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A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 18th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Sujay DuttProducer: Kris Boswell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 17th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Sujay DuttProducer: Kris Boswell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 16th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Ulla EngbergProducer: Frank Radosevich
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 13th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Frank Radosevich
Today, Finland's prime minister and president came out officially in favor of Finland joining NATO. What does that mean for Sweden? Swedish Radio's defense correspondent, Mats Eriksson, parses the significance for Sweden of the announcement from the Finnish leadership.Also, we hear from one Ukrainian family who needs to move on after being put up in a Swedish home for a couple of months.And we dip into the world of Eurovision with our expert Kris Boswell, ahead of tonight's Swedish performance in Turin.Producer: Ulla EngbergReporters: Dave Russell, Sujay Dutt
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 12th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Michael WalshProducer: Frank Radosevich
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 11th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Michael WalshProducer: Frank Radosevich
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 10th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Frank Radosevich
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 9th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Frank Radosevich
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 6th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Producer: Frank Radosevich Reporter: Linnea Magnusson
We discuss the definition of health care that can't be deferred. In this episode, we hear what kind of behavior Sweden might expect from Russia as Sweden and Finland contemplate whether to apply to join NATO. We also hear about an international donor conference for Ukraine, which is being hosted in Warsaw, and which Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson is attending.We find out what health care refugees from Ukraine are entitled to in Sweden,and why it's not always straightforward.Finally, we hear why many PhD-students from abroad leave Sweden after they have finished their studies.Producer: Brett AscarelliReporter: Ulla Engberg
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 5th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Ulla Engberg Producer: Frank Radosevich
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 4th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Ulla Engberg Producer: Frank Radosevich
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 3rd, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Frank RadosevichProducer: Kris Boswell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 2nd, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Frank RadosevichProducer: Kris Boswell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 29th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Kris Boswell
Ten years ago, the Italian surgeon Paolo Machiarini's ground-breaking surgery, transplanting the world's first synthetic windpipe won him praise and fame around the world. But it all went terribly wrong. This week, he went on trial for aggravated assault, with the prosecutor arguing that what he did was not healthcare, not research, but experiments on humans, without ethical clearance. Macchiarini himself denies any wrongdoing, his lawyer says he was trying to save people's lives. We also hear about the new Ukrainian news service at Radio Sweden, police reaction to the Easter riots, and a longer interview with the Nobel Prize laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah. Presenter & Producer: Ulla Engberg
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 28th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Brett AscarelliProducer: Kris Boswell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 27th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Kris Boswell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 26th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Brett AscarelliProducer: Dave Russell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 25th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Producer: David RussellPresenter: Linnea Magnusson
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 22st, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Frank Radosevich Producer: Kris Boswell
We take a look at the Easter riots in Sweden ignited by an anti-Islamic Swedish-Danish politician. There's a review of the budget and Sweden's security policy and why telecoms giant Ericsson is facing a corruption probe for its operations in Iraq. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer Kris Boswell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 21st, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Frank Radosevich Producer: Kris Boswell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 20th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Ulla Engberg Producer: Kris Boswell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 19th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Ulla Engberg Producer: Kris Boswell
Are Sweden and Finland nearing a NATO application? Both countries were left deeply rattled by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and are now rethinking their long-held positions of remaining military non-aligned. But will either one of them take the plunge and seek to join the trans-Atlantic military alliance?Plus, the Liberal Party has been floundering in the polls and now finds itself with a new leader less than a half a year before the next election after its previous head abruptly stepped down.And houses of worship are reopening their doors for Easter this weekend after the pandemic kept them shut the last two years. But some digital lessons learned during the pandemic will still be applied.Frank Radosevich/producer and presenter frank.radosevich_ii@sverigesradio.se
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 14th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. We'll be back with more news and views from Sweden on April 19th. Presenter: Ulla Engberg Producer: Kris Boswell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 13th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Ulla Engberg Producer: Kris Boswell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 12th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Ulla Engberg Producer: Kris Boswell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 11th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Ulla Engberg Producer: Kris Boswell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 8th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Kris Boswell
Hear about what would Sweden stand to gain and lose if it were to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This week, we also hear from Russians protesting outside of the Russian Embassy in Stockholm, against the war in Ukraine.We also find out what Sweden expects from foreign and dual citizens as part of its "total defense".Swedish Radio News's science commentator, Ulrika Björkstén, explains the take-away message of the IPCC's report on Climate Change Mitigation.And finally, triple Olympic gold medalist Charlotte Kalla reflects on her retirement, which she recently announced.Produced and hosted by Brett Ascarelli with reports from Frank Radosevich, Odessa Fardipour and Ulla Engberg.
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 7th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Ulla Engberg Producer: Kris Boswell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 6th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Sujay DuttProducer: Kris Boswell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 5th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Frank RadosevichProducer: Kris Boswell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 4th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Frank RadosevichProducer: Kris Boswell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on April 1st, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Kris Boswell
What do you pack when you only have three minutes to pack up your life? Or even 30 minutes? We meet refugees from Ukraine in temporary accommodation in Sweden who have had to leave everything behind. And hear from a local council trying to be ready to receive them. We look at lessons learnt from the big refugee crisis in 2015, and check in on the preparations for a a charity concert that will be held this weekend.Presenter & Producer: Ulla Engberg
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 31st, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play.
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 30th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Kris Boswell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 29th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Brett Ascarelli Producer: Kris Boswell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 28th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Kris Boswell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 25th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Frank RadosevichProducer: Kris Boswell
Two teachers at a High School in Malmö are killed in an attack that has shaken Sweden. It's four weeks to the day when Russian troops invaded Ukraine. We speak to some of the refugees who've made it to Sweden and find out what their lives used to be like, and of their fears for loved ones back home. We talk to a Russian student in Stockholm who wants an immediate end to the war. Also, Sweden gives the go ahead for a controversial mining project and we speak to the free diver who's set a new Nordic record for holding his breath under water for over 9 minutes.Produced and presented by Dave Russell with reports from Frank Radosevich and Brett Ascarelli.
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 24th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Frank RadosevichProducer: Kris Boswell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 23rd, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Frank RadosevichProducer: Kris Boswell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 22nd, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Ulla EngbergProducer: Kris Boswell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 21st, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Ulla EngbergProducer: Kris Boswell
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on March 18th, 2022. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Dave RussellProducer: Kris Boswell
As the war in Ukraine wages on, Sweden is looking to help those fleeing it get vaccinated against the coronavirus. The government said it would offer an extra SEK 21 million to the nation's regions to help them offer Covid-19 vaccines to Ukrainians coming to Sweden.Plus, inflation rose once again, hitting a nearly 30-year high. Hear what that could mean for Swedish consumers in the coming months. And Sweden's Paralympians beat expectations when they returned home with the highest number of medals from a Winter Games in the past 20 years. Find out why things went so well and what is was like competing under the shadow of war.Frank Radosevich, producer/presenter frank.radosevich_ii@sverigesradio.se