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We broadcast a weekly programme every Thursday at 16.30 - 17.00 CET on P2 (P6 89.6fm in Stockholm) with a repeat on Mondays at the same time. You can also listen live to our broadcasts and download our podcasts on our homepage. Comments made on this page may be used on-air. Rules for comments can be found here: https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/7253831

Listen to Friday's headlines in our daily podcast, out now:
20/09/2024

Listen to Friday's headlines in our daily podcast, out now:

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 20th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges ...

They understood the assignment.
20/09/2024

They understood the assignment.

The Swedish Church has jumped on one of the more recent social media trends by letting a Gen Z colleague jokingly write one of its marketing scripts.The ...

Take a listen to some of the week's big headlines in Sweden in our weekly podcast, Radio Sweden Weekly! Friday 20th is A...
20/09/2024

Take a listen to some of the week's big headlines in Sweden in our weekly podcast, Radio Sweden Weekly!

Friday 20th is Allemansrättens Dag, a day dedicated to Sweden's law of the right of public access. But what does that law mean to Swedes today?

Today is Allemansrättens Dag, the Day of the Right of Public Access. What does the age-old law mean today? We also look into the government's autumn budget ...

The four opposition parties in the Swedish parliament have slammed Thursday's autumn budget as 'tax cuts for the rich' t...
20/09/2024

The four opposition parties in the Swedish parliament have slammed Thursday's autumn budget as 'tax cuts for the rich' that ignored the climate and welfare.

The four opposition parties in parliament have slammed Thursday's autumn budget as 'tax cuts for the rich' that ignored the climate and welfare.Finance ...

The company recently announced cost-cutting measures.
20/09/2024

The company recently announced cost-cutting measures.

Foreign workers who came to Sweden hired on temporary contracts by Northvolt were dismissed on their first day of work as a result of the company cutbacks, ...

The ferry Estonia sank in 1994 en route between Tallinn and Stockholm, with the loss of 852 lives.
20/09/2024

The ferry Estonia sank in 1994 en route between Tallinn and Stockholm, with the loss of 852 lives.

A new discovery has been made at the wreck site of the M/S Estonia by Estonian authorities, who began new underwater camera searches in July, Swedish Radio ...

Listen to Thursday's headlines in our daily podcast, out now:
19/09/2024

Listen to Thursday's headlines in our daily podcast, out now:

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 19th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges ...

Claims of Muslim children being more likely to be taken in for state custody are false, according to the National Board ...
19/09/2024

Claims of Muslim children being more likely to be taken in for state custody are false, according to the National Board of Health and Welfare.
The agency investigated all such cases of children born 1991-2020 and found that those from a Muslim background are actually less likely than other children to be taken into custody.

Claims that Muslim children are more likely to be taken in according to the Care of Young Persons Act are unfounded, according to the National Board of ...

The government has handed in its budget proposition for 2025 to the Riksdag. Swedish Radio News' political commentator F...
19/09/2024

The government has handed in its budget proposition for 2025 to the Riksdag. Swedish Radio News' political commentator Fredrik Furtenbach calls it ”an unusal budget”, with high income earners benefitting the most.

The government handed in their budget proposition for 2025 to the Riksdag today.The budget includes reforms for SEK 60 billion, a large part which consists ...

The increase is mainly due to what the royal court said was a need for extra security, both around the royal family and ...
19/09/2024

The increase is mainly due to what the royal court said was a need for extra security, both around the royal family and the royal palaces.

The Swedish royal court is to receive an increased budget allocation in 2025 according to Swedish Radio News.The increase in state funding next year is ...

More to be spent on printed books, less on digital tablets. The aim is to improve young children's reading and writing a...
19/09/2024

More to be spent on printed books, less on digital tablets. The aim is to improve young children's reading and writing abilities.

The Swedish government says it is to increase spending on new text books for Swedish schools next year. The effort is meant to improve students' reading ...

Significant changes since the year 2000, both in terms of rules and the people who come here, according to a new report ...
19/09/2024

Significant changes since the year 2000, both in terms of rules and the people who come here, according to a new report from the Migration Studies Delegation, Delmi.
”There is a lot of political interest in these questions these days,” says Mattias Engdahl, one of the authors of the report.

Labour migration to Sweden has changed a lot since the year 2000, both in terms of rules and the people who come here, according to a new report from the ...

The research shows how the influence of s*x hormones on our immune systems can mean different immune responses to illnes...
19/09/2024

The research shows how the influence of s*x hormones on our immune systems can mean different immune responses to illnesses such as Lupus and Covid-19.

New research has revealed more about s*x hormones affect our immune systems.Researchers from the Karolinska institute and Uppsala University followed 23 ...

Just over 62,000 Swedes aged 75 and older have some form of employment.
18/09/2024

Just over 62,000 Swedes aged 75 and older have some form of employment.

Sweden has the largest share of people in Europe who work well past retirement age, according to figures from Eurostat.Just over 62,000 Swedes aged 75 ...

Joar Forsell from the Liberals says the possibility of paying a fine or even imprisonment would be a deterrent to parent...
18/09/2024

Joar Forsell from the Liberals says the possibility of paying a fine or even imprisonment would be a deterrent to parents with children planning such trips.

The Liberals say they want it to be possible to penalise parents who travel with their children to countries that the Ministry for Foreign Affairs advises ...

Catch up on Tuesday's headlines with our daily podcast, out now.
17/09/2024

Catch up on Tuesday's headlines with our daily podcast, out now.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 17th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges ...

The travel bans were aimed at preventing these children from being married abroad, for example.
17/09/2024

The travel bans were aimed at preventing these children from being married abroad, for example.

Several municipalities in Skåne in the south of Sweden have issued travel bans for children judged to be at substantial risk of being taken abroad, for ...

While gender equality is improving, other groups are still being left behind according to a new report from the Allbrigh...
17/09/2024

While gender equality is improving, other groups are still being left behind according to a new report from the Allbright Foundation.

The gender gap is closing in the boardrooms of large companies in Sweden as well as within Swedish management teams.But as gender equality is improving, ...

The plan is to replace the existing pre-school class for six year olds with a new first grade, reports Swedish Radio New...
17/09/2024

The plan is to replace the existing pre-school class for six year olds with a new first grade, reports Swedish Radio News.

The government and the Sweden Democrats want to replace the existing pre-school class for six year olds with a new first grade, according to Swedish Radio ...

The location of the nuclear repository and arguments about its long term safety have proved controversial for years.
17/09/2024

The location of the nuclear repository and arguments about its long term safety have proved controversial for years.

The Land and Environment Court will today begin work on reviewing a final licence decision and conditions for the construction of a repository for spent ...

Catch up with Monday's headlines in our daily podcast, out now:
16/09/2024

Catch up with Monday's headlines in our daily podcast, out now:

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 16th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges ...

It was announced at a press conference with the Swedish and Finnish defence ministers in Stockholm on Monday.
16/09/2024

It was announced at a press conference with the Swedish and Finnish defence ministers in Stockholm on Monday.

Sweden may take charge of a new Nato base in northern Finland, the two countries' defence ministers announced at a press conference in Stockholm on Monday.Swedish ...

The Social Democrats are under fire for their lottery-based fundraising efforts, after reports in the newspaper Dagens N...
16/09/2024

The Social Democrats are under fire for their lottery-based fundraising efforts, after reports in the newspaper Dagens Nyheter of aggressive sales tactics targeting elderly customers.

The Social Democrats are under fire for their lottery-based fundraising efforts, after reports in the newspaper Dagens Nyheter of aggressive sales tactics ...

The social insurance agency cut its workforce by 2,000 people after it revealed in December that it needed to make savin...
16/09/2024

The social insurance agency cut its workforce by 2,000 people after it revealed in December that it needed to make savings of SEK 300 million and that's the reason for the longer processing times, it says.

The processing times for claims made at the social insurance agency continue to be longer than usual after staff cutbacks at the authority.For housing ...

The charges, which will be filed on Thursday at Stockholm district court, concern suspected crimes against the Kurdish-s...
16/09/2024

The charges, which will be filed on Thursday at Stockholm district court, concern suspected crimes against the Kurdish-speaking Yazidi minority in Raqqa from 2014 to 2016.

A Swedish woman with connections to the terrorist group IS is expected to be charged later this week, suspected of genocide, crimes against humanity and ...

Cavities in timber constructions a concern.
16/09/2024

Cavities in timber constructions a concern.

Popular and climate-smart modular apartment buildings made of timber are being put up all around Sweden.And despite concern over hard-to-put-out fires ...

It's Friday! So our longer weekly podcast is also out now, among the subjects this time round: We meet Sweden's "doping ...
13/09/2024

It's Friday! So our longer weekly podcast is also out now, among the subjects this time round: We meet Sweden's "doping hunter" Arne Ljungqvist, we find out what to expect in this next parliament with the government half-way through its term of office, and we meet a chess player, currently competing in the chess Olympiad!

We meet Professor Arne Ljungqvist, a living legend in the fight against doping in sports - he's been honoured with a special sculpture unveiled by royalty ...

Listen to Friday's headlines in our daily podcast, out now:
13/09/2024

Listen to Friday's headlines in our daily podcast, out now:

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on September 13th 2024. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges ...

Interpol will use satellites and sensors to monitor the area, and make sure nobody damages or steals parts of the ruins.
13/09/2024

Interpol will use satellites and sensors to monitor the area, and make sure nobody damages or steals parts of the ruins.

The Ismantorp Fortress ruins on the island of Öland are to be part of an international project aimed at protecting cultural heritage from destruction.It's ...

The government's set a new level for the so-called price base amount, or 'prisbasbeloppet' in Swedish, which it uses to ...
13/09/2024

The government's set a new level for the so-called price base amount, or 'prisbasbeloppet' in Swedish, which it uses to calculate different kinds of benefits.

Students and others receiving social insurance payments will get a bit more money next year.The government's set a new level for the so-called price base ...

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Moderates' EU Vision
Moderates' EU Vision

Sweden goes to the polls in the European Elections on June 9th. Over the past few weeks we have been interviewing the candidates topping the ballot papers for Sweden's eight parliamentary parties in English. You can listen to all of them in full on our homepage www.sverigesradio.se/radiosweden We also asked them to tell us their vision of the European Union in ten years time.

Liberals' EU Vision
Liberals' EU Vision

Sweden goes to the polls in the European Elections on June 9th. Over the past few weeks we have been interviewing the candidates topping the ballot papers for Sweden's eight parliamentary parties in English. You can listen to all of them in full on our homepage www.sverigesradio.se/radiosweden We also asked them to tell us their vision of the European Union in ten years time.

Left's EU Vision
Left's EU Vision

Sweden goes to the polls in the European Elections on June 9th. Over the past few weeks we have been interviewing the candidates topping the ballot papers for Sweden's eight parliamentary parties in English. You can listen to all of them in full on our homepage www.sverigesradio.se/radiosweden We also asked them to tell us their vision of the European Union in ten years time.

Greens' EU Vision
Greens' EU Vision

Sweden goes to the polls in the European Elections on June 9th. Over the past few weeks we have been interviewing the candidates topping the ballot papers for Sweden's eight parliamentary parties in English. You can listen to all of them in full on our homepage www.sverigesradio.se/radiosweden We also asked them to tell us their vision of the European Union in ten years time.

Social Democrats' EU Vision
Social Democrats' EU Vision

Sweden goes to the polls in the European Elections on June 9th. Over the past few weeks we have been interviewing the candidates topping the ballot papers for Sweden's eight parliamentary parties in English. You can listen to all of them in full on our homepage www.sverigesradio.se/radiosweden We also asked them to tell us their vision of the European Union in ten years time.

Centre's EU Vision
Centre's EU Vision

Sweden goes to the polls in the European Elections on June 9th. Over the past few weeks we have been interviewing the candidates topping the ballot papers for Sweden's eight parliamentary parties in English. You can listen to all of them in full on our homepage www.sverigesradio.se/radiosweden We also asked them to tell us their vision of the European Union in ten years time.

Sweden Democrats' EU vision
Sweden Democrats' EU vision

Sweden goes to the polls in the European Elections on June 9th. Over the past few weeks we have been interviewing the candidates topping the ballot papers for Sweden's eight parliamentary parties in English. You can listen to all of them in full on our homepage www.sverigesradio.se/radiosweden We also asked them to tell us their vision of the European Union in ten years time.

Christian Democrats' EU vision
Christian Democrats' EU vision

Sweden goes to the polls in the European Elections on June 9th. Over the past few weeks we have been interviewing the candidates topping the ballot papers for Sweden's eight parliamentary parties in English. You can listen to all of them in full on our homepage www.sverigesradio.se/radiosweden We also asked them to tell us their vision of the European Union in ten years time.

Radio Sweden European Election Debate 2024
Radio Sweden European Election Debate 2024

Welcome to Radio Sweden's European Election Debate, streaming now.

Radio Sweden 2024 European Election Debate
Radio Sweden 2024 European Election Debate

Apologies for the sound issues in this video, you can hear the whole debate in good quality here: https://sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/radio-sweden-special-2024-european-election-debate Welcome to Radio Sweden's 2024 European Election Debate!

The Left Party In The 2024 European Elections
The Left Party In The 2024 European Elections

Elections in Sweden for the European Parliament are to be held on June 9th. Sweden has 21 of the 720 seats in the parliament. All of Sweden's eight parliamentary parties are currently represented in Brussels and Strasbourg as well. We've asked them which issues they feel are the most important ones to pursue in the EU. In this short clip you can hear about the Left Party. Photo: Jessica Gow/Pontus Lundahl/TT Correction: In an earlier version of this story, we said that Jonas Sjöstedt was Member of the European Parliament until 2012. The correct year was 2006. This corection was done on 29 May.

THE CENTRE PARTY IN THE 2024 EUROPEAN ELECTIONS
THE CENTRE PARTY IN THE 2024 EUROPEAN ELECTIONS

Elections in Sweden for the European Parliament are to be held on June 9th. Sweden has 21 of the 720 seats in the parliament. All of Sweden's eight parliamentary parties are currently represented in Brussels and Strasbourg as well. We've asked them which issues they feel are the most important ones to pursue in the EU. In this short clip you can hear about the Centre Party. Photo: Jessica Gow/Christine Olsson/TT

THE MODERATES IN THE 2024 EUROPEAN ELECTIONS
THE MODERATES IN THE 2024 EUROPEAN ELECTIONS

Elections in Sweden for the European Parliament are to be held on June 9th. Sweden has 21 of the 720 seats in the parliament. All of Sweden's eight parliamentary parties are currently represented in Brussels and Strasbourg as well. We've asked them which issues they feel are the most important ones to pursue in the EU. In this short clip you can hear about the Moderate Party. Photo: Pontus Lundahl/Anders Wiklund/TT

THE SWEDEN DEMOCRATS IN THE 2024 EUROPEAN ELECTIONS
THE SWEDEN DEMOCRATS IN THE 2024 EUROPEAN ELECTIONS

Elections in Sweden for the European Parliament are to be held on June 9th. Sweden has 21 of the 720 seats in the parliament. All of Sweden's eight parliamentary parties are currently represented in Brussels and Strasbourg as well. We've asked them which issues they feel are the most important ones to pursue in the EU. In this short clip you can hear about the Sweden Democrats. Photo: Jessica Gow/Fredrik Sandberg/TT

THE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS IN THE 2024 EUROPEAN ELECTIONS
THE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS IN THE 2024 EUROPEAN ELECTIONS

Elections in Sweden for the European Parliament are to be held on June 9th. Sweden has 21 of the 720 seats in the parliament. All of Sweden's eight parliamentary parties are currently represented in Brussels and Strasbourg as well. We've asked them which issues they feel are the most important ones to pursue in the EU. In this short clip you can hear about the Christian Democrats. Photo: Samuel Steén/TT

THE GREEN PARTY IN THE 2024 EUROPEAN ELECTIONS
THE GREEN PARTY IN THE 2024 EUROPEAN ELECTIONS

Elections in Sweden for the European Parliament are to be held on June 9th. Sweden has 21 of the 720 seats in the parliament. All of Sweden's eight parliamentary parties are currently represented in Brussels and Strasbourg as well. We've asked them which issues they feel are the most important ones to pursue in the EU. In this short clip you can hear about the Green Party. Photo: Pontus Lundahl/Henrik Montgomery/TT

THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATS IN THE 2024 EUROPEAN ELECTIONS
THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATS IN THE 2024 EUROPEAN ELECTIONS

Elections in Sweden for the European Parliament are to be held on June 9th. Sweden has 21 of the 720 seats in the parliament. All of Sweden's eight parliamentary parties are currently represented in Brussels and Strasbourg as well. We've asked them which issues they feel are the most important ones to pursue in the EU. In this short clip you can hear about the Social Democrats. Photo: Anders Wiklund/Johan Nilsson/TT

THE LIBERALS IN THE 2024 EUROPEAN ELECTIONS
THE LIBERALS IN THE 2024 EUROPEAN ELECTIONS

Elections in Sweden for the European Parliament are to be held on June 9th. Sweden has 21 of the 720 seats in the parliament. All of Sweden's eight parliamentary parties are currently represented in Brussels and Strasbourg as well. We've asked them which issues they feel are the most important ones to pursue in the EU. In this short clip you can hear about the Liberal Party. Photo: Adam Ihse/Henrik Montgomery/ TT

Vasaloppet week in Dalarna
Vasaloppet week in Dalarna

Following in the footsteps — or rather ski tracks — of a Middle Ages king, tens of thousands of people are taking part in Sweden's annual Vasaloppet cross-country ski races this year. 50,000 people are set to race in the main event this Sunday.

Kristersson Terror Alert
Kristersson Terror Alert

Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson says the Swedish security service and police are prepared to handle the increased terror threat, following the raising of Sweden's terrorism alert level Thursday. Photo: Henrik Montgomery/TT

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