Podcast Episodes

Radio Sweden Weekly: Is Sweden ready for a four-day working week?

Sweden's standard 40-hour working week has been in place since the early 1970s, but with the fast-paced demands of the modern workplace, is it time to give people more time off for their mental well-…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Call for Israel trade deal freeze criticised, new gun laws, body found near Fjärdhundra, Sweden's northern heatwave continues

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on August 1st, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.

Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Swedish IS terrorist convicted, new border controls, infant death criticism, shootings down in Stockholm area

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on July 31st, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.

Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Social Democrats want Gaza aid flotilla, spill kills fish in Laholm, prosecutors reported over Umeå effigies, retail sales rise

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on July 30th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.

Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Hate crime probe dropped, Södertälje apartment shooting, taxi union wants stricter rules, Pride week in Stockholm

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on July 29th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.

Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Stockholm hosts US-China talks, rainy weather warnings, extended passports to be rejected, AI to fight gang crime

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on July 28th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.

Presenter/producer: Michael Walsh

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Radio Sweden Weekly: In-demand professions could be exempted from work permit pay rules

The Migration Agency publishes a list of 152 professions subject to shortages in Sweden that could be exempted from tougher pay rules for work permits. We go through what this means.

Also: Police in …

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Lund station murder convictions, Thailand travel advice, man claimed vab-benefits when working, amusement park staff too drunk to work

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on July 25th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.

Presenter/producer: Ulla Engberg

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

New security advisor named, travel advice for Thailand and Cambodia, jobs that may avoid work permit salary rule, send in your fish

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on July 24th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.

Presenter/producer: Ulla Engberg

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ambulance staff shortage, vocational training, China confirms visit, heavy downpours in the southeast

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on July 23rd, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.

Presenter/producer: Ulla Engberg

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago