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More election fraud claims, overseas voters up, Norrköping shooting, Stockholm metro expansion delayed
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on the 25th September 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Left Party leader comments on fraud probe, Fagersta suspect may have mental disorder, Växjö pupil hurt, boys top girls in school results
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on the 24th September 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Election probe clouds new Swedish MP, Andersson says she can form government, Dawit Isaak appeal, moose personalities studied
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on the 23rd September 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Noa takes election fraud case, Karlsbro opts for Brussels, Swedish teens top energy drink list, first lobster of the season sells big
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 22nd September 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Sweden opposition quiet on govt talks, ministers lose seats, vote-fraud probe, soldiers injured in blast
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 21st September 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Andersson starts govt bid, SD links losses to deportations, early voting breaks record, Nobel prize rises
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 18th September 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
This week's Radio Sweden Weekly is an election extravaganza!
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This week's episode is an election special, looking back at the results of the Swedish elections, and explaining what happens next.
Opposition wins most seats in parliament as vote count completed, Kristersson resigns, Andersson holds victory speech
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 17th September 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Swedish election count reaches final stretch, Iran diplomat expelled, SD official to return, Kebnekaise’s south peak keeps shrinking
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 16th September 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Sweden awaits final votes as political tensions rise, political scientists defend exit poll, company behind Candy Crush faces strike
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 15th September 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Swedish election result still too close to call, neither side concedes defeat, local election results
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 14th September 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Election update: Result too close to call as election night wraps up
Sweden's 2026 parliamentary election will carry over into the week, as no final result was reached on Sunday evening.
Presenter: Dave Russell
Election update: SVT's exit poll tips opposition parties as winners
The four centre-left parties in opposition, headed by the Social Democrats, are tipped to win the 2026 general election in Sweden, according to SVT's exit poll.
Presenter: Dave Russell
New poll: Election race getting closer, Moderates on allies' pledge funding, Social Democrat campaigner assaulted, Melodifestivalen record
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 11th September 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Don't miss this week's Radio Sweden Weekly!
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Or even better, download our app Sveriges Radio, where you'll also find all of our daily news stories and interviews, as well as both podcasts Radio Sweden Daily and Radio Sweden Weekly, all in one place.
With election day on Sunday, this week's programme looks at the latest polls, and we find out just how many Swedish voters make up their mind at the very last minute.
Left Party cabinet seats ultimatum, Green Party climate push, GDP falls, students hit by stomach illness
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 10th September 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Liberals polling at 5.8%, Gothenburg goes a year without shooting deaths, Christian Democrats' preschool promise, rain warning
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 9th September 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Michael Walsh
Sweden’s PISA slump, Left Party controversy, Brexit residency hopes, audiobook listening stalls
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 8th September 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Liberals rise in new poll, Left ousts candidates, Greens push rail, Opera prepares move
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 7th September 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
New poll setback for Social Democrats, Sweden Democrat official in Russia link claims, women’s shelter pledge, Love is Blind Sweden on hold
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 4th September 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Radio Sweden Weekly has moved!
If you are wondering where this week's Radio Sweden Weekly is, it's now moved over to its very own feed.
Search for 'Radio Sweden Weekly' wherever you are listening to this and subscribe there so you don't miss a show!
Or even better, download our app Sveriges Radio, where you'll also find all of our daily news stories and interviews, as well as both podcasts Radio Sweden Daily and Radio Sweden Weekly, all in one place.
Ryanair union deal, Andersson and Kristersson react to poll movement, Russia envoy summoned, menopause drug shortage action
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 3rd September 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Sweden election race tightens, Fagersta probe widens, Morocco arrest, Oscar pick announced
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 2nd September 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Food VAT cut passed on to customers, more election plans unveiled, Swedish tax liability rules clarified
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 1st September 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Right-wing tension over Sweden’s next PM, Macron’s frigate deal, campaigners at the door, winter tyres in summer crashes
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 31st August 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Radio Sweden Weekly: Fagersta school attack — two in police custody
One week has now passed since the deadly sword attack at a senior high school in Fagersta in central Sweden.
We go to Fagersta to hear about the support being offered to students and staff at Brinellskolan, and learn more about TCC, the online subculture the attacker appears to be linked to.
And: New polling shows the gap shortening between the opposition and Sweden's governing parties, just a little over two weeks out from the election.
This is the last Radio Sweden Weekly episode to be published in this podcast feed. To hear...
Swedish tributes after Norwegian King’s death, Fagersta attack investigation, cargo ship crew charged, Oprah’s Swedish crispbread honour
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 28th August 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Second Fagersta suspect remanded, two from Sweden missing after Himalayan flood, early voting climbs, Greens pitch greener cities
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 27th August 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Second Fagersta detention, Left Party youth package, early voting starts, school trip stove blast investigated
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 26th August 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Sweden plans pandemic powers, opposition pledges free youth travel, Fjällräven in Sweden Democrat font row, and marathon sells out
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 25th August 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell
Sweden plans school attack inquiry, Liberals hit back at Sweden Democrat leader, Left urges ICC move, Evil Chicken Party enters the race
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 24th August 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Radio Sweden Weekly: What you need to know about the measles outbreak in Sweden
This week, a measles outbreak spread to several parts of Sweden. We look at what happened, who is most at risk, and what to do if you're unsure whether you've been vaccinated.
And: we look at what the latest opinion polls can tell us as Sweden’s election campaign gets underway, and we catch up with one of Swedish Radio’s US correspondents after his first year reporting from Austin, Texas.
Sword attack at Swedish school, arrests over justice minister threat, Social Democrats and Centre on AI, northern Sweden floods
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 21st August 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenters/producer: Kris Boswell
Busch rejects Centre’s pitch, Swedish measles vaccine demand rises, Riksbank holds interest rates, floods hit Norrbotten
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 20th August 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Water restored in Skåne, Sweden’s Centre Party looks to the middle, Social Democrat midwife target revived, hedgehogs counted
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 19th August 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell
Sweden Democrat mental health plan, record voter roll in September election, more measles cases, 'caterpillar from hell' concern
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 18th August 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Three killed in fatal car crash, music festival measles outbreak, meteorologist shortage
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 17th August 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Radio Sweden Weekly: Brexit deportations land Sweden in the headlines
Two more British citizens who've lived in Sweden for decades are facing deportation, as a result of changed residency requirements after Brexit.
We hear from Joyce Thomas, 78, one of those who's been told to leave Sweden, as well as Carl Mason whose elderly father George is also facing deportation — despite needing round-the-clock dementia care.
Also: Sweden's new citizenship test on civic knowledge will be taken for the first time this weekend, but while anyone who fails will get another go, failing future versions of the test will mean having your citizenship application refused.
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Government waste probe, first citizenship test, SFI homophobia survey, Radio Sweden Weekly getting its own feed
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 14th August 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
Strike over at Tesla, plane drama at Arlanda, Centre’s citizenship vow — plus Dancing Queen at 50
A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on 13th August 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.
