beyond.Presenters: Babak Parham and Dave RussellProducer: Kris Boswell
Four in custody for Uppsala murders, Tesla sales plummet further, windy in Stockholm, Royals plant oak in Windsor
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 2nd, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell
Uppsala murder arrest, more on Liberal leader's shares, hospital clothes worth millions disappearing, students' pee turned into fertiliser
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 30th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell
Proposed tightening of aid for immigrants, Volvo predicting lay-offs, cocaine-smuggling indictments, Spotify growing
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 29th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/producer: Sujay Dutt
Liberal leader quits, global military spending up, new food advice, more tattooists shut up shop last year
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 28th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell
Radio Sweden Weekly: Capturing everyday life in Sweden 2025
In this week's programme, we'll hear about the charges and court hearing facing Swedish journalist Joakim Medin in Turkey. Also, the lawyer who's been talking to children and young people about gang recruitment, for her book, Child soldiers. Samuel Pepys, Virginia Wolff, Bridget Jones... there have been some famous diarists down the years, and now the Nordic Museum has selected five people from over 2,000 applicants to chronicle their everyday lives for future generations to read.And we hear from a person employed in the Swedish-speaking countryside of Finland who has the job title ”KAJ Coordinator” to look after the huge interest in saunas and Sweden's entry for Eurovision.Presenters: Dave Russell and Mitch Cordner.Producer: Kris Boswell
Swedish authorities to exchange more info, Djalali sends message from Iranian jail, SAAB profits, Malmö sculpture sabotage
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 25th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell
Children without enough help in schools, US discussed Swedish freedom of expression, trains running on time, planes losing passengers
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 24th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/producer: Sujay Dutt
Swedish journo to face Turkish court, PM to go to Pope's funeral, Volvo to increase production, Swedish chocolate bars to shrink
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 23rd, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell
Duplantis named World Sportsman of the Year, personal assistance ties to crime, four-country defence purchase, risk of water shortage
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 22nd, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presented and produced by Sujay Dutt
Radio Sweden Weekly: Centre Party leadership and storytelling at Easter
What route ahead for the new leader of the Centre Party? Anna-Karin Hatt has been nominated, and her decisions may affect the political landscape in Sweden. There is analysis of the government's spring amendment budget and a visit to the big open-air museum Skansen for some Easter stories in this edition of Radio Sweden Weekly. Plus: how decisions in the White House have affected an exhibition in Gothenburg.Presenters: Ulla Engberg and Dave RussellProducers: Kris Boswell and Sujay Dutt.
Elk population boost, avalanche warning, new hope for heart attack victims, hockey women crash out
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 17th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Produced and presented by Sujay Dutt
Swedish teen arrested in Sydney, protesters climb Vasa ship, Gothenburg museum says no to DEI ban contract, birthday day for 26,000 Swedes
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 16th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell
Spring budget, double shooting murder, damaged undersea cables, fish and seafish less popular
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 15th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Produced and presented by Dave Russell
Centre Party closer to getting new leader, Swedish krona stronger, jobs up north wanting Swedish language skills, moose migration early
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 14th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell
Radio Sweden Weekly: Trump's tariff turmoil
In this weeks episode we hear Swedish reaction to the Trump administration's tariffs which eventually were paused, but still managed to shake the the global economy. We'll also hear hear about how a main water pipeline breaking in Jönköping has shed light on the need to replace water and sewerage pipelines faster across the country as well as the discovery of an ancient harbour by archaeologists and researchers from Sweden and Greece.Presented by Mitch Cordner and Babak Parham.Producer: Kris Boswell.
Climate goals, inflation, lowest ever birth rate in 2024, two new cultural works given Unesco status
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 11th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.
EU pauses retaliatory tariffs, public warning system revamp, balcony fall, Kiruna church moving date
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 10th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Produced and presented by Dave Russell
EU tariffs, opposition want more help for households and businesses, Joakim Medin appeal turned down, blood shortage ahead of Easter
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 9th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell
Stock market turbulence reaction, cancelled demonstration, Arla merges with German giant, money back from the tax office
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 8th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Ulla Engberg
Stock market falls, free school profits inquiry, municipality failed cyber-security test, Lego theft
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 7th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell
Swedish and Turkish Foreign Ministers meet, inflation down, Örebro shooting latest, singer Fröken Snusk replaced
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 4th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell
Radio Sweden Weekly: Swedish journalist in Turkish prison
This weeks episode covers everything from the latest news on Swedish journalist Joakim Medin who was arrested in Turkey, new migration rules, wage agreements to a lack of snow in the north. Presented by Babak Parham and Mitch CordnerProducer: Kris Boswell
Minister in tariff warning to Swedes, Volvo to move more car production to US, Sweden to meet Turkey over Medin, hottest day of the year
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 3rd, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave Russell
Sperm and egg donor registry, Social Democrats want to scrap 'karensavdrag', Folksam sell Tesla shares, traditional sign of spring in south
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 2nd, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.
