Sweden in Focus podcast: Explaining rent control, political division and snaps
This week's behind-the-scenes look at the biggest news stories in Sweden with the journalists who know them best.
In this week’s episode of our new podcast Sweden in Focus, The Local’s CEO and publisher James Savage discusses the divide between the Left and Centre Party on which the current government future hinges, while Europe Editor Catherine Edwards digs into how Sweden's rent controls work and why they sparked a political crisis.
Also in today’s episode: Journalist Richard Orange shares his own experience of Sweden's shared parental leave and presents the results of our reader poll on the subject, and journalist Isabella Anderson enlightens us all on the history of snaps. And one member of the team gives a rendition of their favourite Swedish drinking song...
Sweden in Focus is hosted by radio journalist Tom Henley and made in collaboration with production company Banda.
Let us know what you think in the comments below, or tweet us using the hashtag #SwedeninFocus.
The Local’s Sweden in Focus podcast is sponsored by Akademikernas A-kassa.
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In this week’s episode of our new podcast Sweden in Focus, The Local’s CEO and publisher James Savage discusses the divide between the Left and Centre Party on which the current government future hinges, while Europe Editor Catherine Edwards digs into how Sweden's rent controls work and why they sparked a political crisis.
Also in today’s episode: Journalist Richard Orange shares his own experience of Sweden's shared parental leave and presents the results of our reader poll on the subject, and journalist Isabella Anderson enlightens us all on the history of snaps. And one member of the team gives a rendition of their favourite Swedish drinking song...
Sweden in Focus is hosted by radio journalist Tom Henley and made in collaboration with production company Banda.
Let us know what you think in the comments below, or tweet us using the hashtag #SwedeninFocus.
The Local’s Sweden in Focus podcast is sponsored by Akademikernas A-kassa.
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