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Sweden in Focus

Sweden in Focus

By: The Local
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Sweden in Focus is The Local’s weekly podcast where we discuss the big news and talking points in Sweden as well as explore and explain the issues that impact life in the country. We also answer your essential questions and look ahead at what’s coming up.

In each episode presenter James Savage chats about the most important news and must-know information with The Local Sweden’s Emma Löfgren, Richard Orange and Mandy Pipher. They are frequently joined by other expert commentators.

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Episodes
  • Is Sweden flunking at AI?

    Is Sweden flunking at AI?
    Jul 11 2026

    AI looks set to cause huge disruption to the world of work and to almost all aspects of our lives. Yet while Sweden is home to some leading AI companies, Swedish politicians are not rising to the major challenges that the technology poses, says author and AI expert Johan Falk to James Savage.


    Read more:

    Politics in Sweden: Why are Swedish politicians so silent on AI?

    Johan Falk's English Substack


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    36 mins
  • Our big poll on Sweden

    Our big poll on Sweden
    Jul 4 2026

    The Local's weekly podcast with news from Sweden. This week, James Savage, Emma Löfgren and Mandy Pipher discuss a new poll of The Local's readers on the highs and lows of living in Sweden. We also talk about what the government hopes to achieve by slashing taxes on fuel and public transport, and on an interview we did with migration minister Johan Forssell.


    Read more on the subjects we talk about in this episode:

    Swedish migration minister: 'One day you're a Nazi, the next a left-wing activist'

    POLL: Foreign residents love Sweden, but are afraid they'll be forced out

    Sweden becomes one of Europe's cheapest countries for petrol and diesel

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    40 mins
  • Almedalen bonus: 'Sweden needs more ambition'

    Almedalen bonus: 'Sweden needs more ambition'
    Jun 27 2026

    Sweden's Nordic editor Richard Orange was in Visby this week at the Almedalen political festival.


    One of the many people he spoke to was Niels Paarup-Petersen, who is the migration, education and digitalisation spokesperson for the Centre Party.


    On a walk through the city's medieval streets they discussed the chances of the government surviving after the election.


    And what would a new government do about transitional rules for citizenship?


    Also, are Sweden's political parties too wedded to incremental growth? Is it time to get a lot more ambitious in the age of AI?

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    15 mins
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