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Radio Sweden Weekly: Electricity bills!

25 min
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Eye-wateringly high electric bills; pandemic restrictions; female genital mutilation trial; Sweden's security situation regarding Russia and NATO; how it feels to win Olympic gold.
a photo of transmission towers on a sunny-ish day, with Calatrava's Turning Torso building in the background.
Transmission towers near Malmö. Credit: Johan Nilsson/TT

This week, hear about one man's 9,546 SEK household electricity bill for the month of December and what the government hopes to offer as relief.

Also, learn about reactions to the pandemic restrictions that the government announced.

Hear what Swedish law says about female genital mutilation, as a trial opens in Skaraborg.

Listen to analysis of Sweden's security situation after Russia demanded that NATO not expand more.

And as the Olympics in Beijing approaches, hear what it's like to win Olympic gold – perhaps not what you imagine.

Producer & host: Brett Ascarelli
Reporters: Dave Russell, Frank Radosevich

All broadcasts

Police to investigate train derailment, Nato chief heading to Turkey, Gothenburg celebrates 400 years, close shave causes fungal misery
2:32 min
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A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on June 2nd, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on June 2nd, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

Radio Sweden Weekly: What you will be tested on to get permanent residency
27 min
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Details about the language test and 'Life in Sweden'-exam you'll have to pass if you want a permanent residence permit in Sweden in the future - and how they relate to the planned tests for...

Details about the language test and 'Life in Sweden'-exam you'll have to pass if you want a permanent residence permit in Sweden in the future - and how they relate to the planned tests for...

Teens injured in Eskilstuna fight, new anti-terror law, government falls in new poll, over-64's trapped in debt
2:49 min
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A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on June 1st, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on June 1st, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

New anti-terror law tomorrow, emergency landing at Arlanda, MP forced to take time-out, rise in e-scooter accidents
2:30 min
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A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 31st, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 31st, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

Former PM calls for hooligan crackdown, economy grows more than expected, companies can now apply for electricity subsidy, Blinken in Sweden
2:04 min
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A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 30th, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 30th, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

Turkey and Sweden to talk Nato again, football chaos aftermath, language test for permanent residency, man has wrong testicle removed
2:41 min
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A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 29th, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 29th, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

Record cocaine seizures, Södermalm pre-school explosion, Stockholm commuter train troubles, first birth after high tech uterus transplant
1:55 min
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A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 26th, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 26th, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

Radio Sweden Weekly: Preparing senior high school students for military service
25 min
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Sweden's Armed Forces are going round schools giving talks to 18-year-olds to prepare them for military service. We visit one of their classes.

Sweden's Armed Forces are going round schools giving talks to 18-year-olds to prepare them for military service. We visit one of their classes.

Spy brother's life sentence upheld, Russia expels Swedish diplomats, Vattenfall lowers grid fees, 'dance permit' law changed
2:04 min
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A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 25th, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 25th, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

Arrests over planned attack on Swedish church, teens given automatic weapons, SR's technical problems, Sami village reported to police
2:11 min
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A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 24th, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 24th, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

Security guards sentenced over man's death, teenager attacked at Örebro school, Orbán on Sweden's Nato bid, UNESCO status for press law
2:23 min
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A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 23rd, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 23rd, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

Ten year-old girl dies after falling from school roof, more SFI classes online, unusually large spring flood, midnight sun arrives
2:27 min
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A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 22nd, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 22nd, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

Five detained over Stockholm shooting, Vattenfall risks fines in Finland, Arlanda staff fear chaos, dead killer whale tested
1:54 min
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A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 19th, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 19th, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

Radio Sweden Weekly: NATO next steps unclear following Turkish elections
24 min
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We speak to Bitte Hammargren in Istanbul, an analyst associated with the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, about how the results of the Turkish elections could affect Sweden's ongoing NATO...

We speak to Bitte Hammargren in Istanbul, an analyst associated with the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, about how the results of the Turkish elections could affect Sweden's ongoing NATO...

Accused spy brother withdraws appeal, smuggled dogs to be put down, Employment Service to save SEK 700 million, strawberries on the way
1:58 min
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A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 17th, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 17th, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

More money to Stockholm schools, Sweden Democrats unhappy over wind farms, students more stressed, 80 smuggled dogs in care
2:03 min
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A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 16th, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 16th, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

Ica insider trading charges, train strike called off, 'snippa' case heading to Supreme Court, Sweden's Loreen wins Eurovision
2:11 min
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A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 15th, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 15th, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

30-day work permit target, half a million say they face discrimination, Ukraine foreign minister to visit, outdoor fire bans
2:06 min
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A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 12th, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 12th, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

Radio Sweden Weekly: Government wants to relax alcohol laws
23 min
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We visit a Swedish winery and speak with Systembolaget to hear their thoughts on plans to relax laws around the sale of alcohol.

We visit a Swedish winery and speak with Systembolaget to hear their thoughts on plans to relax laws around the sale of alcohol.

Öresund train strike postponed, man charged with spreading defence secrets, two shot in Helsingborg, jobless figure lowest in years
2:00 min
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A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 11th, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on May 11th, 2023. You can hear more reports on our homepage radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio Play.

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