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New work permit system, Macron's Sweden visit and who are the Sami?
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Published: 3 Feb, 2024 CET.
Updated: Sat 3 Feb 2024 08:09 CET
In this week's episode: tougher rules for Sweden citizenship, French President Emanuel Macron's state visit to Sweden, new work permit system takes effect, and why Sweden needs to do more to promote understanding of indigenous Sami.
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Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Emma Löfgren and Becky Waterton, and we also have an interview with Charlotta Svonni, who conducts research on indigenous education at Umeå University.
Here are links to some of the stories we discuss:
Citizenship
- EXPLAINED: How to get Swedish citizenship via notification
- Sweden moves to tighten up requirements for citizenship via notification
- Can I apply for Swedish citizenship through ancestry?
Politics
- Sweden and France to sign nuclear and defence deals during Macron visit
- 'Vive les clichés!': Swedish PM mocked for Macron welcome
- IN PICS: French President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to Sweden
- What is 'pyttipanna' and why is Sweden serving it up to the French president?
Work permits
Sami
- Sweden's 'Truth Commission' delves into painful Sami past
- 'Irreversible risks': UN-appointed experts urge Sweden to block mine in Sami land
- Why is reindeer herding so important in Sweden?
- Swedish museum to return Sami remains to village
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You can listen to the episode here:
Or you can listen on these platforms:
- Sweden in Focus on Apple Podcasts
- Sweden in Focus on Spotify
- Sweden in Focus on Google Podcasts
Alternatively, you can search for Sweden in Focus wherever you listen to podcasts.
Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Emma Löfgren and Becky Waterton, and we also have an interview with Charlotta Svonni, who conducts research on indigenous education at Umeå University.
Here are links to some of the stories we discuss:
Citizenship
- EXPLAINED: How to get Swedish citizenship via notification
- Sweden moves to tighten up requirements for citizenship via notification
- Can I apply for Swedish citizenship through ancestry?
Politics
- Sweden and France to sign nuclear and defence deals during Macron visit
- 'Vive les clichés!': Swedish PM mocked for Macron welcome
- IN PICS: French President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to Sweden
- What is 'pyttipanna' and why is Sweden serving it up to the French president?
Work permits
Sami
- Sweden's 'Truth Commission' delves into painful Sami past
- 'Irreversible risks': UN-appointed experts urge Sweden to block mine in Sami land
- Why is reindeer herding so important in Sweden?
- Swedish museum to return Sami remains to village
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