{"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":"Why Sweden is shutting off pathways to permanent residency","slug":"why-sweden-is-shutting-off-pathways-to-permanent-residency","published_at":"2026-04-17T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sweden-in-focus-3984454/why-sweden-is-shutting-off-pathways-to-permanent-residency","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sweden-in-focus-3984454","url":"https://shows.acast.com/sweden-in-focus/episodes/sweden-is-shutting-off-pathways-to-permanent-residency","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/sweden-in-focus/e/69e0edc20b4baf3bf2cf7232/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwcml2YXRlIn0=&sig=X-l702-Ye23_HfS_6W4o-a-K8tLS_p6QXH3eg7lntV4","summary":"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+   __ This week we ask how new curbs on permanent residency will hit immigrants. As the Wallenberg family rescues a groundbreaking green steel project in northern Sweden, we examine whether the Swedish green transition has reached a fork in the road. We also have a look at what goodies the government is showering over the electorate in the last budget before the election. And in exclusive material for Membership+ subscribers we discuss Swedes’ favourite word – and we ask if our panelists can come up with a better one. Host James Savage is joined this week by panelists Mandy Pipher and Emma Löfgren.  Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode: Immigration EXPLAINED: Who is affected by Sweden's law phasing out permanent residency Politics KEY POINTS: Sweden's spring budget bill in less than a minute Business Swedish steel startup Stegra to receive 1.4 billion euro investment Swedish language Is lagom really the best word in the Swedish language? Become a member at https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"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 ev…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2091,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sweden-in-focus-3984454/episodes/why-sweden-is-shutting-off-pathways-to-permanent-residency/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/why-sweden-is-shutting-off-pathways-to-permanent-residency.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}