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We put that question to an expert at the Karolinska Institute. Also, we hear how those in organised crime are turning to robbing the welfare state instead of banks. Sweden saw a huge rise in new dog ownership during the pandemic, but as those owners return to the workplace, they're finding it hard to find care for their family pets. And we bring you Sweden's contender for the Oscars. Dave Russell/Producer and presenter david.russell@sverigesradio.se

A round-up of the main headlines on 21st of October 2021. Producer: Kris Boswell Reporter: Linnea Magnusson english@sverigesradio.se

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on October 20th 2021. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se , or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Frank Radosevich Producer: Kris Boswell

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on October 19th 2021. Presenter: Sujay Dutt Producer: Kris Boswell

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on October 18th 2021. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Frank Radosevich Producer: Kris Boswell

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on October 15th 2021. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Frank Radosevich Producer: Kris Boswell

Sweden hosts a global forum on fighting the rise in anti-Semitism. We hear how social media is fuelling hatred against Jews. We hear from the author of a report on anti-Semitism in Malmö schools. And we speak to one man who talks about what it is like to grow up Jewish in the Swedish city that once open its arms to holocaust survivors but in recent times has become less welcoming. Dave Russell/Producer and presenter david.russell@sverigesradio.se

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on October 14th 2021. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Frank Radosevich Producer: Kris Boswell

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on October 13th 2021. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Odessa Fardipour Producer: Kris Boswell

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on October 12th 2021. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Reporter: Frank Radosevich Producer: Kris Boswell

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on October 11th 2021. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Reporter: Frank Radosevich Producer: Kris Boswell

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on October 8th 2021. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Reporter: Dave Russell Producer: Kris Boswell

All eyes from the world's scientific and literary communities are on Stockholm this week as the Nobel Prizes are announced. Also, Sweden will soon rollout Covid-19 vaccination to children aged between 12 and 15. Hear from one parent who is facing the decision whether to immunize her son. Plus, the Swedish arts scene remembered Lars Vilks, whose cartoon depiction of the Prophet Muhammad made him the target of assassination attempts, after he died in a head-on car crash earlier this week. Frank Radosevich/producer and presenter frank.radosevich_ii@sverigesradio.se

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on October 7th 2021. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Reporter: Dave Russell Producer: Kris Boswell

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on October 6th 2021. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Reporter: Dave Russell Producer: Kris Boswell

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on October 5th 2021. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Reporter: Dave Russell Producer: Kris Boswell

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on October 4th 2021. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Reporter: Ulla Engberg Producer: Kris Boswell

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on October 1st 2021. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se , or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Reporter: Ulla Engberg Producer: Kris Boswell

Plus, a blast hits a Gothenburg block of flats, new information about the Estonia maritime disaster and more on the Social Democrats' likely new leader. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Producer / presenter: Brett Ascarelli

A round-up of the main news on September 30th 2021. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Reporter: Linnea Magnusson Producer: Kris Boswell

A round-up of the main headlines on September 29th 2021. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Reporter: Linnea Magnusson Producer: Kris Boswell

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on September 28th 2021. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Ulla Engberg Producer: Kris Boswell

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on September 27th 2021. Presenter: Ulla Engberg Producer: Kris Boswell

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on September 24th 2021. Presenter: Dave Russell Producer: Frank Radosevich

Nearly all corona restrictions will be lifted next week and the date for vaccinating schoolkids has been brought forward. Meanwhile, changes in the migration law have upset PhD-students and universities alike. We also look at why a limestone quarry on Gotland has become such a contentious issue, and hear more about Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson's chances of getting the budget through parliament. And last but not least we get networking tips from two people who have just made it onto the Swedish labour market. Reporters: Dave Russell and Frank Radosevich Presenter: Ulla Engberg

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on September 23rd 2021. Presenter: Dave Russell Producer: Frank Radosevich

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on September 22nd 2021. Presenter: Dave Russell Producer: Frank Radosevich

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on September 21st 2021. Presenter: Frank Radosevich Producer: Kris Boswell

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on September 20th 2021. Presenter: Frank Radosevich Producer: Kris Boswell

A round-up of Sweden's news headlines on September 17th. Presenter: Dave Russell Producer: Kris Boswell

Starting in November, children 12 to 15 years old can get a Covid-19 vaccine in Sweden. And we hear how Sweden's most populated region is trying to get more residents to inoculate themselves against the virus, as pockets of people, especially in big cities, are still hesitant to get one. Also in this week's episode, with less than a year before the next general election, Radio Sweden heads to Gothenburg for a look at how the local politics of a major party there has changed drastically since the last vote in 2018. Plus, more on a Gothenburg man who was sentenced to prison this week for passing company secrets on to a Russian diplomat. Frank Radosevich frank.radosevich_ii@sverigesradio.se

A round-up of Sweden's news headlines on September 16th. Presenter: Dave Russell Producer: Kris Boswell

A round-up of Sweden's news headlines on September 15th. Presenter: Dave Russell Producer: Kris Boswell

A round-up of Sweden's news headlines on September 14th. Presenter: Dave Russell Producer: Kris Boswell

A round-up of Sweden's news headlines on September 13th. Presenter: Dave Russell Producer: Kris Boswell

A round-up of Sweden's news headlines on September 10th. Reporter: Linnea Magnusson Producer: Kris Boswell

Plus: With a year until the next planned general election, learn which issues are key. Find out about the controversy over three women deported to Sweden from Syria. Hear reactions to Abba's comeback. Reporters: Frank Radosevich and Hagar Jemal. Producer / presenter: Brett Ascarelli.

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on September 9th 2021. Presenter: Frank Radosevich Producer: Kris Boswell

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on September 8th 2021. Producer/Presenter: Frank Radosevich

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on September 7th 2021. Presenter: Frank Radosevich Producer: Kris Boswell

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on September 6th 2021. Presenter: Frank Radosevich Producer: Kris Boswell

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on September 3rd 2021. Presenter: Ulla Engberg Producer: Frank Radosevich

Radio Sweden speaks to Stockholm City about its moves to help those newly arrived from Afghanistan . Also, hear from volunteers helping the quota refugees adapt to their new surroundings and find out what it is like to be uprooted from life in Kabul. Plus, concerns over the high percentage of Covid ICU patients who are unvaccinated and the debate over whether employers can demand new hires take the vaccine. And, they stopped singing for over a year but now the tougher restrictions on choirs and orchestras have been lifted, much to their delight. Reporters - Dave Russell, Ulla Engberg, Linnea Magnusson. Produced and presented by Dave Russell

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on September 2nd 2021. Presenter: Linnea Magnusson Producer: Frank Radosevich

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on September 1st 2021. Presenter: Ulla Engberg Producer: Frank Radosevich

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on August 31st 2021. Presenter: Ulla Engberg Producer: Frank Radosevich

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on August 30th 2021. Presenter: Ulla Engberg Producer: Frank Radosevich

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on August 27th 2021. Presenter: Frank Radosevich Producer: Loukas Christodoulou

Plus: Sweden's efforts to evacuate its people from Afghanistan; a taste of the movies in theaters this fall; a beloved children's author dies; a Paralympic swimmer describes competing in Tokyo. This week: Sweden has evacuated some 900 people from Afghanistan so far, but it's getting down to the wire as the U.S.'s withdrawal date nears. Political scientist Nicholas Aylott analyses how the Prime Minister's unexpected plans to resign will affect the future of his party. An Iranian man in Stockholm, who is accused of murder and war crimes that took place in the late 1980s in a prison west of Tehran, is on trial. Nearly 30 Swedish movies will premier at theaters this autumn, ranging from documentaries about famous Swedes, movies about refugees and migration, and a film with a magical realistic flair. Gunilla Bergström, the author / illustrator of the much loved Alfons Åberg (translated as Alfie Atkins, in English) books, has died at the age of 79. Swimmer Lina Watz describes the feeling of competing at the Paralympics in Tokyo, when the stands are empty. Reporters: Frank Radosevich, Ulla Engberg, Dave Russell. Producer / presenter: Brett Ascarelli

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on August 26th 2021. Presenter: Dave Russell Producer: Loukas Christodoulou

Radio Sweden brings you a round-up of the main news in Sweden on August 25th 2021. Presenter: Dave Russell Producer: Loukas Christodoulou