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Social Democrats want to see Landerholm documents, 8 charged for gang killing, long study aid waits, phones in prisons 12.08.2025 2:01

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on August 12th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh

Sweden demands Gaza media access, Landerholm document details, Kristersson calls Ukraine meetings, Swedish krona grows 11.08.2025 1:55

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on August 11th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh

Radio Sweden Weekly: Buyer secured — what's next for Northvolt? 08.08.2025 28:43

Relief, joy, but also caution are among the reactions to the news that a buyer has been found for bankrupt Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt. We'll hear more about the US company that's now stepping into the driver's seat — and what it could mean for former employees. Plus: There's friction within the government over its new Israel policy — are they about real ideological differences, or has...

Swedish FM criticises Israel's takeover plan, Busch reported to Riksdag committee, high number of drownings, food at pools 08.08.2025 1:55

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on August 8th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh

US firm to buy Northvolt, Swedish resident arrested in Germany, Kristianstad explosion, inflation rose in July 07.08.2025 1:47

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on August 7th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh

Opposition parties want Israel clarification, Katrineholm shooting, slower growth ahead, Stockholm tour guide misinformation 06.08.2025 2:19

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on August 6th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh

Busch wants Swedish embassy in Jerusalem, new Ukraine support, Trelleborg bus crash, grocery prices stand still 05.08.2025 2:09

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on August 5th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh

Minister on Israeli hostages, rental scam warning, property prices fall, Storm Floris heads to Sweden's west 04.08.2025 1:54

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on August 4th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh

Radio Sweden Weekly: Is Sweden ready for a four-day working week? 01.08.2025 27:59

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-being? In this special edition of Radio Sweden Weekly, we'll be talking to one of the driving forces behind the four-day week campaign in Sweden. We'll meet two companies that have introduced a four-da...

Call for Israel trade deal freeze criticised, new gun laws, body found near Fjärdhundra, Sweden's northern heatwave continues 01.08.2025 2:05

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

Swedish IS terrorist convicted, new border controls, infant death criticism, shootings down in Stockholm area 31.07.2025 1:45

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

Social Democrats want Gaza aid flotilla, spill kills fish in Laholm, prosecutors reported over Umeå effigies, retail sales rise 30.07.2025 1:52

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

Hate crime probe dropped, Södertälje apartment shooting, taxi union wants stricter rules, Pride week in Stockholm 29.07.2025 2:07

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

Stockholm hosts US-China talks, rainy weather warnings, extended passports to be rejected, AI to fight gang crime 28.07.2025 2:09

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

Radio Sweden Weekly: In-demand professions could be exempted from work permit pay rules 25.07.2025 19:33

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 Umeå investigate after effigies dressed in striped shirts and Stars of David are hung by their necks at a demonstration against the war in Gaza. And: The hot weather's causing unusually large algal blo...

Lund station murder convictions, Thailand travel advice, man claimed vab-benefits when working, amusement park staff too drunk to work 25.07.2025 2:27

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

New security advisor named, travel advice for Thailand and Cambodia, jobs that may avoid work permit salary rule, send in your fish 24.07.2025 2:28

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

Ambulance staff shortage, vocational training, China confirms visit, heavy downpours in the southeast 23.07.2025 2:32

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

Foreign Minister Gaza statement, US-China trade talks in Stockholm next week, train delays 'a failure' says minister, torrential rain 22.07.2025 2:15

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on July 22nd, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.

Prison sentences for fraud, 88 complaints of insults of public officials, rain in south, second Abba song reaches one billion listens 21.07.2025 2:37

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on July 21st, 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: Is the prinsesstårta really sexy? 18.07.2025 21:49

In this weeks episode: Swedens iconic prinsesstårta, or princess cake, is winning fans beyond its borders. We visit a bakery in Gotland to learn its secrets. Also in this Radio Sweden Weekly, migrants who leave Sweden often have a university education according to statistics. We also talk to extremism expert Christer Mattsson about the rise of far-right “active clubs”. And finally, we visit a Gotl...

Forest fire warnings, more sanctions against Russia, industrialist Percy Barnevik dies, Sweden lost to England in Euros 18.07.2025 2:12

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on July 18th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell

Government backtracks on textile law, bad day for Swedish trains, Sweden ready for Euros quarter-final, singer Björn Skifs to retire 17.07.2025 2:26

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on July 17th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell

C.Gambino murder trial, less fraud against elderly, unemployment up, Uppsala fountains bright green 16.07.2025 2:19

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on July 16th, 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 Trump Ukraine weapons plan, military helicopter lands on parliament, jellyfish found in Öresund, Swedish metal tops charts 15.07.2025 2:09

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on July 15th, 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell.