{"podcast":{"title":"Sweden in Focus","slug":"sweden-in-focus-3984454","podcast_index_feed_id":3984454,"rss_url":"https://access.acast.com/rss/77ca3392-3d6f-434f-8821-6472a6c25d8d","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/sweden-in-focus/episodes/nato-in-sight-book-tips-swedish-work-permits","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/60f989d37b49f291bd61251a/show-cover.png","author":"O'Mahony Paul","episode_count":286,"summary":"In this episode of Sweden in Focus Extra we chat about the government's new plans to tighten labour migration with Catharina Bildt Grape, an expert on migration, integration and labour market issues at the Swedish Federation of Business Owners (Företagarna). Host Paul O’Mahony is joined by Catharina Bildt Grape to talk about plans to raise the income requirement for work permit applicants to more than 34,000 kronor per month. They discuss: How companies are reacting to the plans How Företagarna intends to respond Was the old system too liberal? How will the new three-stage process work? The employment service will draw up a list of professions that should be exempted; the Migration Agency will change the lists if necessary; the government gives final approval. How wide-ranging will the exemptions be? How likely is it that groups like Företagarna can convince the government to change its plans? What impact will the proposed system have on Sweden's competitiveness? DON'T MISS: Everything you need to know about Sweden's plans for tougher work permit rules","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T02:20:47.519475+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sweden-in-focus-3984454"},"episode":{"title":"What kind of bad conduct could get you kicked out of Sweden?","slug":"what-kind-of-bad-conduct-could-get-you-kicked-out-of-sweden","published_at":"2026-06-18T06:16:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sweden-in-focus-3984454/what-kind-of-bad-conduct-could-get-you-kicked-out-of-sweden","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sweden-in-focus-3984454","url":"https://shows.acast.com/sweden-in-focus/episodes/what-kind-of-bad-conduct-could-get-you-sweden","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/sweden-in-focus/e/6a33892ea43c1651f49d9737/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwcml2YXRlIn0=&sig=HnQ-SnBhxe3opkmAvv3qskmYYc5dA4Db7i3wQijpQp0","summary":"This week we talk about the Swedish culture of long summer holidays and how to make the most of them. Also: parliament has passed a law that will make it possible to revoke residence permits for “poor conduct”. Now that it has passed, will you live to regret that speeding fine? Why is the government pressing ahead with plans for mandatory ‘language preschools’ for children who don’t speak good Swedish, despite an official investigator saying that the idea was legally and practically difficult, and possibly discriminatory? And we look at how the government is finding it ever harder to get its agenda through parliament, as their plans to let 13 year olds go to jail were defeated. Host James Savage is joined this week by panelists Mandy Pipher and Richard Orange.  Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode: Residency permits Swedish parliament votes to revoke residency permits over 'poor conduct' Midsummer Do I get a day off in Sweden at Midsummer? What's open and what's closed in Sweden during Midsummer? Politics Sweden tightens residency rules, but opposition's challenge delays child detention bill Closed-doors agreement on Sweden's parliamentary pairing row collapses Swedish government to push ahead with mandatory language preschool despite legal warnings Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcasts Sign up now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday. Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+ For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+ For new members: Get Membership+  Read more about Membership+ in our help centre .   Become a member at https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-o…","meta_description":"This week we talk about the Swedish culture of long summer holidays and how to make the most of them. Also: parliament has passed a law that will make it…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1684,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sweden-in-focus-3984454/episodes/what-kind-of-bad-conduct-could-get-you-kicked-out-of-sweden/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sweden-in-focus-3984454/what-kind-of-bad-conduct-could-get-you-kicked-out-of-sweden.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}