Sweden in Focus
Hosted by James Savage and Richard Orange and Mandy Pipher · The Local
4.8from 237 ratings
- 307
- Episodes
- 57
- Transcribed
- 237
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About Sweden in Focus
Sweden in Focus is The Local’s weekly podcast where we discuss the big news and talking points in Sweden as well as explore and explain the issues that impact life in the country. We also answer your essential questions and look ahead at what’s coming up. In each episode presenter James Savage chats about the most important news and must-know information with The Local Sweden’s Emma Löfgren, Richard Orange and Mandy Pipher. They are frequently joined by other expert commentators. Become a member at https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock (https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- The Local
- Category
- news · news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 9 Jun 2021
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
57 of 307 episodes have a transcript.
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
What do foreigners in Sweden miss from home?
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
'Deportations made foreign writers ask: Do I belong in Sweden?'
2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Who’ll yield first in Sweden’s political chicken race?
Inside a recent episode
What do foreigners in Sweden miss from home?
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] We also had some respondents from India that said they really missed like big community celebrations, like festivals and small, small neighborhood shops, which often were, which aren't as much of a thing in Sweden and which respondents from India said were often like locuses for, or loci, for like little chats between strangers. And of course, people from the UK missed the pub. Yeah. I completely understand them. What about you two, Mandy? Is there anything Canadian you find yourself pining for, apart from the lovely Mark Carney? Yeah, I don't think I'm quite yet in the age bracket to swoon over our current prime minister, although I understand that that is a thing. […]
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- Gift Blessing
- Emma Löfgren
- Löndahl
- Nicholas Aylott
- Ludvig Aspling
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 37 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 200 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100
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- Quality
- 83
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 95
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James Savage and Richard Orange and Mandy Pipher host the show. Published by The Local.
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