{"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 this year's Swedish National Day will be bittersweet","slug":"why-this-year-s-swedish-national-day-will-be-bittersweet","published_at":"2026-06-04T14:41:41+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sweden-in-focus-3984454/why-this-year-s-swedish-national-day-will-be-bittersweet","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sweden-in-focus-3984454","url":"https://shows.acast.com/sweden-in-focus/episodes/why-swedish-national-day-will-be-bittersweet","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/sweden-in-focus/e/6a218ea6ac951431d769c875/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwcml2YXRlIn0=&sig=x3jFO8EiE0Bd_Orb7G0UheFpKVdIXl25QcFjaXBVphk","summary":"This week we look at the government’s solution to teen deportations, and we discuss the new citizenship law coming into force on Saturday, which also happens to be National Day. We also talk about how unnerving it can be for foreigners when a young child switches to Swedish before you even properly understand it. And for Membership+ subscribers, we talk about the Swedish community in the US and how they keep their Swedishness alive. Host Richard Orange is joined this week by panelists Mandy Pipher and James Savage.  Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode: Immigration Sweden's house speaker says no to emergency motion on transitional rules Sweden's government announces proposed solution for teen deportations Is the Swedish Migration Agency working overtime to fast-track citizenship cases? Politics Citizenship-scandal Sweden Democrat MP quits over child pornography probe Family The hardest part of moving to Sweden? Suddenly not understanding my own child Sweden and the US The migration crisis that divided Sweden and made it a better country 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-offer?tpcc=padlock . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This week we look at the government’s solution to teen deportations, and we discuss the new citizenship law coming into force on Saturday, which also happ…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1848,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sweden-in-focus-3984454/episodes/why-this-year-s-swedish-national-day-will-be-bittersweet/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-this-year-s-swedish-national-day-will-be-bittersweet.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}