Revoking residency permits, new gender equality minister, Thunberg in fossil fuels bank protest, Astrid Lindgren prize
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 1st, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave Russell
Northvolt job losses, gender equality minister quits, Ukraine arms package, Swedish journalist arrested in Turkey, sports app hacked
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 31st 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.
Radio Sweden Weekly: After decades of cutting debt, Sweden will now borrow money to pay for defence
After decades of cutting the national debt, Sweden will now be borrowing money to increase investment in the armed forces. But how much is 300 billion kronor and is it because of what is happening in the White House? Swedish Radio's defence correspondent Mats Eriksson is in the studio to tell us more.We'll also hear hear how how an inside joke among construction workers ended up being mistaken for a two-thousand-year-old gold artefact — and why people are protesting about the right to graze for the country's cows.Presenters: Ulla Engberg and Michael WalshProducer: Kris Boswell
Swedes in SE Asia told to contact relatives, Swedish journalist in custody in Turkey, terror suspect extradited, Carola gets a Grammis
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 28th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell
Örebro victim's husband can stay in Sweden, H&M profits plummeting, Falsterbo Horse Show drops controversial sponsor
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 27th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Produced and presented by Sujay Dutt
Major increase in defence spending, prison terms for festival riot, Gotland water plea, Swede wins SEK 1.25 billion on Eurojackpot
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 26th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Produced and presented by Dave Russell
Mass shooting victim released from hospital, Migration Agency criticised, Swedish krona strengthened, Karlskoga water
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 25th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Sujay Dutt
Jönköping flood, foreign minister om Imamoglu arrest, minister wants defence industry to speed things up, good year for Arctic foxes
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 24th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.
Radio Sweden Weekly: The excitement and drama of Sweden's largest and longest-running quiz for kids
As a social media inspired call for people to this week boycott Sweden's major supermarket chains in protest at high food prices, we look at how much room for manoeuvre the supermarkets really have in bringing down their prices. Also, one of Sweden's biggest rock bands, Kent, is making a comeback with a series of six sell-out shows in Stockholm, starting this Friday evening. We meet some of the fans who sing in a choir dedicated to the band.And it's Sweden biggest and most long-running general knowledge quiz for 11 and 12 year-olds. We capture some of the excitement of ”Vi i femman” on regional finals day.Presented by Dave Russell and Ulla EngbergProduced by Kris Boswell
Spring budget news, new citizenship rules, Abisko avalanche, Kent return to the stage, 'gold' torc a fake
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 21st 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell
Income requirement for citizenship, government offices deleted Landerholm case email, questions around gold neck ring find
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 20th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/producer: Ulla Engberg
North Macedonian burn victims treated at Stockholm hospital, over a million filed tax returns yesterday, golden discovery in Trollhättan
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 19th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.
Lundin Oil witness tampering allegations, tax agency faces cyberattacks, teacher fired for taping mouths shut, Polar Music Prize
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 18th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/producer: Michael Walsh
Changes to prescription discounts, fewer cyber attacks last year, supermarket boycott, professions with good job prospects
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 17th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/producent: Kris Boswell.
Radio Sweden Weekly: Northvolt bankruptcy leaves workers with an uncertain future
This week's episode is all about green battery manufacturer Northvolt's bankruptcy. We hear from impacted workers, locals up in Skellefteå and some of the decision-makers managing the fallout. Presented by Michael Walsh and Babak ParhamProducer: Kris Boswell
New meeting on Ukraine, government wants to give conscripts a raise, bad flu season for teens, glass school at risk of being closed
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 14th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell
Archers to Ukraine, banning phones in schools, calls to boycott ‘rip-off’ supermarkets, warning for heavy snow showers
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 13th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter and producer: Dave Russell
Northvolt bankrupt, US sanctions Swedish criminal gang, unemployment down, KAJ to stick to Swedish at Eurovision
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 12th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell
Criminal charges against former national security advisor, updated security assessment, Sami embroidery makes list of world's best artworks
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 11th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Ulla Engberg
Iran summons Swedish ambassador, Central Bank wants to save use of cash, Sweden has a Eurovision entry
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 10th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell
Radio Sweden Weekly: First year of Sweden as a Nato member
Sweden has now been a Nato member for a year, marking a historic shift in its security policy. But what has this meant in practice? Also, we’ll look at how criminal gangs are recruiting young people, what came out of the EU summit on Ukraine and defence, and why a Finnish band is shaking up Melodifestivalen.Presenters: Babak Parham and Michael WalshProducer: Kris Boswell