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This week we talk about whether the recent Swedish media pushback against teen deportations is affecting how the government is approaching immigration in the last few months before the election.

We also discuss heavy criticism of Sweden’s planned new citizenship law by a legal oversight body.

For Membership+ subscribers we explain how Swedish birthday traditions work.

Finally we ask what the government’s plan to restrict benefits for immigrants means for newcomers to the country.

Host Paul O'Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists Becky Waterton and Richard Orange.

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

• Three years after The Local, Sweden wakes up to teen deportations

• OPINION: 'Sweden's parliament should add transitional rules to the citizenship law'
• Sweden's Council on Legislation criticises retroactive citizenship rules

• How to survive a children's birthday party in Sweden

• What does Sweden's plan to restrict benefits for newcomers mean for work permit holders?

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In this week’s episode The Local’s Nordic editor Richard Orange interviews Ximena Ramos Salas and her husband Nelson Loyola about the pending deportation of their son Andres.

Ximena grew up in Sweden and the family moved back from Canada in 2018 to be with her terminally ill mother in Skåne.

Her son, who has severe ADHD, has dropped out of his adult education classes as a result of the stress and anxiety brought on by the decision to deport him.

"There's no way we're gonna send him back alone. He is fully dependent on us."

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• 'If I’d known, I wouldn't have come': How Sweden's teen deportations deter skilled workers
• Swedish government to look at allowing teen deportees to graduate

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This week we talk about a deportation order issued to an eight-year-old infant that has shocked Sweden.

In lighter news, we’ll ask why one Swedish town wants more of its inhabitants to get intimate during work hours.

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For Membership+ subscribers we dig into the first figures on voluntary repatriation after the government offered a large grant to get more people who came to Sweden as refugees to leave the country.

Finally we look at the history of sportlov, Sweden’s annual spring break, and we give advice on how to make best use of the holiday.

Host Paul O'Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists Becky Waterton and Richard Orange, as well as a late cameo from Richard's children.

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

• Outrage after Swedish Migration Agency orders baby to be deported
• Over 270 foreigners apply for 350,000 kronor grant to leave Sweden

• How you can get your Swedish employer to pay for your gym membership

• Everything you need to know about skiing on 'sportlov' in Sweden

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