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Radio Sweden 2011-06-20 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-06-17 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-06-16 The government announces a wide-ranging public service broadcasting review Could it mean the end of the licence fee, and what will it mean for public service radio and tv? We hear from a family that has spent six months in an energy efficient house. What has the crisis in the Eurozone meant for the chances of Sweden joining the single European currency? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-06 15 The leaders of Sweden`s two biggest parties go head to head in parliament for the first time.. Forced marriages abroad......8 thousand children and teens here may be at risk And the worthless painting which turned out to be worth million Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-06-14 ould the chaos on the Stockholm steets call for drastic solutions? Seconds out, round one. Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Social Democrat leader Håkan Juholt prepare to meet in their first parliamentary debate. Sweden`s blood centres are crying out for more donors ahead of the summer holidays. And the final names for one of the most prestigious jobs in Swedish radio are announced, as this year`s celebrity hosts for the Summer Radio programme get ready to talk about their lives. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-06-13 The Swedish foreign minister has welcomed the election results in Turkey, but some will remember the violence. Local politicians see gang violence as a big problem in one Stockholm suburb -- hear from the police trying to stop it. What is it about the firefighters` brotherhood ... that excludes a sisterhood? And hear from rock legend Ozzy Osborne, who was in Sweden for one of the biggest metal festivals. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-06-10 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden Thursday 2011-06-09 As yet another high-profile bribery scandal unfolds, we look at the question: how corrupt is Sweden? Dozens of cases of skin cancer slipped by one pathologist. How could this happen? What does it take to compete against Stockholm`s most popular newspaper (it`s free)? Married to a Swede? Find out whether you stand a higher chance of getting divorced. As Sweden`s stork population returns, learn what researchers are doing to study them. Presenter: Brett Ascarelli Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-06-08 There is an agreement on participation in the Nato mission in Libya. We look back at 25 years of work against racism by the discrimination ombudsman. A Stockholm-based peace institute has released its yearly report on the state of the world. There are complaints about the working situations at a high-tech company here in Sweden. Sweden`s football team are celebrating a victory over Finland. Music: Swedish House Mafia, "Save the world". Presenter: Loukas Christodoulou Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-06-07 A new report shows that child poverty is on the rise in Sweden, sparking political debate. Last year, a person killed himself, while the online world stood by and watched. How to prevent more suicides like this? Why are Swedish scientists turning skin cells into neurons? As summer rolls around, Swedes are pushing their vacations back. And keeping Sweden`s vast forests healthy is a big job -- you`ll hear about the latest technology to do it. Presenter: Brett Ascarelli. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-06-03 In our review of the week gone by here: There’s continued concern about the Ehec bacteria outbreak. Mixed reviews after the king gives an interview to reject allegations of visits to questionable nightclubs. Swedish fall-out from German`s decision to phase out nuclear power. A new report opens the door for healthcare for undocumented migrants Australian Shaun Tan was here to collect the world’s most prestigious prize for children’s literature. Should school end-of-term ceremonie ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-06-01 The fall out from the King`s speech continues Find out why one free-school is being sued by several parents Teachers are not taking full advantage of their pupils knowledge of english picked up outside school hours It might be Summer but Sweden`s biggest Winter ski race is already booked up Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-05-31 The Swedish king has finally given an interview denying the rumours and speculations of the past few weeks. Undocumented migrants should have the same right to health care as everybody else according to a new Government study. Children`s book author Shaun Tan receives the prize in memory of Astrid Lindgren. We`ll take a look at the line-up for Sweden football team at the women`s world cup.. And we`ll meet the woman whose life story Swedish Radio`s listeners were most interested to hear ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-05-30 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-05-27 Struggling Swedish carmaker Saab greets the media as production lines begin rolling again at Trollhättan Life imitatating art, the parental mystery involving Sweden`s late great Ingmar bergman The Spanish cucumbers that have turned Swedes in Germany Green And Cajsa`s here for a pick through of our stories making the headlines in Sweden this week... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-05-26 Could bag-in-box wine be about to face a huge price rise, and what will that mean for Sweden`s alcohol policy? New research indicates that over one third of dementia diagnoses in Sweden are wrong. What can be done to help Swedish army veterans once they return home? And then we find out new ways to get kids bitten by the science bug, all for the good of the economy, of course. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-05-25 Swedish EU commissioner Cecilia Malmström has suggested withdrawing the right of some EU citizens to travel freely within the union. A new report that female genital mutilation is still being practiced in Sweden, nearly 30 years after it was outlawed here. And yet another football match ended in chaos after supporters attacked the goalkeeper. Looking to get wrinkle free or fill in your lips with silicone? Just remember that those who administer the fillers might not have any medical t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-24-05 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-05-23 There are newspaper claims that two CIA agents were caught red-handed operating on Swedish soil. Sweden`s Green Party elects two new leaders. European Commissioner Viviane Reding threatens to get heavy unless companies start letting more women join company boardrooms. And it`s sixty years since one of the biggest industrial inventions in Sweden, and one that we still use every day, the Tetra Pak. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-05-20 This weekend the Green party will elect two new spokespeople to lead them for the next four years. We take a look at the transition the party has made over the past 8 years and where it is headed now. When police busted a child porn ring last September they were shocked to find that 23 out of 24 suspects were women. The trial began today. And we`ll also be having our usual round up of the highlights of Radio Sweden`s reports from this week. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-05-19 A call to Sweden and other countries enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya to take more refugees from that North African country. Did friends of the King contact gangsters to try to discredit an unfavourable book? Online therapy for depression and other disorders is increasingly popular. But accessing those sites may get harder, because of new legislation it seems like nobody likes. We visit a giant flower that doesn’t bloom very often,, which some might think is a good thing. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-05-18 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-05-17 After reports of several seriously ill people being refused an ambulance, an investigation has been launched. How is Sweden going to get the extra 4000 doctors and 5000 nurses it needs over the next 10-15 years? The OECD is criticising Sweden for taking money from its aid budget to fund its diplomatic activities in Europe and the western world. We go to the Royal Academy of Sciences for a mock trial between Humanity and planet earth. And it is 80 years since Ådalen riots, which changed the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-05-16 Saab says it`s made a deal that will save it -- again. But the company says this time, it`s for real. It was an extremely low turnout from this weekend`s re-vote in Örebro and Västra Götaland. The Queen of Sweden says she`s now ready to look into questions that have long been hanging around about her father`s alleged Nazi past. We remember Birgitta Trotzig, one of Sweden`s great writers, who passed away over the weekend. And the Eurovision song contest concludes. We`ll take a look at how ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-05-13 Amnesty International criticises Sweden for its treatment of roma refugees Cajsa Collin will be reviewing the week gone by, Cajsa what have been stories making the headlines on radio sweden this past week. Sweden`s entry for tomorrow night`s eurovision song contest makes it through final qualifying.. police brace themselves for the traditional beer soaked student festivities on wheels... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-05-12 The Chinese rescue deal for Saab autos collapses The chairman of one of Sweden`s biggest pension funds AMF is accused of evading taxes in Sweden Swedish European home affairs commissioner tackles the EU`s dark side of open borders We ask commuters in Stockholm for their views on a large price hike for monthly rail and bus passes And 40 years to the day, we bring you "the the battle of the elm trees" Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-05-11 Will a labor dispute here in Sweden lead to a breakdown in daily services and have smelly consequences? We`ll hear why one of America`s most powerful trade unions is here in Sweden. A court rules that two kids were sent to the wrong school -- one for special needs children. Three Swedish flicks make it to the Cannes Film Festival, where the rush starts today. And a fossil tooth is found in the most unexpected of places. Music: "Leucocyte" by the Esbjörn Svensson Trio. Presenter: Brett Asca ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-05-10 Should Sweden stop selling weapons to dictatorships? It`s been called the most forgotten of elections -- on Sunday, hundreds of thousands of Swedes are expected to head to polling stations again... How is Sweden`s contestant in the Eurovision song contest taking to the international spotlight? Find out why state money is going to what is reportedly the world`s largest collection of UFO ephemera. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden Monday 2011-05-09 Find out why rich and poor people in Sweden are living worlds apart. Sweden seems like a healthy country – you`ll hear from the people who want to make sure it stays that way. Ever thought about getting away from it all and just picking up and moving? Small Swedish towns are competing to roll the welcome mats for you. A Swedish TV star has been accused of abusing drugs. We`ll hear what this might mean for the kids who watch his show. Presenter: Brett Ascarelli. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-05-06 A special programme live from Slussen in Stockholm! The widely debated plans to rebuild the whole area. The history behind the Salsjöbaden line. Stockholm redevelopment in general. A review of the week gone by. Live music from Stockholm hamsters. Presenter: Dave Russell Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-05-05 After the death of Osama bin Laden, the Swedish military discusses its role in northern Afghanistan, as well as its mission enforcing the no-fly zone in Libya. The Swedish EU Commissioner is proposing changes to the Schengen passport free zone. Threats force a popular sports director to resign. Watch out if you’re wandering through Swedish nature, the vipers are out early this year. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-05-04 "Osama bin Laden may have been public enemy number one. But was the U.S. right to kill an unarmed man? There`s a stir as new doctors go to work in hospitals before getting all their training. An author digs into stories of WWII pilots whose planes were downed over Sweden. And find out where to go for Sweden`s sexiest accent." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-05-03 Car maker Saab is hoping that a new deal, and a possible flood of Chinese money, is the answer to their prayers. The chilly winters here could actually be caused by rising temperatures in the arctic says a researcher. We look at the health situation for the Sami people here in Sweden. We head off to Stockholm`s Södra Teater for a taste of tango. Plus we hear who won the yearly Polar Music prize. Presenter: Loukas Christodoulou Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-05-02 What will the death of Osama Bin Ladin mean for global security, and ten years on how successful has the US war on terror been? Could a decision by the Swedish migration board to expel a family put the children`s lives in danger? A new Swedish invention could make the early detection of HIV possible. And following hundreds of years in a dusty cupboard, the remains of three maori are finally returned to New Zealand. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-04-29 Once again, it looks like Saab Automobile has been saved. Or has it? We`ll also take a look back at some of the top news stories in Sweden this week. Saturday is Walpurgis Eve, when Swedes light bonfires to drive away the evil spirits of Winter. Sunday is the first of May, the international workers` day. But Monday, back down to earth, it will be the deadline for filing income tax returns here. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-04-28 A famous Swedish athlete says he was sexually abused by his coach when he was young. What do Sweden, Malta, San Marino and Switzerland have in common? They’re the only countries in Europe where political party contributions are kept secret. But now the largest party in the Swedish government says it will reveal all. A not terribly popular government agency launches a charm offensive. The World`s Children’s Prize is awarded here. Then we meet Sweden’s entry in the Eurovision Song ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-04-27 The Russian Prime Minister lands in Sweden for a state visit. More on the wikileaks story about the Swede held in the Guantanamo bay prison camp After 14 years in the courts, a landmark decision on the rights of Sami reindeer herders in the north. And get set for another season of carry on camping swedish style.. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-04-26 The new terrorism law that seems to have had little effect in practice. Football hooliganism back on the agenda, after another scandal match over the weekend. Scientists warn that the medicine against high cholesterol levels are causing more harm than good. As Sweden gears up to take over the chairmanship of the Artic Council we look at what it hopes to achieve. 25 years after the nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl, we talk to the "the engineer who alerted the world" Presenter Ulla Eng ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-04-25 In this Easter Monday Special, radio Sweden`s Dave Russell takes a look at the Viking invasion of Hollywood. From the critically acclaimed Let the right one in , to the monster smash millennium, Swedish films are hot in hollywood.. Riding the wave of popularity, the Swedish actors and directors carving out a career in movieland And the American language remakes bringing home an international audience Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-04-22 "25th anniversary of Chernobyl special: The `engineer who alerted the world` to the Chernobyl disaster tells his story. Find out how much of Chernobyl`s radiation is still here in Sweden. A former schoolboy who studied in Kiev, not far from the accident when it happened, recounts what happened. And, why do Swedish tourists want to visit the site of the melted down reactor? Closing music: `Mellan Branta Stränder` from the album, Jazz på Ryska by Jan Johansson. Presenter: Brett Ascarelli" Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-04-21 A town in central Sweden wants to make begging illegal. The case of a man who died after being ignored when he called the Swedish equivalent of 911 shocks the nation. Could Sweden`s much loved principle of Allemansrätten be about to change? And then we speak to some of Stieg Larsson`s biggest fans, who are rather sceptical about Hollywood taking on the Millenium trilogy. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-04-20 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-04-19 The verdict`s in on Sweden`s worst ever serial rapist who terrorised women in the town of Örebro A month`s wages for nurses to give up their summer holidays - the cash on offer in some hospitals due to an acute nursing shortage We meet the people trying to educate swedish tourists on spending their more more wisely Also, Plans to rip down buildings in Kiruna instead of relocate them is causing quite a stir And with Easter reporting, we report on the growing shortage of Swedish lamb Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-04-18 Are there lessons to be learnt for Swedish politicians from Finland`s election result? More people are saying they are willing to donate organs after their death, but fewer organs are actually being donated, why? It`s 383 years since the warship Vasa keeled over in Stockholm harbour, And Swedish skiing star Anja Pärson says she`s going to up the speed in her next season on the slopes. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-04-14 Sweden`s Nordic neighbour Finland goes to the polls on Sunday, with a newcomer fighting it out with the traditional parties. We take a closer look at Swedish non-alignment, is it now just a figment of the imagination? And then we find out about some detective work in the graves of a medieval Stockholm church. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-04-13 Finance Minister Anders Borg signals tax cuts ahead as he presents the Spring Budget. The Swedish Save the Children fund launches a new campaign telling kids in troubled situations, "it gets better". But critics in the LGBT community say, hands off, that`s our campaign. And could gastric bypasses also cure type-2 diabetes? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-04-12 The secret cyber world of the hacker.. Tomorrow`s Spring budget promises more income tax cuts Why an International school ranking system which lists Swedish pupils as falling behind their foreign counterparts might be wrong And we delve deeply into the train tunnels currently being carved out of Stockholm city`s bedrock. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 20110411 The government announces plans to reform its much criticised incapacity benefit reforms. Could those text message reminders about an upcoming doctor`s appointment actually be illegal? Finns living in Sweden get ready for next weekend`s general election over there, and Swedish speaking Åland Islanders even get their own debate here. And with the world`s attention recently focused on Japan, a new exhibition on the Land of the Rising Sun has opened here in Stockholm. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-04-08 Did minister Maud Olofsson know about the controversial Golden Parachutes given to directors at the state-owned Vattenfall power company? The Swedish government comes up with a new package to get the troubled Swedish railway system back on track. We meet one of the shock jocks fronting Sweden`s brand new commercial talk radio station. And then tomorrow night it`s time for Culture Night in Stockholm, which this year is free of charge. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-04-07 Minister Maud Olofsson of the Center Party is under fire, as party members say she has to go. The Saab car factory is again standing still. Swedish planes are part of the United Nations force in Libya - but some say the planes are wrongly equipped. New rules may help thousands of people who`ve been hit with business debts. Presenter: Loukas Christodoulou. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-04-06 The European Parliament votes in favour of a new law against violence against women across the whole continent. We meet the new party secretary of the opposition Social Democrats, who has clear views on how they are going to win the next election. Swedish boat owners are getting ready for the summer season, but are they using the right paint? And find out who will be featuring on Sweden`s brand new banknotes. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-04-05 Sweden one step closer to a ban on mobile phone text messaging while driving a car The EU commission gives a definite no to allow Sweden to exempt organisations and sport clubs from sales tax. Only three out of ten young Swedes use a condom when they have sex. Malmö city opens an online chat where young people can talk to social workers anonymously. Sami food - is it really as environmentally friendly as they say? Music: Lisa Miskovsky "Lady Starlight" Presenter: Ulla Eng ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-04-04 In Afghanistan, the latest reaction to the demonstrations which left a Swedish UN worker dead Under-fire Saab chair Viktor Muller comes out fighting Swedish experts reveal new research which can speed up the detection of breast cancer We reveal more plans put forward to improve one of Stockholm`s main eyesores As Sweden`s boat owners get ready to launch, damning new statistics show how many are harming the environment Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-04-01 Should airlines be forced to save your flight details for five years, the European Commission seems to think so, but some Swedes are opposed to the idea. The Swedish football season starts this weekend, and eyes won`t just be focused on what happens on the pitch. We`ll have a look at some of the top headlines this week in our weekly review, And then of course it`s April first, we`ll take you through some of today`s attempts to trick the Swedes on April Fools Day. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-03-31 We`ve the background to the Gothenburg bribery trial which starts today. Also, proposed Changes to the law on Ayslum seekers We discuss the latest crisis to hit Saab motors. Better results, better pay, we examine teachers wages And millions of books and cinema tickets sold around the world, we examine the millennium effect on Stockholm Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-03-30 The Government decides to send Swedish fighter planes to Libya, but says they won`t attack targets on the ground? Is that the right decision? There are reports of problems at Saab, as they have to halt production as sub-contractors stop delivering parts. The Sami Parliament says it wants more power, but Swedes aware they might even be a problem? And Sweden wins a vital European Championship qualifier, but is it enough? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-03-29 The Government wants Sweden to send Gripen fighter planes to help uphold the no-fly zone in Libya. Historian Klas Åmark on how Sweden`s role during WW II is influencing the country`s actions on the international stage today. The medical products agency confirms that there may be a link between the swine flu vaccine and narcolepsy among kids. New revelations in the scandal surrounding a dairy in Macedonia, which was funded by Swedish foreign aid. Australian Author and illustrato ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-03-28 Sweden’s Social Democratic Party elects a new leader. What changes can we expect? Last January’s controversial wolf hunt did not break any EU laws, according to the Environment Minister, but can he convince the European Court of Justice? And we talk the man appointed to stamp out hooliganism in and around Sweden`s football stadiums. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MultiTrack -> Namnlös SRI 89.6 Engelska Repris Sweden’s Social Democratic Party elects a new leader. What changes can we expect? Last January’s controversial wolf hunt did not break any EU laws, according to the Environment Minister, but can he convince the European Court of Justice? And we talk the man appointed to stamp out hooliganism in and around Sweden`s football stadiums. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-03-25 Mona Sahlin hands over power as the Social Democrats extra congress to annoint its new leader opens in Stockholm It`s illegal to buy and sell organs in Sweden still some travel abroad for black market transplants George wood will be reviewing the week gone by And also into the mix, We`ve lots of waffle for you as Swedes celebrate waffle day Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-03-24 Coming up in today`s programme, stricter curbs on those who want to start a free school, the film about how a team of amateurs from gothenburg conquered europe, and much more. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-03-23 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-03-22 Controversy over the suggestion that Sweden could send fighter planes to assist the UN-intervention in Libya. Support for nuclear power in Sweden at an all time low according to a new poll. We meet a Swedish youth preparing for European Youth Week. A look back at the Medieval City and the garbage it produced. And a personal look at parental leave here in Sweden, by one of our reporters. Music: Bob Hund "I hamnens öga" Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-03-21 Should Sweden be involved in the no-fly zone over Libya? More top names may be on their way out as the Social Democrats continue to spring clean. Could a new Swedish invention help wave energy be the the new environmentally friendly way to generate electricity. And Spring could finally be on its way as the first cranes arrive at a lake in Southern Sweden. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-03-18 We have Swedish reaction to the UN resolution approving the no-fly zone over Libya, A young designer was shocked to find out that the symbol he thought he`d created had been used before, in a very nasty context. And then we take a look back at this week`s big headlines, including of course, Swedish reaction to the events in Libya. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-03-17 The government loses a parliament vote on privatisation, what now? We find out what advice there is for Swedes living in Japan, And there`s controversy as the Lutheran Church of Sweden hires an Islamic Imam. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-03-16 Sweden`s politicians decide whether to bring in a controversial EU Internet law. We talk to a Swedish nuclear expert, just back from the Japanese crisis. Sweden`s own nuclear authority is today handing in its application, on how it plants to store nuclear waste. And the world championship in skiing is racing round Stockholm`s royal palace today. Presenter: Loukas Christodoulou. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 2011-03-15 Radio Sweden Japan`s battle to save one of its nuclear power plants from going into meltdown reawakens the nuclear power safety debate in Sweden and the rest of Europe. A visiting jewish human rights organisation calls on the swedish government to pay for improved safety measures at jewish institutions why spring could bring misery for almost a quarter of the swedish population And body heat - how passengers waiting for a train in Stockholm helps heat a whole separate building Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-03-14 Sweden is the world`s tenth biggest exporter of weapons, is that a statistic it should be proud of? It`s been one of the most controversial policies of the current government, but who exactly is using the tax break on home help? Are Swedes too scared of open debate on immigration, some Danes say so? And we meet the winner of this year`s Swedish Song Contest. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 2011-03-11 Radio Sweden Reaction to Håkan Juholt`s nomination as Social Democrat Party leader The Vasa Warship gets a makeover The human Calculator inspires Swedish maths students And we look ahead to this weekend`s melodifestivalen Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 2011-03-10 Radio Sweden From out of the blue and into the red..Håkan Juholt is the top choice to lead the social democrats A Swedish tabloid claims that the police officer who questioned two women who say they were sexually assaulted by Julian Assange was a friend of one of the alleged victims..We look at the legal ramifications. We visit the Swedish army museum which is hosting a controversial exhibition this week.. And we experience the ins and outs of life as a nerd.. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 2011-03-09 Radio Sweden Out of the closet, Sweden`s first openly gay footballer. We cross over to Scotland for the latest on the man held there in connection with the December suicide bombing in Stockholm. We`re on the streets of Stockholm to meet the EU citizens left out in the cold. And with the warm sun shining again today, has Spring finally arrived.. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-03-08 A man has been arrested in Scotland in connection with the attempted suicide attack in Stockholm in December. Most "beggars" that were expelled from Stockholm last year were street musicians, and there is no record of them doing anything illegal. On International Women`s Day, we take a look at the difference in salaries between men and women in Sweden. A new book suggests Sweden can learn from Canada when it comes to integration and immigration. And we go to the Swedish Dance Museum ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-03-07 The Social Democrat party chair resigns - will it break the deadlock in the nomination process for a new party leader? More young Swedes leave education early, with little prospect of a job. Police in Södertälje is cracking down on organised crime A young designer was shocked to find out that the symbol he thought he`d created had been used before, in a very nasty context. Music: Edda Magnason "Handsome" Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-03-04 As events continue to unfold in Libya, we look at Swedish humanitarian aid to those fleeing the country. A new report says children place in care are being mistreated. The world’s biggest cross country ski race, the Vasa Race, is this weekend, and it’s big business for the province of Dalarna. Then we`ll be taking a look back at some of the top news stories in Sweden this week, from the 25th anniversary of the death of Prime Minister Olof Palme to a Soviet-style submarine found on t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-03-03 The discovery of a Soviet submarine on the sea bottom off the Swedish coast is raising new questions about the Cold War cat and mouse game in the Baltic. The government strikes a deal with an opposition party on immigration policies, including the right to healthcare for undocumented migrants.. New figures reveal problems in the system that took people off sickness benefits and sent them looking for jobs. Our reporter takes to the roofs of Stockholm to find out how this cold and snowy w ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-03-02 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 2011-03-01 Radio Sweden We examine the reported close links between Libyan dictator Colonel Gadaffi and Belarus. A number of children and adoloscents in state run care homes admit selling their bodies for sex Swedish authorities evaluate whether they overeacted to the threat posed by swine flu to public health The comedy due that hosted Swedish coverage of the oscars and left many viewers here hot under the collar Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-02-28 Today, the 28th February 2011, is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme. Loved by some, hated by others, his murder is still unsolved. We find out who Palme was, take a look at some of the murder theories, and also hear from his wife, who was with him on the night of the murder. Also in the programme, the continued efforts to evacuate the few Swedes remaining in Libya. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-0225 As events unfold in Libya, is it time for a humanitarian intervention from outside? Half a year after being taken over by Geely, Volvo presents its plans for expansion in China. Swedish archaeologists are up in arms over a government proposal to let property developers decide who gets to carry out excavations. We`ll also take a look back at some of the week`s other top stories here in Sweden. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-02-24 A judge in London rules that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange CAN be extradited to Sweden for alleged Sex Crimes. Will the unrest in North Africa lead to a wave of refugees hitting European shores? And with one month before the Social Democrats pick a new leader, names are finally being bandied about. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-02-23 As the world looks on in horror at the events in Libya, Sweden and the EU are criticised for not doing or saying enough. It’s been a year since the Saab motor company switched from American to Dutch ownership. The occasion is being celebrated as independence day in Saab’s home base. It’s time for the annual book sales around Sweden, but have e-books and online ordering hurt the brick and mortar bookstores? The experts say the Baltic Sea is more frozen over than it’s been in decad ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 2011-02-22 As the growing unrest in Libya continues we examine the extent of Sweden`s arms and trade links to the North African state Ten years on from a new system of student loans, we find out how many thousands are in debt The Swedish High court is to decide on whether Poker is a game of chance or skill, i`m bluffing you not. And supermarket sweep, we visit two rival art fairs in the capital. Presented by Dave Russell Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-02-21 As tensions continue to rise in Libya, we speak to demonstrators here on the streets of Stockholm. Libya was once seen as a pariah state, but how have relations between Gadaffi and the West changed over the past three decades? Why are some parts of the country better at prosecuting suspected sex crimes than others, And then towards the end of the programme, is Voodoo all zombies and sticking pins in dolls? We go behind the Hollywood image. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-02-18 Could the foreign ministry cut red tape and save threatened embassies? Diplomatic cables are released detailing the collapse of the Soviet Union, but have we actually learnt anything new? We meet Stockholm`s Entrepreneur of the Year, who has got her sights now firmly on the UK We`ll also take a look back at some of the week`s other top stories here in Sweden Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-02-17 Does Sweden do enough to combat child abuse? A new discovery could pave the way for new stroke treatments Does this country censor the Internet more than Mongolia? And Swedes will soon be able to take evening classes to learn how to feed pigeons, or will they? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-02-16 Did Sweden do enough to support the Egyptian revolution? Controversy over imports from polluting medical factories in India. A deadly parasite is stalking the Swedish countryside. Are record companies killing off music stores? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 2011-02-15 Radio Sweden The Social Democrat crisis commission has presented its report on how to make the party electable again. And the social democrats may be in crisis, but northern Sweden continues vote for the parties on the left. We try to find out why. After the wolf hunt, the government wants to introduce new fresh wolves from among others Finland. But the Finns are not all too sure about that. And the international ice hockey star Peter "Foppa" Forsberg finally throws in the towel Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-02-14 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-02-11 The world`s eyes are focused on Egypt yet again... Another winter snowstorm causes chaos in the Swedish capital, Are abused women being forced to stay in marriages because of Swedish immigration laws? And it`s Friday, so we`ll take a look back at some of the top headlines in Sweden this week. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-02-10 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-02-09 There is trouble brewing in some of Sweden`s shopping centres, thanks to their British landlord Are the Swedish authorities doing enough to help abused kids? Could we all soon have to work until were seventy? Sweden is to get its own Ambassador for children`s literature Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-02-08 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-02-07 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-02-04 The Swedish state is eager to sell of its holdings in one of the country`s biggest banks. Journalists, including Swedish ones, are under attack in Egypt. We take a look back at some of the top headlines in Sweden this week. Then it is north, all the way to the arctic town of Jokkmokk, for the yearly market. Presenter: Loukas Christodoulou Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-02-03 We hear from a demonstrator attempting to get to Tahrir Square, in the centre of Egypt. There is a possible change in Sweden`s laws on who gets fired first. New research suggests what makes a good workplace. We hear about a scientific breakthrough that Swedish researchers are celebrating. And we have an interview with one of the Swedish bands that`s hoping to win Sweden`s biggest song contest. Presenter: Loukas Christodoulou. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-02-02 Will Egypt become the next Iran? One Swedish expert says no. There are fears that the Swine Flu vaccine may have caused narcolepsy in some Swedish kids. Swedish gyms could soon be allowed to drug-test their customers. And the models are ready and the catwalks struttable as Stockholm Fashion week gets underway. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-02-01 Child poverty is increasing says Sweden`s Save the Children Fund What exactly happened when two Egyptians were deported to their home country with the help of the CIA? Is Sweden`s health service doing all it can to treat prison inmates and suspects? Get ready for a week of Swedish sports, as 66 gold medals are about to be handed out in a week of events in Sundsvall Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-01-31 The eyes of the world are on Egypt right now. We ask an expert here what difference Sweden and the other EU nations can make in the unfolding situation? This week sees the biggest disaster exercise ever in Sweden. Are the wrong children being sent to special needs schools here? Sweden hosted the handball world championships, but the home team didn’t quite as well as hoped. And there may still now snow on the ground, but in the art world, it’s time for the annual spring show. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-01-28 What affect is the hunt for minerals in the north having on the indigenous Samis? Stockholm sees the world premiere of an exhibition from the American space agency NASA. Then we`ll take a look back at some of the top headlines in Sweden this week, from the debate over extremism to the success of Ericsson and IKEA, and the annual Swedish Gold Bug film awards. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 2011-01-27 Radio Sweden The hidden Ikea billions, we examine claims by a TV show which has lifted the lid on the company`s finances Why Sweden`s Prime Minister is the centre of attention at a Swiss ski resort Why a law requiring councils to provide a Sami translation service is being ignored And there`s a warning of the hidden dangers of manufactured baby food While it`s official, Male drivers are far more accident prone than their female counterparts... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-01-26 There is a debate about violence and extremism in the Swedish parliament. A new sex education film has caused a storm of protest, and its creators say this is organised by racists. Swedish tourists are jetting off on holiday, but often end up giving cash to undemocratic regimes. And we hear about a completely different kind of tourism - blasting off from Sweden into space. Presenter: Loukas Christodoulou Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-01-25 Good Results for Ericsson in the last quarter of 2010, but can we trust it will last? People are getting better at paying back the quick loans they get by mobile phone text messages The bishop and the anti-immigration politician had a bust up in the past - now they have met again, this time to talk about their views on humankind. Interview with the director of the film "Sebbe", awarded "Best film of 2010" And a look at this spring`s upcoming films Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-01-24 A former leading Social Democrat has again ruled himself out of the leadership race. But does "no" really mean a no? The Government wants to make it illegal to take pictures of people without their permission in "private" areas After ten years, the archaeologists in the Swedish Pompeii Project are returning home. And, an exhibition about swimming costumes - not for women, but for men. Music: This is Head "0007" Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 2011-01-21 Radio Sweden The government`s plans to privatize more state owned companies may be blocked by parliament. The latest wikileaks alleges two high profile Swedish government ministers tried to limit the number of refugees from Iraq coming here. Also How poor breathalizer equipment is leading to many people losing their driving license and their jobs And then Kris Boswell will be here to take a look back at some of the top headlines in Sweden this week. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-01-20 An international meeting says Sweden is an economic role model. Members of the Belarus opposition are here for talks with their supporters in the Swedish government. Reports say that our local sea, the Baltic, is in worse shape than ever. Kiruna is on the bold new frontier of space tourism. The new open market for painkillers could actually be causing Swedes to become ill. Presenter: Loukas Christodoulou Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 2011-01-19 Radio Sweden Despite condemnation from human rights groups, Sweden goes ahead and deports a number of Iraqi`s to Baghdad Outgoing Social Democrat party leader Mona Sahlin makes her farewell speech in parliament. We`re in Sälen where Sweden`s military presence in Afghanistan is on the agenda There`s news of another Swedish Embassy closure, this time in Vietnam Hope you enjoy the show! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-01-18 A record number of new jobs were reported to the employment agency in December - but will the 8,5% unemployed be able to benefit from it? Swedes remain sceptical about Nato membership, but that does not matter for Nato, as Sweden still is a "very active partner". And talking of partners, today the world`s only Sweden-born president arrived with the ferry for a two day state visit. Care a guess which country he`s from? And we`ll have reports on the Music Industry`s Grammy Awards and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-01-17 As the world is watching the developments in Tunisia, we`ll be speaking to one of the Swedish hunters caught up in the unrest. In Sweden, a legal expert claims the Supreme court has put so high demands on children`s evidence in sexual abuse cases that it will become virtually impossible to bring abusers to justice. Swedish EU Commissioner Cecilia Malmström says Sweden needs to do more to fight the risk of cyber attacks And we`ll meet up with Sweden`s and Norway`s biggest chat show ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-01-14 There are more calls for Left Party leader Lars Ohly to step down Do Swedish kids need more Vitamin D supplements due to the lack of light in the Arctic North? And we take a look back at some of the other top stories in the week, including more criticism of the Swedish justice system by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-01-13 Why have school results in poorer areas gotten worse over the past decade? More needs to be done to fight Islamophobia, says Sweden`s Integration Minister. Swedish hunters are getting ready for this weekend`s wolf hunt, but will it really help the wolf gene pool? And the online encyclopedia Wikipedia is celebrating its tenth birthday. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-01-12 One year since the devastating earthquake in Haiti - is Swedish aid doing any good? A new report says that school pupils should now have the right to appeal against their final grades - some say this should have happened a long time ago. Wikileaks frontman Julian Assange is still on bail, and hitting out at the Swedish legal system. And there`s a public row between a top-selling author, and the head of the group that picks the Nobel literature prize. Presenter: Loukas Christodoulou Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-01-11 How to prevent sex crimes against children, a new government commissioned report calls for more research. One year on from an uncertain future and even closure, two Swedish car giants have high hopes for 2011... Following the tragic events in Tucson in the US, how did the murders of two high-profile Swedish politicians here over the past thirty years change things for this country`s elected officials? Arctic conditions have now released their grip over much of Sweden, but will they be b ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-01-10 Has one of the key policies of the Christian Democrats been an embarrassing flop? Could Sweden get more tax cuts next year as the economy continues to improve? One of Sweden`s leading Muslims admits that her son-in-law is one of the men in custody suspected of planning a terrorist attack on Denmark. And hear about the hidden menace threatening the pedestrians of Sweden. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-09-20 Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt`s four party centre-right alliance won, but without gaining a parliamentary majority, we`ll have a full analysis of the national results. For the first time the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats get into parliament, what do they actually stand for? And we find out the reaction on the streets of Stockholm to Sunday`s election results. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-09-17 A look at where the parties stand in the final days of camopaigning. We`ll be talking to an analyst to try to explain the development in the polls and look at possible scenarios after the votes have been counted. The Moderates - Last in our series where we take a closer look at the main political parties in Sweden. Reports that Sweden is selling advanced weapons to Saudi Arabia Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-09-16 As a new report delivers scathing criticism of the Swedish schools, we check out the arguments in the education debate between the Liberals and the Left party Online election tests are supposed to help you choose the party that represents your opinion. Is it just political entertainment or a danger to democracy? The Swedish economy is picking up, but an increasing number of small businesses are going bankrupt. New research shows that blueberries growing in the north contain more of ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden's Live Election Coverage 2010-09-19 20:30-21:30 local time Radio Sweden`s live election coverage. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-01-07 There`s a report the Iraqi police had advance warning of the Stockholm suicide bombing. After a lot of criticism the Swedish criminal justice system is rethinking its approach to halfway houses. The Swedish children’s hotline says this past holiday season has been a hard one for kids here. Since we no longer broadcast on weekends, starting this week we’re bringing you our review of the week gone by on Fridays. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-01-05 New Swedish research to fight malaria. Suddenly there are a lot of new words in the Swedish language. The snowy weather that was so bad for transportation is a boon for the skiers, which ironically is leading to more problems for cross country enthusiasts. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-01-01 Concerns over radicalization in some immigrant groups leading to terrorism. Even if the war in Iraq is winding down, the number of asylum seekers in Sweden increased greatly last year. Swedish nuclear power has the worst record in Europe. Is the keystone of the welfare state breaking down? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2011-01-03 Under proposed EU legislation, the Swedish police would be forced to investigate acts that aren’t illegal here. According to Wikileaks documents, Sweden has a key role in American plans for cyberwar. We’ll be talking a lot about media: Among the new laws that have just gone into effect, the end of film censorship in Sweden. It’s been 13 years since a Swedish TV show spawned a new international genre. And we look back at the six decade career of actor Per Oscarsson. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-12-31 In our look back at 2010... A year which ended with this country`s first major terrorist attack since the seventies A year when a man topping the headlines around the world for leaking official US secrets was suspected of sex crimes here The year the Swedes went to the polls A year Sweden`s two iconic car manufacturers were sold off to the Dutch and to the Chinese And the year Sweden failed to qualify for the Eurovision Song Contest Final Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-12-30 Today`s programme is dominated by the arrest of a group in Denmark, including Swedes, suspected of planning an attack on a Danish newspaper. We have the details from the intelligence services. We talk to the head of a Swedish paper that may also be under threat. Presenter: Loukas Christodoulou. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-12-29 After the collapse of a Swedish investment firm, the state is still chasing millions. This year stockholm was the green capital of Europe - but how much good did it do? We hear about a new report that says autistic children are not getting enough support in swedish schools. Presenter: Loukas Christodoulou Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-12-28 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-12-27 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-12-23 The bombs made by the Stockholm suicide bomber were much less dangerous than those used in other terrorist attacks, in London and Madrid. An activist says that UN troops in Somalia are causing harm. Travellers are trying to get home for the holiday: we talk to people waiting at the stations and also to an expert at the radio`s traffic bureau. And there`s a debate in Sweden about whether to ban studded tires, although some say that during winter they`re essential. Presenter: Loukas Christodo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-12-22 Amid a slew of criticism from international organisations like the UN, Sweden considers changing asylum rules for christian Iraqis. Sweden has a reputation for equality, but today there`s a report on men`s violence against women. One of our reporters is among the thousands of people stranded in a foreign country by the snowy weather. And we look at some rather far-out versions of the traditional gingerbread house. Presenter: Loukas Christodoulou Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-12-22 Amid a slew of criticism from international organisations like the UN, Sweden considers changing asylum rules for christian Iraqis. Sweden has a reputation for equality, but today there`s a report on men`s violence against women. One of our reporters is among the thousands of people stranded in a foreign country by the snowy weather. And we look at some rather far-out versions of the traditional gingerbread house. Presenter: Loukas Christodoulou Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-12-21 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-12-20 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MultiTrack -> Namnlös SRI 89.6 Engelska Repris The EU makes permanent its economic rescue fund. But what does that have to do with Sweden, which isn’t even in the euro zone? Sweden’s Margot Wallström and the United Nations resolution on sexual violence as a war crime. After September’s elections, the big winners and losers analyse what went right and wrong. The Swedish Arctic space base is a major relay center for Europe’s new GPS satellites. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-12-15 The Swedish intelligence service says there are 200 violent Islamists in the country. Another fall out from the terrorist attack is a political debate over surveillance and the Social Democrat party seems split. Julian Assange is being kept in a British jail due to Swedish demands, we hear reactions from the UK. One of the most controversial environmental debates may be about to start up again, as companies look for uranium deposits in Sweden. Music: Johanossi "What`s the point?" Presenter: ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-12-14 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-12-13 Sweden is hit by its first terrorist attack since the 1970`s. What actually happened on one of Sweden`s busiest shopping streets at one of the busiest times of the year? Who was the man thought to have wanted to maim and kill in the Swedish capital? And was he working alone? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-12-10 The 2010 Nobel Prize Ceremonies and Awards. The Nobel banquet - why does it interest the Swedes so much? And Salem, for years the centre of an annual nazi-demonstration and clashes with anti-nazi protesters, but now - apparently - the safest town in Sweden. Music: Amanda Jenssen: Save me for a Day Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-12-09 Swedish sex crime laws have come into the spotlight following the arrest of Wikileaks` founder Julian Assange. But are they really different from other countries? Thousands of long-term unemployed are put into government schemes where they work for only the basic state benefits. In the country often described as egalitarian - what is life in the privileged classes like? Recently no less than three books are looking at different aspects of this. Musik: Nina Kinert "Playing the world" Presen ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-12-08 We speak to the man representing the women that have accused Wikileaks founder Julian Assange of sex crimes. Sami reindeer herders hit back at accusations of animal cruelty. And are sunbeds a major cause of skin cancer, or a supply of vitamin D for sun-starved Scandinavians? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-12-07 Is the legal process against Julian Assange a political stitch up? Some paediatricians warn, keep your kids away from the TV. Sweden`s gold winning cross-country skiing team wins the prestigious Swedish Sports Personality of the Year award, And how does the Swedish Film Institute decide where to invest its money? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-12-06 Security cooperation between the USA and Sweden was bypassing parliament, say cables from Wikileaks. Reindeer in Sweden are being rounded up and killed in a cruel way, says a new report from an animal protection organisation. The so-called `alternative nobel prize` is being awarded today: the Right Livelihood Awards. We hear why Stockholm`s city theatre is choosing to celebrate their 50th anniversary with a Swedish play rooted in cold war fears that the planet would be destroyed. Presenter: ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-12-03 hy did the Social Democrats do so badly in the last election, today they presented their analysis. In the latest revelations from Wikileaks, did Norway lead Sweden up the garden path about discussions to buy Swedish fighter planes A Swedish charity wants to help homeless EU citizens in the Swedish capital. And once this country was known for its busty blondes called Inga, but is Swedish Sin, especially at the cinema, a thing of the past? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-12-02 The Wikileaks scandal reaches Sweden as details of discussions between Swedish politicians and US embassy officials are revealed. Biting temperatures mean Sweden`s lakes are starting to freeze, but experts warn they still aren`t safe. And old rivalries come to the surface as we find out the differing fates for the rival Assyriska and Syrianska football teams from Södertälje. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-12-01 On World AIDS Day, how close are we to a vaccine? We talk to one of the world’s foremost researchers. After nearly two years of deliberations, the Swedish Discrimination Ombudsman rules that it is illegal to deny a woman training because she wears a nicab or a burka. We talk to opera star Barbara Hendricks about her work as a good-will ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-11-30 Sweden`s economy continues to bounce back from the recession, but there could still be bumpy times ahead warns Sweden`s finance minister and economists. Some paediatricians warn, keep your kids away from the TV. And studded tyres or no studded tyres, one of the big environmental issues, especially on one street in Stockholm. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-11-29 Could the huge Wikileaks revelations hurt international diplomacy? One Swedish former top diplomat thinks so Sweden is hoping to lead the way in the Cancún climate change talks Forty young people put together an exhibition about the pressure they face to look nice and fit in And more Melodifestival giants are to make their comeback next year Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-11-26 The former owners of the Pirate Bay file-sharing website lose an appeal hearing against their convictions. Sweden`s Green Party was on the losing side in the national elections, but they forged ahead on the local level. This weekend some of their new local politicians will get a crash course in governing. And we get out the popcorn and settle ourselves down in the big red chairs, as it`s time for the Stockholm Film Festival, with special guest, director Gus van Sant. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-11-25 Winter has struck again, and now researchers are saying it could be as cold as last year. We ask Sweden`s Margot Wallström, the UN`s special representative on sexual violence in conflict, whether it makes a difference that Thursday is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The Pirate Bay appeals trial ends tomorrow. And then, one of the world largest wind farms is being built in northern Sweden but not everyone is pleased about it. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-11-24 Sweden is one of the few western countries with no real rules on declaring political donations - but that could be soon changing. There are protests against the Migration Board`s decision to again deport Iraqis. And a lucky chef is crowned this year`s king of cakes. Presenter: Loukas Christodoulou Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-11-23 Tensions erupt again on the Korean Peninsula A Nobel Peace Prize laureate hits out at telecom giant Ericsson, who deny any wrongdoing We meet Sweden`s youngest ever MP And find out who will be singing in next year`s Swedish Song Contest Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-11-22 Why Sweden has turned around and now offer emergency funding to Ireland. Multi resistant bacteria - now it is spreading among animals in Sweden. About the Swede who invented the "personal toilet" and got an award for its design. Musik: Pernilla Andersson "Kasta sten" Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-11-19 Swedish carmaker Saab will sell only half of what they predicted this year, now 200 staff won`t have their contracts renewed. But the company is still talking of a bright future. Newspaper claims the Foreign Office knew about the surveillance at the American Embassy. There`s a chill in the air now in most of the country. Will this winter be as cold as the last? We talk to the met office, to find out. Forty young people put together an exhibition about the pressure they face to look ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-1118 The spokesman for Wikileaks, Julian Assange, is again wanted by Swedish police, and the prosecutor says it`s serious. The USA has broken an agreement on Swedish weapons and passed them on to Iraqi special forces. The Karolinska Institute is now 200 years old. And Iceland may become a member of the EU - we hear from some of those involved. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-11-17 Sweden halts extraditions to Iraq following judgements by the European court Net fraudsters are targeting Swedes ahead of Christmas They were once Sweden`s mightiest political force, but now the knives are out for the current Social Democrat leadership And meet the presenters of next year`s Swedish Song Contest Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-1116 The Social Democratic party is starting to choose its new leader, but for now all the possible candidates seem highly reluctant. An investigation into last year`s chaos on the trains says that lack of coordination was the main problem. Sweden`s top football award went, of course, to Sweden`s top footballer. And we get a breath of sea air from Öland, and ask, what happens to this island when summer is over? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-11-15 She was supposed to lead her party through a period of crisis, now the Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin announces she will resign. What happens now to the party that used to signify government and stability in Sweden? For the first time in five years, the school grades are going down for the nations 16-year olds. Ice hotels and tree hotels - how northern Sweden is trying to fight de-population. Music: Lars Winnerbäck Min alsklings hjärta är av snö Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-11-12 There are still not enough trained interpreters to deal with refugee applications, despite years of warnings. Research says that bad acne can be linked to suicide attempts. More details on the new film about Swedish crooner Cornelis Vreeswijk. And we ask American author Cecilia Samartin about why she`s so popular here in Sweden Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-11-11 Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin has agreed that the party leadership will have to stand for re-election. What does that mean to a party already in crisis mode? A new line has been crossed with the publishing of the name and picture of the man suspected of shooting at people in Malmö. And we go to Uppsala for a short film festival. Music: Cornelis Vreeswijk Ballanden om en gammal knarkare Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-11-10 Has the blame-game begun in the Social Democrats? Why are refugee families being split up, despite a change in the law? And we take a look at Sweden`s much admired pre-school system. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-11-09 The first winter storm smashes into southeast Sweden, the controversy over American embassy surveillance of people in Sweden continues with the police and government here insisting they knew nothing about this, Sweden’s possibilities of influencing a military-ruled Burma despite elections there, Swedish ice breakers are on duty beyond the winter season and some new Swedish country music. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-11-08 The US embassy in Stockholm has been watching some of us - are they breaking the law? Police hope they have arrested a man suspected of a series of shootings in Malmö. And that southern city`s football club have taken the Swedish trophy for the 16th time. We look at the highs and the lows of the Swedish parental leave system. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-11-05 A controversial new book revealing details of the private life of King Carl Gustaf. Concerns about the abuse of labor immigration. There’s an economic crisis facing men’s soccer football here. But the woman’s game has taken a big step forward. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-11-04 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-11-03 Charges may be brought against truck maker Scania for bribes paid to Saddam Hussein`s Iraqi regime. The party leaders kick off a new political year in parliament - this year grown to eight parties. Old methods of training doctors just aren`t working, say the recipients of this year`s Karolinska Institute prize. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-11-02 Is the government doing enough to prevent drug and alcohol addiction? How to fight prejudices amongst Swedish high school students. Many Scandinavians seem to be calling for the resurrection of the Kalmar Union. And we ask, why are people still leaving the Swedish Church? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-11-01 An agreement across party lines on troops in Afghanistan does not include the Left Party. The weekend in Gothenburg was overshadowed by a bomb threat. As autumn break begins we talk to the organiser of a sports week with a difference. And we be heading into the digital frontier, hearing about what the internet means for the future of Swedish radio. Presenter: Loukas Christodoulou Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-10-29 Sweden is open to an EU rescue fund. Warnings about the strength of the financial system. This weekend marks the end of seven decades of Radio Sweden on shortwave. We ask why we’re pulling the plug, and we look back on the last 72 years of Radio Sweden. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-10-28 Why are the Swedish nuclear power plants are the most under-performing in Europe? The Party Secretary for the Moderate party has come under fire for going on a trip to France - paid for by the oil company Shell. And: the Swedish crime novel - a phenomenon sweeping the world - but has it got anything to do with the reality in Sweden? Music: Hello Saferide "Arjeplog" Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-10-27 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-10-26 Higher bills for Swedish homeowners, as the Central Bank hikes interest rates.If you`ve got a smart phone you use them all the time, why is Swede a hot bed for the mobile app industry?And it`s been ten years since the United Nations called for the inclusion of women in peace negotiations, we visit a conference that looked into the issue. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-10-25 Why do kids in Sweden start school later than in most other countries? How Muslims and Christians in a small suburb of Stockholm want to create a common centre for worship. "Leaves on the line" actually can cause trouble to trains. Now the scientists know why. Music: Little Majorette "Bite the bullet" Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-10-22 Anger and fear in Malmö after another racially motivated shooting in the city. Parallells are drawn to the political climate in the beginning of the 90s. Two of Sweden`s biggest companies report better than expected profits for the third quarter. And we visit an exhibition with the painter Einar Jolin. Music: Little Marbles "Jag hoppar och trampar på ditt hjärta" Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden Thursday 20101021 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-10-20 Workers at a Cambodian supplier to the Swedish clothing chain Hennes and Mauritz are fired for striking for higher pay. The Swedish authorities are calling in international experts to investigate the treatment given Foreign Minister Anna Lindh before her death in 2003. We meet a well-known Swedish musician, who is also a diver fighting to protect the world`s coral reefs. Wednesday marks exactly 200 years since a Marshal of France stepped ashore as the heir to the throne of Sweden. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-10-20 Workers at a Cambodian supplier to the Swedish clothing chain Hennes and Mauritz are fired for striking for higher pay. The Swedish authorities are calling in international experts to investigate the treatment given Foreign Minister Anna Lindh before her death in 2003. We meet a well-known Swedish musician, who is also a diver fighting to protect the world`s coral reefs. Wednesday marks exactly 200 years since a Marshal of France stepped ashore as the heir to the throne of Sweden. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-10-19 What can be done to soften the blow when a big employer closes down? We look at the example of Eriksson in Gävle. And find out about a group of painters trying to introduce surrealism in Swedish art back in the thirties. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-10-18 Unqualified teachers may soon be a thing of the past as the government launches new certification plans. It`s Organ Donor week here, 8 out of 10 Swedes say they want to donate their organs after they die, but less than half are actually signed up. Why? We ask if Sweden really does have a problem with integrating immigrants into Swedish society? And even toddlers are now surfing the World Wide Web. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MultiTrack ->Namnlös Radio Sweden 2010-10-15 pre-pod Sweden’s Margot Wallström tells the UN Security Council that women are continuing to be raped in Congo. But it’s been ten years since the United Nations called for the inclusion of women in peace negotiations.A prominent Swedish politician has chosen to stay with his family in the US rather than take his seat in parliament.We talk to Roma broadcasters here about the situation for Europe’s most discriminated minority. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-10-14 As a war crimes trial opens in Sweden, criticism that this country’s legislation is far behind that of its neighbors. Revelations that a dangerous chemical is far more widespread than previously believed, found even in the receipts you get at the super market. Serious concerns about hospital emergency rooms around the country. With poor sanitation affecting the health of people across the developing countries, a new kind of toilet. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-10-13 One of Sweden`s top politicians, described by some as the Social Democrats` "Golden Boy", is told he can`t take six months leave to travel to the USA with his family. Sweden face a major setback on the road to the European Football Championships, as they lose 4 - 1 to the Netherlands. And looking forward to your retirement? Not everyone is, and the government is now promising people the right to work until they are 69, if they want to. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-10-12 The Swedish government plays it safe with a cautious budget, just in case things turn rough in the years ahead. As a young man broadcasts his suicide over the internet, what impact is the web having on those at their most vulnerable? Should government owned pension companies really be investing in online bookmakers, operating illegally in the Swedish market? And Swine Flu, was it worth all the panic and cost? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010 10 11 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-10-08 The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize goes to the jailed Chinese pro-democracy activist Liu Xiaobo. We look at what effect the prize might have to human rights in China. In Stockholm, the party executive is meeting to talk about the future, and there`s one issue that is NOT expected to come up. And for a bit of culture, with a well-travelled performer from the Swedish outback. Another chance to hear Jasna Carlén interview with Peter Carlsson. presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-10-07 The Nobel Prize in Literature goes to Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa. Will a recent spate of local government corruption scandals put a dent in Sweden`s reputation for transparency? A new campaign from Doctors Without Border against mixing humanitarian aid and military interventions in warzones. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-10-06 This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry rewards work the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says has helped give mankind new medicines and revolutionary materials such as plastics. The new Swedish government was announced Tuesday. Was the shift in the integration portfolio a response to the appearance of an anti-immigrant party in parliament? What can be done to soften the blow when a big employer closes down? We look at the example of Ericsson in Gävle. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-10-05 Prime Minister Reinfeldt unveils his new government line-up. This years Nobel Prize in Physics goes to two British based scientists for their discovery of a material that`s just one atom thick, yet super-strong, highly conductive, practically transparent and able to reveal new secrets of fundamental physics And Swine Flu, was it worth all the panic and cost, we find out. Presenter: Kris Boswell Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-10-04 The Nobel Prize of Medicine goes to Robert Edwards, the father of the test tube baby The Sweden Democrats cause a stir in connection with the first vote in the new Swedish parliament A new book reveals that it was money, not quiet diplomacy that released two Scandinavian hostages in Lebanon in 1988 What makes Japanese culture popular in Sweden? Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-10-01 The conservative Moderate Party sees some significant change at the top. The Swedish Security Service revealed that they have raised the country`s threat status - we look at what that means. We talk to one of the organisers of a big new series of events about India. Friday sees the launch of the annual Pink Ribbon campaign to fight breast cancer. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-09-30 A power struggle is underway as talks continue to form Sweden’s new centre-right government. More than 100,000 commuters stranded in Stockholm due to power failures on the underground train network. And another opportunity to hear how life is for Swedish troops in Afghanistan Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-09-29 New revelations in a growing corruption scandal in Gothenburg city council. Judges in Sweden threatened by criminals. And we take a visit to a new medical centre with a different approach to dealing with autism Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-09-28 The next Swedish government starts to take shape, and may include a cross party deal on immigration. Why is Sweden still forcibly returning Roma refugees to Kosovo? The Pirate Bay file-sharing court case goes to appeal with one of the accused too ill to appear in court. And we meet a performer with his roots very much in his home district of Dalarna. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-09-27 Human rights group calls for an end to the deportation of Roma refugees to Kosovo. New research points to a link between obesity and dental problems. And new home loan rules may make it harder for many Swedes to get on the real estate ladder Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-09-24 The election result is now clear - but the election system is coming in for criticism. Did the Swedish media`s election coverage help bring the Sweden Democrats into parliament? Home abortions have become the preferred method in Sweden for terminating an unwanted pregnancy. Online dating - the number one way for people to find a new partner Music: Elin Ruth Sigvardsson "Is it over?" Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-09-23 Counting is completed and the final election result is expected to remain unchanged with the centre-right government returning to parliament with a minority. Gothenburg Book Fair opens with an African theme. And we tag along with tourists taking the Stieg Larsson tour of Stockholm Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-09-22 Three days after the Swedish elections, the results remain up in the air, with every prospect of a hung parliament and an anti-immigrant party holding the balance of power. So why is the Swedish currency the krona suddenly gaining strength? The Swedish state-owned power giant Vattenfall is divesting itself of interests all over Europe. Could a diabetes medicine help fight cancer? With anti-immigrant parties on the rise, along with discrimination against Roma, gays, and others, we ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-09-21 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-09-20 Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt`s four party centre-right alliance won, but without gaining a parliamentary majority, we`ll have a full analysis of the national results. For the first time the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats get into parliament, what do they actually stand for? And we find out the reaction on the streets of Stockholm to Sunday`s election results. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden's Live Election Coverage 2010-09-19 20:30-21:30 local time Radio Sweden`s live election coverage. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-09-17 A look at where the parties stand in the final days of camopaigning. We`ll be talking to an analyst to try to explain the development in the polls and look at possible scenarios after the votes have been counted. The Moderates - Last in our series where we take a closer look at the main political parties in Sweden. Reports that Sweden is selling advanced weapons to Saudi Arabia Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-09-16 As a new report delivers scathing criticism of the Swedish schools, we check out the arguments in the education debate between the Liberals and the Left party Online election tests are supposed to help you choose the party that represents your opinion. Is it just political entertainment or a danger to democracy? The Swedish economy is picking up, but an increasing number of small businesses are going bankrupt. New research shows that blueberries growing in the north contain more of ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-09-15 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-09-14 Are increased subsidies for building the way to fight this country`s housing shortage? Are Swedish pre-schools doing enough to keep the kids healthy, or have they already forgotten the lessons of the Swine flu? And a new Stockholm centre looks at the positive and negatives sides of autism. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-09-13 Almost twenty are injured as a train hits a maintenance vehicle. There`s less than a week to go before Swedes go to the polls, what do first time voters think of the campaign? What is banned in every country in Europe, except Sweden? And we`ll visit the Joe Hill Museum in Gävle, in the house where the famous Swedish-American labor activist and troubadour grew up. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-09-10 Are locks and alarm systems replacing staff at the country`s homes for elderly with dementia? Foreign Policy and Defence: we trace the dividing line between the centre-right parties and the red-greens. In our series about the political parties: today we look at the Social Democrats We all heard about the health effects of the Mediterranean Diet - but what about the Nordic? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-09-09 Will the Greens jump ship and join the centre-right Alliance after the election? The trial of the most spectacular crimes in recent times, last year`s helicopter robbery comes to an end, What`s behind Sweden`s booming economy, and what will it mean for Sweden`s politicians? And meet some of the artists celebrating a Stockholm art gallery`s 20th anniversary. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-09-08 With 10 days to go before the general elections here, the once mighty Social Democrats are looking anything but mighty. There’s been a huge increase in the last year in identity theft. Then from real crime to crime fiction: We go on a walking tour in the footsteps of the late Stieg Larsson and his Millennium trilogy. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-09-07 The Roma`s situation is still in the spotlight here in Sweden, are European countries, including Sweden, doing enough to protect their human rights? We find out why the environment has disappeared from the political agenda ahead of the general election. Some think they are a vital part of democracy, others think they are trash littering the streets. Which party has made the best election posters this time round? And find out about a group of painters trying to introduce surrealism to Swedis ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-09-06 According to the polls, a hung parliament with the balance of power held by an anti-immigrant party is a distinct possibility after the next election. What will that mean? 16% of Swedes still don`t have access to the Internet. Why? And should extreme parties be allowed in Sweden`s schools? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-09-03 The failed HQ Bank will be taken over by the investment bank Carnegie. Following the criticism of the French treatment of Romanian Roma people, the Swedish Police has come out with new guidelines for how to treat beggers from - but are they enough? Opinion polls - can we trust them? We take a closer look at "the party of librarians and school teachers" - the Liberal Party. Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-09-02 The Swedish Central bank raises its key interest rate. But will it head off inflation before it has a chance to start, or just turn the recovery into a new recession? Going after the so-called pink dollar, a contest offering gay weddings in the air. Concerns are raised about the orphans of labor migration. And does God hate women? We explore the questions raised here by a new book about how women are treated by organized religion. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 01-09-2010 Swedish comments on the American declaration that their 7-year war in Iraq is over, a controversial Australian cheered and blasted for revealing secret documents on the war in Afghanistan seeks residency in Sweden , Swedish police are concerned over increasing illegal weapons in this Nordic nation, and the world’s biggest music awards are handed out in the Swedish capital to an Italian and an Icelander: Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-08-31 Today Radio Sweden has broken out of Broadcasting House in Stockholm, and taken the train 90 minutes to the north and the town of Gävle. We`ll be speaking to some of the town`s most important politicians and trying to gauge the election temperature, and also finding out about some of the main issues being talked about on the streets. We`ll also find out about one of the town`s most famous sons, Joe Hill. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-08-30 Swedish investment bank, HQ, goes into liquidation. Organized criminals target luxury cars in Sweden. The late crime writing sensation, Stieg Larsson, draws tourists to the Swedish capital. And Icelandic singer, Björk is in Stockholm, along with movie soundtrack composer, Ennio Morricone, for the Polar Music Prize Awards. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-08-27 Why did more than 600 children vanish in Sweden in the first half of this year? Part of an ancient Chinese army is invading Stockholm this weekend. And we continue our weekly series looking at each of Sweden’s political parties. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-08-26 Alcohol and drug abuse is on the rise in Sweden. The government`s researcher wants more and better medical treatment to complement today`s psycho-social. The government rejects criticism from the Council of Europe regarding donations to political parties. After a whirlwind of proposals, the Centre-Right alliance parties published their election manifesto. And we take another look at the prostitution law, and the effect the ban has on the sex workers. Music: Säkert "Fredrik" Prese ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-08-25 Social Democratic Party leader promises better work opportunities for the young. It’s bear hunting season – why so few protests? And following the phenomenal success of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy what does the future holds for Swedish crime writing. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-08-24 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-08-23 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-08-20 A controversy over corporate sponsored school books. A new scheme is helping foreign born women to set up their own businesses. Allegations of bribery against Crown Princess Viktoria dismissed by a public prosecutor. And as part of our weekly political series in the run up to the general election, we take a closer look at the Centre Party. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MultiTrack -> Namnlös Radio Sweden 2010-08-19 The leader of the Liberal Party defends Sweden`s military involvement in Afghanistan. Stockholm`s council has made it harder for parents to keep their children out of subjects such as sex education. It is the traditional start for eating Sweden`s fermented herring - surströmming. Today`s feature is on Stockholm`s fashion week - and about Swedish fashion out in the wider world . Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-08-18 We continue our series of election interviews - today we`ll be talking to the leader of the Centre Party, minister Maud Olofsson. The gap between rich and poor could be having a serious effect on the health of Sweden`s children, we hear from a medical expert. Germany is still Sweden`s biggest trading partner, but more Swedish children now want to learn Spanish at school. And what about the English language - is it becoming too popular in Sweden? The day`s feature takes this further Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-08-17 The Prime Minister tells us: no fixed date for Swedish troops to leave Afghanistan. Housing - what will the centre right leaders of Stockholm do to relieve the shortage? The waistline of the average Swede is thickening , we hear about new research on this issue. And grafitti emerged decades ago in New York neighbourhoods - why did it become popular in Sweden? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 16-08-2010 A blistering report on Swedish police unable to investigate properly the death of a man under arrest. With parliamentary elections coming up September 19th, we begin our series of interviews with political party leaders -- today - Göran Hägglund of the Christian Democratic Party. We meet a Swedish soldier at a short visit to Stockholm before returning to service in Afghanistan, we’ll also see how well Sweden did at the European swimming and diving championships in Budapest and salute ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 13-08-2010 The red-green opposition promise to get rid of a popular tax break for those hiring domestic helpers has been widely criticised. Ahead of the September parliamentary elections we continue to speak with Sweden’s political leaders. Today the time has come for the leader of the Christian Democrats Görna Hägglund. A Swedish man has been convicted of abusing a young boy in Cambodia. But what can Sweden do to charge nationals who commit crimes aboard? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 12-08-2010 radiosweden.org Is Sweden not as successful in reducing breast cancer mortality as some other European countries? /// Is the human-induced emission of greenhouse gases as dangerous as politicians describe it? Some scientists are sceptical /// Have this year`s floods and dry spells really led to a wheat shortage? Farming experts deny this Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 11-08-2010 Radio Sweden 11-08-2010 Swedish flood disaster aid for Pakistan /// The discussion on how to optimize the integration of refugees /// And the 40th anniversary of the pocket-size magazine “R” for rättvisa or Justice Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-08-10 New revelations about animal cruelty in Sweden`s mink farms. There are allegations of corruption around Crown Princess Victoria`s honeymoon. Are Swedes piling on the debt and creating future economic woes? And find out about a Swedish space project using green tech. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-08-09 Schools and education are the most important election issue, according to a new poll. Weather might not have been the only reason for this years troubles on the Swedish railways according to a Swedish paper. Forget discos, bars, or even the water cooler in the office, THE place to be for Swedes when finding a new partner is online. And Stockholmers get ready for another festival on the streets of the city, this time round with guests from across the Öresund. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-08-06 Is Sweden breaking the rules by spending foreign aid money on things that aren`t foreign aid? There`s a robbery at the Royal Family`s Stockholm residence. And ahead of the September General Election we kick off our interviews with the leaders of Sweden`s main political parties. Today we speak to Left Party leader Lars Ohly, who explains why he is in favour of higher taxes Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-08-05 Radio Sweden 2010-08-05 In Thursday’s program: No plans for more Swedish troops in Afghanistan /// Liberal leader Jan Björklund defends plan for tougher burka ban in the classroom /// Can you make money with artful photography? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-08-04 Sweden’s Liberal Party wants a legal ban of burkas and face-covering niqabs from the country’s schools. There is a controversy over safety aspects of the planned final storage of nuclear waste from the country’s power plants Is the unique and strange art form of text-sound dying out in Sweden? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-08-03 In the effort to keep hospitals smoke free, some are calling on a ban of the sale of tobacco in hospital stores and kiosks. What changes are in store for Volvo after being acquired by Chinese auto-maker Geely? The conviction of a cartoonist has created a debate about what should be considered child pornography. More and more young people are being drawn to an ugly side of soccer, hooliganism. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-08-02 Sweden’s involvement in the war in Afghanistan becomes an election issue. More and more Swedes are getting into debt thanks to sms-loans. And….is there more to Swedish food than meetballs and herring? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-07-30 Sweden`s GDP rockets in the second quarter of 2010, surprising economists. This country needs a Truth Commission to look at how Roma have been treated over the centuries, according to a new government study. It`s soon time for Sweden`s kids to head back to daycare and schools, if they can get a place. And as Pride week nears its end here in Stockholm, we ask is the festival for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered really needed? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-07-29 Could a new law change against bank card charges have the opposite effect and mean shops here stop accepting cards? A leading defence analyst says that Sweden needs to get real about Russia. Could swearing and bad language soon be banned at the Swedish Church`s Synod? And does Sweden need to do more to protect the fragile Arctic environment? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-07-28 Pressure to stop the force sterilization of transgender people in Sweden. Who runs the country during the summer holidays?You might have thought "High School Musical" was big. But Glee is topping it. We meet the Swede behind the music. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-07-27 Sweden reluctantly signs up to EU sanctions against Iran.The UK wants to emulate Sweden’s liberalized schools system – but is it a good idea? Amnesty International says refugees should not be returned to Greece because of poor detention conditions. And the second part of a report on a Swede using table tennis to tackle poverty in Uganda. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-07-26 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-07-23 Swedish reactions to the International Court ruling on Kosovo’s separation from Serbia. Queertopia, a niche festival combining music and activism. A new book challenging Swedes to look differently at Africa. How does Sweden`s prostitution law affect the country’s prostitutes? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-07-22 Sweden is to introduce new sanctions against Iran, even though the government doesn`t really want to.Long summer holidays could be a thing of the past for Sweden`s students, as the government looks into extending term time.A charity looks west for help in fighting homelessness,And find out about a new weapon to fight poverty, discrimination and inequality in Africa, the ping-pong ball. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-07-21 Criticism of UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, from the outgoing Swedish head of the UN`s anti-corruption agency. New rules for third level colleges that may discriminate against students with foreign high school qualifications. Sweden borrows a local development idea from Asia: microfinance loans Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-07-20 A major international conference begins in Afghanistan, Swedish delegates faced rocket fire on arrival. The government plans to support the Swedish weapons export industry, which is seeing rapid increases in sales. There`s new research on suicide prevention. And the world`s largest football tournament for young people is taking place in Gothenburg. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-07-19 The men behind last Autumn`s daring helicopter robbery face prosecution,Sweden has a reputation for unspoilt beauty, but what`s really lurking in the deep?Sales of blank CD`s and DVD`s plummet, meaning Sweden`s musicians and tv companies look for other ways to get extra money.And are Sweden`s artists being shortchanged by this country`s galleries? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-07-16 A helicopter shortage leaves Swedish troops without air cover off the coast of Somalia. Students tricked into working for free in summer jobs. Fancy travelling for free on city busses? Just bring a pram or a push chair. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-07-15 The forced deportation of Iraqi refugees from Sweden continues despite UN criticism that it’s too dangerous.A controversy brews over the Christian Democratic leader’s failure to attend Stockholm`s Gay Pride Festival.And a Swedish-American traces his roots and pays a visit to Radio Sweden on the way. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 2010-07-13 Radio Sweden An ex-minister who resigned and was later accused of paying for sex speaks out for the first time today: we hear from the reporter who interviewed him. There is a sharp division within Swedish health bodies over whether gay and bisexual men should be allowed to give blood. And we`ll be hearing more about the love-hate relationship Swedes have with the English language. Music: `The botten is nådd`, Timbuktu. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 2010-07-13 Radio Sweden Four ministers have quit from the current government over the past four years, we find out why.As many parts of Sweden continue to swelter, icebreaker Odin sails up to the Arctic Sea to look for oil.Tourist numbers are up in Stockholm.And it`s heaven for sports enthusiasts, as national champions in 15 different sports are decided here this week. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-07-12 Two of the smaller parties finished up Almedalen political week on Gotland island at the weekendContinuing scandal surrounding a minister accused of paying for sexA heat wave has been hitting the countryAnd how is English influencing the Swedish language Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010 0709 We look at the opposition`s main leader, Mona Sahlin, and her chances of becoming Sweden`s next prime minister. Swedish researchers and local councils face up to the destruction of the planet`s ecosystem. And the public are invited to sit under the red lamp, in an unusual campaign on prostitution. Music: `Staten och kapitalet`, Ebba Gröm. Producer: Loukas Christodoulou. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-07-08 Almedalen political week on Gotland Island ...we hear about the Centre Party. Why are Swedes not so keen on public transport?And we take a look one of Stockholm’s more quirky summer exhibitions. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-07-07 The Liberal party leader speaks out about education at the political week on Gotland Island. The opposition parties slam the government’s health policies and promise greater equality between patients. And ….who’s ready to make the sacrifices needed for environmentally friendly cities? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-07-06 As one politician burns money to make her point others compete at the political week in Gotland over who will spend most on welfare. A dispute over who is responsible for last winter’s train disruptions. And we meet more summer speakers from a vintage Swedish radio programme. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden Monday 0705 The prime minister says hisplans will not include tax cuts - a break with his party`s tradition. We look at possible conflicts in Sweden`s Arctic north. And we`ll be talking to the head of the Swedish-Greek club in Athens. Music: `Allt Jag Vill` Elena Paparizou. Producer: Loukas Christodoulou Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-07-02 It’s legal to sell sex in Sweden, but illegal to buy it. So how well has the law against purchasing sexual services worked?Ten years since the Öresund bridge linked Denmark with southern Sweden, now there are calls to build a second span between the two countries.This weekend sees the kick-off of the annual week of intense politics on the island of Gotland, with just over two months to go to the elections.Now it’s proved, having a pet is good for your health. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-07-01 The Swedish Central bank doubles its key interest rate. But will it head off inflation before it has a chance to start, or just turn the recovery into a new recession?The first of July sees many new laws on the books here in Sweden, the last legislation from the center-right government before this September’s elections.Thursday also marks the end of conscription and the switch-over to an all volunteer army.A new study reveals testing can cut the risk of prostate cancer in half. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-06-30 Restoring confidence in the police after a top officer is tried for multiple sex crimes.What protection do consumers have if a bank gives them bad investment advice? Not much, it seems.A Swedish space project using green tech.One music festival dies while another just keeps rolling. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-06-29 New research into the hormonal illness,PCOS, affecting up to one in ten women. The biggest spy ring bust since the Cold War in the US. Sweden is not expensive as you think, at least if you only buy food. And, how big is the threat from chemical and biological weapons today? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-06-28 Sweden’s red-green opposition adopts an EU-friendly policy in the run up to this autumn’s general election. Privatization reaches car safety inspections. Time to throw out those old sun tan creams And….why is gambling is so big in Sweden? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Compiled: 15:30 Engelska Förprod 2010-06-25 Friday vecka 25 Summertime - when it`s finally here Sweden sometimes seems like a different place.Light fills the Scandinavian world - in the north, it`s daylight 24 hours a day, and even here in Stockholm there`s only about six hours of darkness during the height of summer.So today we`re looking at Midsummer, the Swedish celebration always held on a Friday, between the 20th and the 26th of every June. It`s the very highest height of summer; the days are at their longest. It`s the epitome of this short and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-06-24 More criticism about how Sweden is implementing the Dublin Convention on sending asylum seekers back, in this case a 14 year old pregnant Somali.The government proposes a solution to the Catch 22 on ID cards.Questions about environmental labelling.Midsummer is coming, and with it the start of a new season of very special Swedish radio programs. Among the hosts we’ll be talking to, former American convict Annika Östberg. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-06-23 An anti-Israel blockade gets underway in protest against the Ship to Gaza killings. Watch out for fake Swedish strawberries! A Swede will up the prestigious new Hong Kong museum. And one the Nordic country’s biggest celebrations, Midsummer, is just around the corner - but what’s it all about? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-06-22 Foreign Minister Carl Bildt is in hot water again in connection with his past involvement with the controversial Lundin Petroleum company.What happens when you reply to one of those flirty spam mails from single women abroad, one Swedish paper found out.Sweden`s Margot Wallström is the UN`s new Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflicts, what does she hope to achieve.And the Royal Wedding has had an effect on house prices in an area of Stockholm suddenly hoping to become more e ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-06-21 Controversy over media coverage of the royal wedding.Compulsory military service is scrapped from the end of the month so why are people still reporting for duty? State energy company Vattenfall criticised for investing in coal fired stations in East Germany. And what needs to be done to tackle the housing shortage? Is it just about building more? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-06-19 In today`s Royal Wedding Special: Find out how the Royal Couple met and why the service was so tearful.What is the atmosphere like down on the streets of Stockholm today?We`ll also have all the info on all the happenings around the wedding itself.And ofcourse not everyone is impressed by the wedding and the monarchy in general, could the Royal Wedding lead to "monarchy fatigue"? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Compiled: 15:30 Engelska Förprod 2010-06-18 Friday vecka 24 What does the parliament`s decision to replace obsolete nuclear plants actually mean? More Swedes than ever are travelling by train. Stockholm grinds to a halt as royal wedding fever takes over - but not everyone is delighted by the arrangements. And we take a trip to Okelbo, home of the future prince, Daniel Westling. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-06-17 Thirty years ago Swedes voted in a referendum to phase out nuclear power. Now the Swedish parliament votes on replacing aging reactors.In another energy story, the Swedish chair of BP meets President Obama as oil continues to leak into the Gulf of Mexico, and comes in for criticism over a slip of the tongue.Has the current Swedish government turned its back on the United Nations?With the royal wedding approaching, some people are getting married and immediately divorced, as an art project. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-06-16 More criticism of Sweden sending asylum seekers back to Iraq, this time from the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights.In parliament Wednesday, the last debate among party leaders before the September elections.Despite the snowy winter, it looks like this will be bumper year for creepy crawlies here.Wiith a royal wedding on Saturday, we look back at the history of the Swedish monarchy. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-06-15 Unemployment among young people is growing, with devastating consequences.The Armed Forces gets heat for a mystifying ad campaign.Sweden’s Republican Association is gearing up for a royal wedding protest.And finally we take a look at some possible unintended consequences of the media’s feverish coverage of those royal vows. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-06-14 Greenpeace stage a protest on top of a Swedish nuclear power station,Recorded cases of bullying in Swedish schools are up 70%, why?How big a threat are chemical weapons? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-06-11 Sweden is not in the World Cup but that’s barely denting the enthusiasm of the country’s football fans. The Migration Board plans to return refugee children to Iraq and Afghanistan. Full of experience or pass their sell by date? Swedish parties have a shortage of young candidates in this year`s election. And Sweden’s traditional regional costumes get a 21st Century makeover. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-06-10 Three months left to the electionand the poll of polls, which usually predicts right, says the Red-Greens are in for a win.Sweden and 3 other EU countries have chartered a joint plane to extradite asylum seekers to Iraq.Police and customs will be allowed to seize substances that are "not yet" classed as narcotics.And we take a look at Swede`s renewed interested in history.Presenter: Ulla EngbergMusic "Dustbins of History" by International Noise Conspiracy Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-06-09 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-06-08 The Swedish government is being accused of failing to protect human rights in the Sudan.Child migrants are going into hiding to avoid being sent back to Malta.Swedish history gets redefined after fifty years of academic silence.And we take a tour of Ockelbo, the hometown of Sweden’s future prince. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-06-07 The IMF pays a visit to Sweden and gives the economy the thumbs up. Are mobile student parties causing a traffic hazard or is it just a bit of harmless fun? The Swedish head of BP`s Board of Directors has come under fire for not doing enough as the oil flows into the Gulf of Mexico. And we hear about a campaign to promote more condom use among young people. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden Weekend 2010-06-05 A review at the week gone by: Swedish outcry over Israel’s raid on the Ship to Gaza convoy, and some eyewitness accounts of the violence.The government gains ground on the opposition in the newest opinion poll.And a look at where Swedes go when they really need an escape. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-06-04 The government fights back in the latest opinion polls.Robyn makes a comeback,and meet the footballer nicknamed the new "Zlatan". Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-06-03 The dockworker’s union declares a boycott of Israeli products.Eyewitness accounts of just what happened during Israel’s deadly maritime raid.The Swedish krona gets a face-lift.And we finish off with a look at the special relationship between Swede and dog. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-06-02 The Swedes caught up in the Ship to Gaza drama head back home.We ask what chances there are for peace now in the Middle East.Swedish tennis star Robin Söderling beats world number one Roger Federer in the French Open,and meet the winner of this year`s Astrid Lindgren Award for Children`s Literature. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-06-01 A Swedish look at whether Israel’s military raid was at odds with international law.The government researches how to ensure more qualified jobs for foreign graduates.A magazine debunks the myths of Swedish travel.And with three weeks to go, we meet the culinary brain behind the Royal Wedding dinner. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-05-31 Swedish reactions to the Israeli attack on an aid convoy to Gaza. Record numbers of criminal convictions as more people report crimes. Multi-resistant bacteria on the rise in the nation’s maternity wards. And we meet two of the world’s biggest names in photography who currently have exhibitions in Stockholm Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-05-28 Is a personal feud behind the firing of Sweden`s head of government aid, or is it just politics?The initial effects of a controversial sick leave reform have some cheering and others feeling miffed.Sweden’s cities are ranked, and the south comes out on top.And we end with a report filed straight from Oslo, where Sweden’s Eurovision hopes were dashed last night. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-05-27 Amnesty International criticises Sweden’s human rights record. The Migration Board reviews how it handles asylum cases related to sexual orientation. The boss of Sweden’s overseas aid agency sacked after a protracted feud with minister. We take a visit to a rather unusual publishing house in Stockholm’ s Old Town. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-05-26 A special musical program:We`ll hear Swedish musician Emil Jensen tell us about just what inspires what some critics have called "genius-kissed" songwriting.And then we`ll hand over the word to dancer and choreographer Rennie Mirro, who`ll describe his up-and-coming career. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-05-25 A special programme about the end of compulsory military service in the Swedish Armed Forces. On the first of July, the system with military conscription will be replaced by an all voluntary force. What will this mean for the Armed Forces, and for their role in Swedish society? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 20100524 SRI_en sw : Refugees from Uzbekistan forced to spy on one another.A surgeon banned from operating tables in Norway finds new employment in Sweden.Allegations of abuse in state homes for young people.And a Swedish medical project to map the health of half a million people. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden Friday 2010-05-21 We talk to Sweden’s new ambassador to Afghanistan. /Business ties are in focus during Sweden’s state visit to China. /Royal wedding fever continues… this time, in poetic form. /And finally, we’ll hear a discussion of the pros and cons of Sweden entering NATO. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-05-20 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-05-19 Controversial artist Lars Vilks enflames some and inspires others. //The Pirate Party offers the bandwidth to keep The Pirate Bay running. //The media is being accused of one-sided coverage of the upcoming royal wedding. //And an information campaign is being launched to get young people to use condoms more often. // Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-05-18 The Education Minister wants to re-introduce marks for more schoolchildren.Don`t give spending promises you can`t keep, warns a top government advisor.Northern Sweden is being hit by floods, bringing lower electricity prices.And tonnes of concrete fall off of it every year, so why are so many Stockholmers so keen on keeping the Slussen road, bus and tube station complex? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-05-17 Four out of five local politicians prefer a rainbow coalition to co-operating with the xenophobic Sweden Democrats.The Green party feels wind in its sails and proposes to "modernise" Sweden.We look at the role of social media in Swedish politics.The Polar prize goes to the Icelandic singer Björk and the Italian composer of film music Ennio Morricone.Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-05-14 A supposedly "ethical" Swedish pension fund is investing in heavily criticised oil and mining projects.Sweden cuts part of its aid to Tanzania for lack of progress in the fight against corruption.It is the home of the Nobel Prize of Literature, but Swedes show faily little interest in foreign literature.Music: Hästpojken: Jag E JagPresenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-05-12 News on the Syrian Diplomat expelled from Sweden on suspicion of trying to kidnap his own daughterControversial Muhammad cartoonist Lars Vilks is attacked during a lectureHear why Swedes have trouble sleepingAnd we`ve dancer and choreographer Rennie Mirro on his career Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-05-11 Complacency among young Swedes about safe sex. Sweden`s high youth unemployment rate. And what Stockholm City Museum has planned this summer. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-05-10 EU Finance ministers reach a deal to save the debt-ridden economies in southern Europe, but will it work?There is political consensus that Sweden should contribute, even though this country isn`t in the Eurozone.Shops and souvenir manufacturers are cashing in as the Royal Wedding approaches.And, should non-aligned Sweden join NATO? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-05-07 We ask how Sweden may be affected by the economic crisis in Greece?New research opens the door to developing a vaccine against heart disease.As Sweden’s European commissioner proposes an EU-wide program to combat child pornography and cyber crime we meet some of the people involved in the fight here. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-05-06 This is Radio Sweden, Thursday.On today`s programme:Some privatised schools are making a profit - were they sold off too cheap?Lithuania`s government has decided to not let saturday`s Baltic LGBT Pride festival go ahead; we talk to the Swedish minister who was scheduled to open the festival.We host a studio debate about Swedes` views on today`s UK election.Music: Amanda Jenssen, `"I Choose You".Producer: Loukas Christodoulou Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-05-05 New research indicates that more premature babies are surviving, but the price may be too high.Swine flu is over, but Sweden is still forced to buy more vaccine.The country’s largest ever program is underway to clean the coasts, with young people raising money for their sports clubs.Then we meet the Australian who has been picked to restore Sweden’s swimming greatness. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-05-03 Those Killer Slugs are on the march again..Norway surplants Sweden as the best country in the world to be a mother.Everyone`s wearing one, we hear about the mustache campaign to highlight the biggest cancer killer amongst menAnd is the Swedish media biased in its coverage of the middle east conflict. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-05-03 Higher taxes and higher benefits, Sweden`s red-green opposition presents its shadow budget.Sweden`s Finance Minister calls for a close look at developments in Greece.Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin gets involved in the British election campaign,And is the EU a paper tiger in the global arena, or can it put its mouth where its money is? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-04-30 Sweden`s not in the Euro, but how will the latest Greek tragedy affect this country?Swedes have their calculators out as it`s tax return time.Students are drinking and adults are lighting bonfires today, it`s Walpurgis Night.And we meet well known Swedish documentary maker Stefan Jarl to hear about his latest project. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-04-29 It`s claimed that cases of police violence are rarely investigated.The causes of death register gives us a snapshot of Swedish society todayFind out which northern Swedish seafood delicacy is on its way to winning the same kind of exclusive status as champagne, and camembert cheeseStockholm is the European Green capital of the year, but has anyone noticed? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-04-28 The tax plans of the red-green opposition parties spark a heated debate. /// Swedish banks are doing much better than expected. /// Scandinavian politicians demand a pan-Nordic TV channel for culture. /// We meet a young Swedish striker who is being described as the country’s next Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-04-27 New opposition spending plans cause a spat between ministers and opposition spokesmen.Annika Östberg talks about her life since being transferred from a US prison,Are Swedes really as good at English as many of us may think?And we will also take a trip with the Royal Barge, which will take Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel back to the Royal Palace after the Royal Wedding this summer. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-04-26 Child abuse scandal in the Catholic Church /// Opposition puts forward infrastructure plans /// Royal Wedding called off Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-04-23 The Foreign Ministry warns Swedes in Bangkok to stay indoorsA question debated today..Should the Swedish state give money to newspapers to help keep them afloat, and should they be giving money to all newspapers, even if their content could be seen as racist and offensive?The government`s record on the environment comes in for criticismHigh-school age researchers compete for scholarships, grants, and a coveted spot at the International Science Fair in the United States Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-04-22 Newspaper revelations of an alleged affair involving Princess Madeleine`s fiance mark a new chapter in Swedish tabloid journalismWe`ve the latest on the former red cross communications boss who`s admitted in court to swindling the charity out of a million dollars.Sweden`s indisgenous sami reject a compensation offer from the company building over a thousand wind turbines on land used for winter reindeer grazingWe visit the museum exhibiting Sweden`s past history in bringing back human remai ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-04-21 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-04-20 Coming up , the news here in Sweden and our programme dominated again by the fall-out from the Volcanic ash cloud both economically and politically.It`s not only the airlines and travel operators haemoraging money with each new day of closed airspace, diverse, smaller businesses from rose sellers tospeciality food importers are struggling too...But every volcanic ash cloud has a silver lining....there are winners as well as losers, for the Scandinavian ferry companies, business is booming a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-04-19 Stockholm’s Arlanda International Airport re-opens for a limited amount of flights - but what is the outlook for the coming days? /// We also hear about Swedish tourists stranded somewhere in Europe – desperately trying to get home. /// And we visit Southern Sweden to find out what politicians do to curb the anti-immigrant atmosphere. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-04-16 We`ll be concentrating much of the programme on the problems facing air travel in Northern Europe at the moment due to the ash cloud blowing in from Iceland. We`ll be speaking to the people that decide if and when to reopen airspace over Sweden.And to one of Sweden`s leading vulcanologists, who says this eruption is special.And then a bit later on to one of the biggest debates in Sweden over the past 50 years, nuclear power, and the controversial referendum back in 1980. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-04-15 Air traffic over Sweden is grounded as volcanic ash spreads across Northern Europe.Sweden`s Finance Minister presents the Spring Supplementary Budget.Animal welfare in Swedish farms is in focus following media revelations.And the Stockholm authorities are preparing for hundreds of foreign journalists at this summer`s Royal Wedding. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-04-14 Allegations of Child Abuse in the Catholic church spread to SwedenSweden`s Prime Minister welcomes the Washington agreement which aims to secure all vulnerable nuclear material inside 4 yearsStieg Larsson`s Millenium trilogy continues to smash records, we speak to a British crime fiction expert who`s about to publish the first english biography of the late swedish authorWe meet well known Swedish documentary maker Stefan Jarl to hear about his latest project Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-04-13 How to stop the violence on and off the terraces, the Swedish authorities plan a clamp-down on football hooligans.The Social Democrats crank up the election bandwagon.Sweden`s top biathlon coach gets the kick from the national men`s team.We take a step back in time to see the face of one of Sweden`s most famous leaders, Birger Jarl. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-04-12 New rules forcing teachers to have proper qualifications have been announced, what will it mean for the profession?Find out what has meant that heads of state from around the world have gathered in Washington DCSweden`s elections are still 5 months away, and political parties are already trying to persuade new voters to go the polls in September.And a Swede tops the charts in the NHL. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-04-09 Swedish reaction to the new nuclear disarmament treaty between the United States and Russia.Should Sweden abandon military non-alliance and join NATO?We continue to explore racism and anti-immigrant feelings in southern Sweden.A new study finds a link between taking vitamins and breast cancer.Then we’ll be looking at the economics of love and marriage in Sweden. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-04-08 We continue our investigations into anti-immigrant sentiments in southern Sweden.We meet the muslim man making fun of religionWe asked Swedes, are you willing to donate your organs?And do you believe in aliens? Swedes don`t, they`re the most sceptical nation on earth!We hope you enjoy the podcast Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-04-07 The first eye witness report in several years about Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak, imprisoned without charges in Eritrea.How widespread are anti-immigrant feelings in southern Sweden?A new project here in Stockholm to help refugees traumatized by torture and other violence in their homelands.Then we meet country singer Rosanna Cash, proud bearer of a proud name in music. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-04-06 The death of a 78 year old woman brings community tensions to the surface in Landskrona,There are accusations the centre-right government is failing to protect the Swedish countryside.Birdwatchers are flocking to a lake in Southern Sweden to see thousands of cranes,and Hundreds of Thai women who came here to live with Swedish men have sought shelter from abusive relationships. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-04-01 A Radio Sweden Special Edition about the end of the compulsory military service in the Swedish Armed Forces.Conscripts and officers share their views on the changes.A visit to the Armed Forces Headquarters to see what challenges the parsonell department face.A debate for and against conscription - between representatives of Sweden`s two biggest parties.Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-04-01 The Turkish ambassador has returned to Stockholm, after being called back to Ankara 19 days ago, in protest of the Swedish parliament`s decision to recognise the killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide.The Swedish royal family has decided that the wedding ceremony of Crown Princess Victoria and her fiancee Daniel Westling this summer, will be held German instead of Swedish.And today we will also take a trip with the Royal Barge, which after the wedding will bring the happy co ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-03-31 We unearth the secrets of a Swedish saintFind out which nationalities are snapping up holiday homes in SwedenA Swedish diplomat is accused of handing over sensitive material to russian intelligenceAnd find out some of the Easter specials on offer on Radio Sweden over the holiday period Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-03-30 Institutionalized youth care comes under hard criticism for its use of isolation as punishment.High-school age researchers compete for scholarships, grants, and a coveted spot at the International Science Fair.And we`ll hear Swedish musical artist Emil Jensen tell us about what inspires his "genius-kissed" songwriting. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-03-29 The private Chinese car company Geely buys the troubled Swedish car company Volvo from its American owners, a sharply-criticized anti-immigrant party in Sweden hoping to win parliamentary seats for the first time in the coming elections defends its line at a party conference, Swedish police come up with a new model to combat youngster’s over-consummation of alcohol and some new Swedish music with a Ugandan touch. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 2010-03-28 Konflikt in English on Radio Sweden Have you ever felt like somebody is watching you?Had a strange name pop up on Facebook wanting to be your friend?Had someone pay special interest in what you are up to and who you are talking to?Many of us wouldn`t pay that a second thought. But for some refugees and immigrants it could be something much more sinister.It could be the government of their former home country keeping track of what they are up to.In this edition of Konflikt in English we look at espionage in refugee communities ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-03-26 Two young girls are raped in a small Northern town, and they—not the rapist—are bullied, insulted, and blamed. The television exposé that shocked Sweden. //Criticism about the government’s plan to send refugee children back to their countries and house them in Swedish-funded homes. //We visit a gender-neutral day care center, and talk to its proponents and its scathing critics. //And finally we have some frequency announcements you won’t want to miss. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-03-25 A matter of life and death..should Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide be allowed in SwedenThe issue is once again topical after the death this week of a terminally ill man who`d asked for an assisted suicideAlso, we`ve the second and concluding part of our look at urban renewal in Stockholm`s western district.And a Swedish call for help to stop the deaths of hundreds of thousands of mothers around the world who die everyday Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-03-24 Why have the government’s economic incentives failed to encourage fathers to stay home more with their new children? Would a stick work better than a carrot?Controversy over plans to redevelop an area in the heart of Stockholm.Then design on a more personal level, a new exhibition about a Swedish furniture designer who is almost unknown here at home. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-03-23 Thirty years ago today, Swedes voted to limit nuclear power, a decision that today`s government hopes to change.Scientists set out to see if St. Birgitta`s skull is really hers at all.And we broadcast some important frequency announcements so you don`t miss a program. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-03-22 Strikes in the shops at Easter and a split between the white collar and blue collar unions in the manufacturing industry - the national wage negotiations hit turbulenceThe Saab plant in Trollhättan opens for production again, after a seven week closure.Hundreds of Thai women who came here to live with a Swedish man have sought shelter from an abusive relationship.Music: Ola Joyce "Window shopping"Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-03-19 Tuberculosis is on the rise here in Sweden, especially among immigrant groups.New information casts an even longer shadow of doubt over the murder convictions of Thomas Quick.Gothenburg will premiere the painting La Principessa, a newly discovered Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece.And we’ll go behind the scenes at the Royal Palace Sprint, a cross-country ski race right smack in the middle of the city. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-03-18 Sweden takes over EU operations to stop pirates and illegal fishing fleets in the waters off Somalia. political parties banging on the doors of schools to talk to the youngsters in these months of parliamentary election campaigning, a dying woman’s appeal to end her life kindles a renewed debate over euthanasia banned by Swedish law, a Swedish writer and psychiatrist comes out with a new book dedicated to her tail-waging pet and some new Swedish jazz inspired by a world-famous American co ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-03-17 In today’s program: a critical voice from the small island nation of Malta blasts Swedish refugee policy, Radio Sweden is closing its short and medium wave services, Swedes and foreign visitors discuss providing more international assistance to the rainbow human rights struggle around the world and some more modern jazz created together by a mother and sons - along with other Swedish musicians. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-03-16 SIPRI`s annual report of global arms trade is rife with unsettling increases.Nearly half of Sweden`s university graduates don`t find jobs in their field within a year of graduation.SR International`s own Amun Abdullahi Mohamed has been awarded the Publicist Club`s Anna Politkovskaja Prize for Freedom of Speech and the Press.Stockholm`s Architecture Museum is exhibiting works by Greta Magnusson Grossman, a designer with a much bigger name abroad than at home. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-03-15 Six months before the general elections we take a closer look at the incumbent government’s former election promises /// We ask why Swedish teams do so badly on the European stage as the new football season kicks off /// We hear the voice of UIrika Pontén, a Swedish ballad singer who used to work on a totally different field /// And we get to know Sweden’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden: Konflikt in English 2010-03-14 Maars, Reaper, Swords, and Predator... The face of war is changing as robots and remote-controlled drones hit the battlefields... and in the future the drones may not be remotely controlled by humans at all. They could soon be making life and death decisions all by themselves.In this week`s Konflikt in English on Radio Sweden, we look at robots and what they will mean for warfare in the future.We speak to one of the world`s leading experts on robot warfare; one of the pioneers in the US rob ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden Weekend 2010-03-13 The Swedish artist at the centre of an alleged international murder plot.There were some ruffling of diplomatic feathers, when Sweden`s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister went for a state visit to Moscow.... and then on Thursday a major diplomatic upset, when the Swedish parliament decided to recognise the genocide against Armenians and other groups at the end of the Ottoman empire.A Swedish court decides to extradite a former neo-nazi accused of ordering the theft of the infamous Arbeit M ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-03-12 Turkey calls home its ambassador, and the prime minister cancels a visit to Stockholm, after the Swedish parliament votes to label the deaths of Armenians during World War I as genocide.A substance in breast milk has been used successfully to treat cancer.Growing concerns as more and more Swedes take out loans through text messages.The Swedish finals to the Eurovision Song Contest are this weekend. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-03-11 Parliament votes on whether to recognise the Turkish persecution of Armenians during the First World War as genocide.More about "Project Boy" - targeting youngsters who risk being recruited by criminal gangs.Scientists have found a substance that lowers cholesterol levels by a third.Rosanne Cash, daugher of Johnny Cash is visiting Sweden.Music: Anna Bergendahl "This is My Life"Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-03-10 International arrests in connection with an alleged plot to murder a Swedish artist who drew a controversial cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed.With the filing deadline approaching, we also examine Sweden`s famous, or infamous, system of income tax. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-03-09 Swedish politicians are in Moscow today to defrost relations with Russia.Workers planning the Nord Stream pipeline have found a dozen shipwrecks at the bottom of the Baltic.Human trafficking is a grim part of Stockholm`s underworld, where between 200 to 400 young women work as prostitutes every year. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-03-05 Immigrants in Sweden will get a crash course in Swedish society and values.Some child refugees really aren’t children at all.The government has hired mathematicians to keep the trains running on time.And finally we visit the spring salon at Liljevalchs, one of Stockholm’s most prestigious art galleries. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sipping on the Sweet Nectar Huge ice sheets are wreaking havoc on ferry traffic in the Baltic.The government wants to give back Sweden`s security police the right to wiretap.Foreign berry pickers may be able to avoid crushing debt from bad harvests in the future.Some 16,000 people are getting ready to ski one of the largest and longest cross country races in the world. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-03-03 The closing of a big medical research complex in southern Sweden questions Sweden’s future in the globally competitive business, a Stockholm rally in support of earthquake-stricken Chile, tax deductions for household help become a burning election campaign issue for both sides hoping to win the September elections here, the war-fare-minded role playing game on the internet is said to be taking over everyday life for Sweden`s youth and American folk music with a Swedish touch. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-03-02 Swedish scientists discover that bacteria that many have called harmless can actually cause deadly cases of meningitis.The government has a vision that Sweden will become Europe`s top food destination.Races are being held in the central province of Dalarna during the run-up to the 50,000-strong Vasaloppet on Sunday, one of the largest cross-country ski races in the world.Ski fever has even infected Stockholm, with people skiing right in the middle of the city. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden - Konflikt in English 2010-02-28 Iraq goes to the polls next week, in what has been called by some observers as a crossroads for the nation.But for whom is it most important? And why?In this week`s Konflikt in English hear about the election through the eyes and fates of four people who have lived through the occupation in the country. Will we see a repeat of the 2005 election, after which the country fell into sectarian conflict? Or will things carry on as usual, or even normalise? We`ll also hear from two potential voter ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-02-26 Swedish doctors oppose circumcision of young boys, citing ethical reasons. /// Households and companies are extremely optimistic about the economy, a survey shows. /// The red-green opposition parties say they are willing to keep some of the incumbent government’s tax reliefs. /// A small country staying away from international military alliances – can Sweden defend itself? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-02-25 Pressure on the Swedish police to open their Cold War archives about those who worked with the East German spy agency.The Russian involved in Spyker’s purchase of Saab denies the accusations of ties to organized crime.There are more cops on the streets in the suburbs, but is that slowing down the investigation of crimes?Then, how do Swedes feel about their dogs? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-02-24 Dutch sportscar maker Spyker has now officially bought Saab – what can we expect from this venture? /// Foreign Minister Carl Bildt is in Baghdad to inaugurate Sweden’s first embassy in Iraq in decades. /// Travellers’ frustration over the winter-related train chaos is getting worse every day. /// One year after Princess Victoria announced her engagement, we visit the cathedral where she will be wed this summer. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-02-23 The fall out from the arctic weather continues ....Sweden`s heavily criticised National Rail Operator SJ blames the government for the catalogue of delays and stoppages on its network.The finger of blame is also pointed by the government at what it calls the "unacceptable" level of danger posed to the public by collapsing roofsAnd if delays and dangers to public health weren`t enough, Swedes once again face record high electricty billsIn other news we examine Sweden`s famed system of income ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-02-22 Another day of transport chaos is blamed on the extreme weather. But should Swedish trains not be able to cope with a bit of extra snow and cold?More roofs of sports halls and stores have collapsed over the weekend - who is to blame?The unusual teamwork in the men`s olympic cross country ski race is rewarded with two medals.The spring salong at Liljevalchs opens.Music: Sofia Talvik "Snowy White River"Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden Weekend 2010-02-20 A look back at the week gone by:The Swedish state is fed up with people leaving the country and skipping out on their student loans.The disappearance of Christianity from the history books has evangelicals and humanists alike riled up.We revisit Sweden`s triumphs and tears during the first week of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-02-19 In today`s program, angry complaints over winter weather delays in commuter and long-distance train service spark reactions from the politicians and the company bosses, a Swedish Radio survey of the film and theater industry reveals a high level of sexual harassment despite Sweden’s image of being a nation of respectful gender equality, the latest Swedish news from the ongoing winter Olympics in Vancouver, a special look at the ice hockey competitions there - with a comparison of the Sw ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-02-18 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-02-17 Controversial Plans to water down religious teaching in schoolStaying in the classroom, there`s no time to teach ancient historyTeam Sweden celebrates its second Winter Olympic goldThe celebration of the 800th anniversary of a medieval Swedish leader who founded Stockholm but never became king. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-02-16 The financial system in Sweden seems stable, but high mortgages could become a serious problem, a report says. /// Thousands of Swedes seem to successfully avoid repaying their study loans, now the authorities demand a law reform. /// Mobile phones might not be as harmful as we feared, but experts advise to be precautious anyway. /// We try to find out if there really is a cultural war going on in Sweden. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-02-15 The Swedish Trade Federation expresses deep worries over the lack of security of the chips on our credit cards. /// The police have launched a special effort to crack down on Swedes who sexually abuse children abroad. /// Contemporary furniture design seemed to be booming at Stockholm’s annual furniture fair. /// We join skiers in Stockholm enjoying the winter of their lifetime. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden Konflikt in English 2010-01-14 An English language edition of Swedish Radio`s foreign affairs magazine Konflikt.Is there such a thing as nice nationalism? Or is it just playing into the hands of the far-right?Find out about Gordon Brown`s Britishness, the French government`s attempts to form a French identity, and the atmosphere here in Sweden, where "Swedishness" has become both an attraction and a worry for lawmakers and the entertainment industry.Presenter Kris Boswell Producer Ivar Ekman Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-02-12 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-02-11 ENGELSKA Controversial new legislation will make parents liable to damages if their children commit crimes.Angry reactions to the news that the Swedish soldiers who bought sex while on exercise in Germany will escape punishment.Compared to other indigenous people, the Samis are doing well - but still facing problems.Music: Marit Bergman "I will always be your soldier"Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-02-10 The death of two Swedish soldiers in Afghanistan has pushed Sweden to look at how it takes care of those returning from warzones.More Government money pumped into SAS - is it worth it?A shelter for young men affected by honor related violence has opened.Two royal weddings this year - but the Republican Association lives on.Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-02-09 It`s Safer Internet Day in Sweden and the rest of the European Union.A job-seeking Muslim man refuses to shake hands with a female CEO—and wins 8,000 dollars in damages.More and more asylum seekers are being sent home, especially to Iraq.And we visit Stockholm Cathedral, the site of this summer`s royal wedding. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-02-08 Two Swedish officers die in Afghanistan.Toxic wastes fall off a cargo ship into Swedish waters.The conservative Moderates try to attract women voters ahead of his September’s elections.Then we meet some of the winners of the top awards at the Gothenburg Film Festival. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-02-05 A constant issue of debate here, the job security law, is under discussion again.The Swedish pavilion for the upcoming World Expo in Shanghai is unveiled.Then, more attractions closer to home: We’re off to the Gothenburg Film Festival and the new ride high above Stockholm. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-02-04 Revelations of intelligence reports that the Soviet Union dumped chemical and nuclear waste off the Swedish coast. The Swedish government reportedly knew, but did nothing about it.Big international interest in drilling for uranium in Sweden - but locally, it is politically sensitive.Stricter alcohol laws proposed for pilots and airline crews.100 years since the first Swedish feature film. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-02-04 Swedish Television reports that the Soviet Union dumped nuclear waste off the Swedish east coast in the early 90-ies. The Swedish government knew, but did nothing about it.Big international interest in drilling for uranium in Sweden - but locally, it is politically sensitive.There will be stricter alcohol laws for pilots and airline crew.And 100 years since the first Swedish feature filmMusic: Markus Krunegård: "Hela livet var ett disco"Predenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-02-03 Sweden`s transport system struggles to cope with the latest heavy snowfall.The Country`s new anti-internet grooming law is called toothlessSchool bullying is on the increase and children don`t trust their teachers to helpAnd Arlanda, Sweden`s major airport celebrates half a century of business Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-02-02 A public health report sparks criticism for stating that “Jews eat a lot of fruit and tend to be wealthy” /// The Swedish Medical Association condemns the charge of manslaughter against a paediatrician /// We joined the celebrations of Sweden’s annual film awards Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-02-01 Swedish politician Margot Wallström speaks about her new top job at the United Nations fighting violence against women and children. /// The arrest of a police commissioner for serious sex crimes sends shock waves through the country. /// Many Swedish youngsters do not seem to have a problem with exposing and selling their bodies on the Internet. /// English stand-up comedy is celebrating successes in Stockholm’s Old Town. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-01-30 The big news this week: A review of this weeks top stories:Dutch luxury car maker Spyker will buy Saab. Champagne corks were popping in Saabs hometown of Trollhättan, but there were also plenty of sceptics.Spyker CEO Victor Muller, hailed as a saviour in Trollhättan, responding to his critics.With over seven months to go to the Swedish elections, the two possible future prime ministers went head to head in debates on TV and the radio.The Award Ceremony of the Swedish equivalent of the Osc ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-01-29 Will Stockholm have to hike congestion charges to put more motorists off driving in the capital?Did Sweden do enough in Copenhagen?Following defence cutbacks, can Sweden afford to stay neutral?A new Abba exhibition in London is making pop-fans dreams come true. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Compiled: 15:30 Engelska Förprod. 2010-01-28 Thursday vecka 4 Spyker`s CEO Victor Muller responds to the sceptics who say that his company is to small to save Saab.The government proposes tougher punishment on particularly violent crime.And Swedes continue to analyze what is the best way to help the earthquake victims in Haiti.Norway, once seen as this country`s poor young sibling, is overtaking Sweden economically.Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-01-27 Rejoicing in western Sweden, as GM accepts Spyker’s bid to buy Saab.Social networks, in the real world, not online, can help fight diabetes.The Karolinska Institute, the sister institution to where that research came from, is celebrating its 200th birthday. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-01-26 In today`s program: a new study on the difficulties for immigrants and refugees finding employment in this Nordic nation, a delay in delivering helicopters to Swedish forces in Afghanistan and Sweden’s equivalent of the Oscars - the Swedish Gold Bugs - for the best films and film makers of the last year. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-01-25 Swedish couples are not getting married as much anymore - and divorce rates are up for the fourth year in a row.Two possible prime ministers met in the first party leader debate ahead of the election in September.After the failure in Copenhagen - Sweden still wants Europe to lower green house gas emissions by 30 per cent.100 years of Swedish film.Music: Daniel Gilbert "Bones"Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-01-22 Does Sweden need embassies in other EU countries? The Swedish Government says maybe not, and is to shut 5.Just how good a writer was Stieg Larsson, and did he even write his best selling trilogy himself?And find out about another journalist who made a big bang in Swedish society. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-01-21 In today’sprogram, the Swedish Church calls for the cancellation of debts for earthquake-stricken Haiti, defense experts discuss real or imaginary threats of terrorist violence in Sweden from militant islamic groups, Swedes celebrate the 800th anniversary of a medieval Swedish leader who founded Stockholm but never became king, and a new CD with a top Swedish female vocalist and some of this nation’s finest jazz musicians. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-01-20 The election starts here as Sweden`s political party leaders take part in their first election year parliamentary debate.As donations pour in for Haiti there`s renewed debate over fees given to charity board membersSweden urges Europe to follow its lead in levying a supertax on banks to retrieve taxpayers moneyAnd time magazine called it the "decade from hell" ...we take another look back at the noughties Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-01-19 In Today’s program, the Brussels hearing of Sweden’s European commissioner designate - whose field would be to tackle crime, narcotics, trafficking and refugee policies for the European Union, the annual debate on Swedish defense, and experts explain how they want Stockholm to honor its title of the first European environmental capital. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-01-18 The first specialists sent by the Swedish government concentrate on building up the infrastructure.Sweden is doing away with it`s conscript army, but the decision is still controversial.A dramatic day at Stockholm`s Arlanda Airport this weekend, as a plane engine caught fire and swerved off the runway.In Örnsköldsvik, the ice hockey team MODO is getting help from above to improve their place in the league.Music: Hästpojken "Jag förväntar mig ingenting"Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-01-15 Will Sweden`s tight restrictions on the selling of alcohol be loosened up?The health care system needs a new approach to cancer prevention, oncologists claim.Stockholm celebrates the honour of being the first “European Green Capital”.We find out if English humour really is a blockbuster in Stockholm’s clubs. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-01-14 Two IT experts and 850,000 US dollars - but could Sweden do more to help the international relief effort in Haiti?With one war crimes suspect arrested in Sweden, critics say Swedish legislation is not able to deal with such crimes.Has Sweden ordered too many millions of doses of Swine Flu vaccin?Reports that EU aid to help bring applicant member Turkey closer to the union is not working.Music: Agnes "I need you now"Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-01-13 After the devastating earthquake in Haiti – what can Sweden do to help the people there? /// Record low temperatures have contributed to record high electricity prices. But was that price explosion inevitable? /// We meet youngsters in Stockholm’s immigrant suburbs to find out in what way they are affected by so-called honour culture. /// And we meet other youngsters who had the opportunity to closely witness Sweden’s EU presidency. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-01-12 Workers at Saab`s car factory in Trollhättan down tools over the actions of what they call "Gangster Motors"Why a law introduced to encourage stay at home mums and dads is said to be harming immigrant children.Fat cat bank bosses are accused of milking the sytem once againAnd find out about the journalist who made a big bang in Swedish society... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-01-11 Eu`s financial support to applicant member Turkey is riddled with fraud and distrimination, according to Swedish Radio News.Competition on the Swedish railways will be stepped up.Arlanda Airport celebrates it`s 50th anniversary.12 wolves in a zoo in southern Sweden culled after some of them managed to escape the enclosure.Music: Niklas von ArnoldPresenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-01-08 The boss of Formula One makes a last ditch manoeuvre to rescue Saab, while Dutch sportscarmaker Spyker says they`re still in the race..We view the devastating impact of Storm Gudrun which raged five years ago todayAnd time magazine called it the "decade from hell" We take a look at the noughties Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-01-07 After the veto of a bill to compensate Britain and the Netherlands, questions about Sweden’s planned loans to Iceland.Less money to Sweden’s pensioners.New research reveals many needless deaths here due to the side effects of medicines.Then we visit the Heart of Hockey in Sweden, Modo. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 2010-01-05 Radio Sweden With Swedish troops and charities based in the country, we take a look at the current situation in Afghanistan and for its president Hamid Karzai.Sweden is gripped by Arctic temperatures, as the mercury falls below minus 40 degrees Celsius.The third book in the Millennium trilogy has hit the bookshelves around the world in English - what would crime writer Stieg Larsson have made of his success? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2010-01-04 More new cars are being registered in Sweden, but what does that say about the state of the auto industry? /// A controversy has broken out over the way Sweden’s first wolf cull in 45 years was organized. /// British and Swedish Neo-Nazis are behind the theft of the infamous Auschwitz sign, media reports claim. /// And why would an American or an Australian settle in Sweden? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website radio Sweden 2009-12-30 A look back at the cultural talking points of the year and we ask the question "how will people remember the noughties?It`s fingers on the trigger for the first wolf hunt in over a quarter of a centuryAnd on her journey round Sweden, Christine Demsteader is today in the Southern city of Malmöpresented by Dave Russell Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-12-28 After the terrorist attempt in the US – what’s the situation like at Swedish airports? /// Looking back at the economic year 2009 – will 2010 see a strong recovery? /// Ban on spike tires, permission to hunt wolves and more alcohol in bars – we tell you which new laws apply as of January 1st. /// We travel up north to find out why sports are a vital issue of Swedish identity. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-12-23 Volvo goes East, Chinese Geely are to buy Sweden`s most famous car brand,Will the Dutch buy Sweden`s second biggest car make Saab?Sweden`s Environment minister blames the USA and China for the outcome of last week`s climate change conference in Copenhagen.And then we meet some entrepreneurs going green with moose droppings and car batteries. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-12-22 Moving state agencies to compensate towns hit by military cutbacks, was it all worth it?Coming to Sweden for a Christmas break and planning to drive? Get some handy hints from Swedish Radio`s Traffic Desk.And then we travel up to the north of the country to see how the Sami are keeping their traditional culture alive. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-12-21 The Saab drama continues with new bids being made – but how realistic are they? /// What will happen to the Saab brand if the company is shut down? /// A frustrated Swedish Prime Minister tells the media why the strongly criticised Copenhagen Accord was the best deal possible. /// And we travel up north to ask why the entire city of Kiruna has to move. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-12-18 We have a report from the Copenhagen Climate Conference as the Swedish EU presidency reaches its climax.Sweden’s most notorious serial killer is granted a retrial for one of his convictions.Will this be a Second hand Christmas?Then we meet famed Russian-American dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, here in Stockholm for a series of special performances. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-12-17 In the crisis ridden talks in Copenhagen Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt sees hope in an agreement between the EU and the African Union.The Swedish Motor Vehicle Inspection Company is about to loose its monopoly.Some 2-400 young women from poor countries end up in prostitution in the Stockholm area every year. We speak to police and social workers about trafficking. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-12-16 And then there was one…a tiny Dutch maker of exclusive cars that has never made a profit is the only potential buyer for Saab Automobile left standing.We meet a Swedish professor named as one of the world’s 100 most influential thinkers.The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame expands its horizons to include the Swedish super pop group ABBA. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-12-15 Sweden`s new education law is up for revision and it`s back to the text books for teachersSwedes dreams of a white christmas could become realityHe only hung up his boots in October, but Hwenrik Larsson`s back in Football, and this time he`s calling the shotsAnd could your denim be dangerous? We take a look at toxic jeans. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-12-14 Chinese BAIC buys the equipment used to make older Saab models. What does it mean for the future of Saab?Pharmaceutical companies accused of price fixing to evade the Swedish state`s price control on medicine.We meet one of those who worked behind the scenes of the Nobel Week to make it all run smoothly.Music: Melody club&Anna Järvinen "I don`t Believe in Angels"Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-12-11 As the Swedish EU presidency winds down, important decisions in Brussels that affect the Copenhagen conference, and approval of the Stockholm program.Swedish Moslem agents for peace are also in Brussels.The positive side of segregation.Then we look forward to the festival of lights, Lucia. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-12-10 Our focus today, no prizes for guessing with it being the tenth of December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel`s death, our focus today will be on Nobel day as the Nobel Prizes for chemistry, literature, medicine, physics and economics are presented in Stockholm. This year the biggest show in town has been in Norway and Oslo where US President Barack Obama received his Nobel Peace PrizeWith wordwide attention in Oslo, we`ll be asking whether this year`s Nobel day in Stockholm has lost its spa ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-12-09 More Swedish towns are hit by factory closures, this time Gävle and Borås will see 1000 jobs disappear as Ericsson plants shut up shop,The government backs down over tougher sick leave rules,8 out of 10 say they are positive, but only half have signed up, Sweden`s on the search for more organ donors.and then a melting ice sculpture of a polar bear symbolises the melting Arctic at the Copenhagen Climate Change summit. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-12-08 Time’s soon up for Saab – but the town of Trollhättan is still hopeful. /// Many youngsters depend on them – but health authorities want to ban energy drinks. /// She quit politics to save her own life – hear the story of former political shooting star Kristina Axén Olin. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden2009-12-07 14:30:00 - 15:00:00 14:30 Engelska Förpr Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-12-04 Finance Minister Anders Borg explains how the EU wants to prevent future banking crises. /// The laureates of the “Alternative Nobel Prize” praise Sweden for its efforts to curb greenhouse gases. /// But a Swedish scientist, one of the most influential in the world, demands that Sweden do more. /// And at conference in Stockholm European and US mayors discuss what people can do at local level to fight climate change. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-12-03 The clock`s ticking; thousands of car workers in Sweden have a nervy wait as Saab is given 30 days to find a buyer or it`s the end of the road.We speak to an auto critic in Detroit who gives us the inside track on GM and its mindset over SaabAlso away from Saab, Sweden allows its first wolf hunt in almost half a century...We`ve a reminder of our christmas goodies coming up online over the festive season.And in culture something hot and latin to warm up those dark Winter evenings Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-12-02 Can Copenhagen Deliver?Thousands of people will descend on Copenhagen, the Danish capital, in less than a week`s time for the UN conference on climate change. Can a deal be clinched in Copenhagen or is an agreement beyond reach? We will give you the background to the developments leading up to the mega encounter and examine the prospects for an agreement. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-12-01 Why Russia refused to import meat from nine producers in Sweden.The winner of one of Sweden`s biggest sports achievement awards for 2009 is announcedFind out again why Stockholm was called the Casablanca of the NorthAnd discover how we`re celebrating the Christmas holiday season online Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-11-30 How the Swedish political debate is influenced by the Swiss referendum on minarets.A proposed anti-gay law in Uganda could mean an end to Swedish aid to that country.The Swedish refugee asylum system - how does it work? Interviews with a refugee, a decision maker and a policeman.Music: Lennart Jähkel Jet Set Sweden: Meterologens hämndPresenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-11-27 It`s just over a week left until the big climate meeting in Copenhagen and the Americans seem to be on board.Why smokers might be even more stressed ahead of having an operation.The third film in the Millennium trilogy opens at the box office in Stockholm tonight - what would crime writer Stieg Larsson have made of his success?November is coming to an end, and the days are still getting shorter - but soon the Swedes feel free to start lighting up their homes with Christmas decorations.Music ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-11-26 A new British report claims that many children may have caught the Swine Flu, but not had any symptoms, what`s the situation here?Talks are planned to clean up the Swedish pig industry,And could your denim be dangerous? We take a look at toxic jeans. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-11-25 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-11-24 Sweden`s Pig farming industry is rocked by footage of animal abuse at a number of farms.From the streets of New York to Stocking, Getting the homeless into housingSweden`s church leaders and human rights activists condemn Sweden`s Refugee law.A British World War 1 submarine is discovered in the Baltic. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-11-23 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-11-20 European leaders choose the EU`s new President and Foreign Minister, but the Swedish papers aren`t impressed.Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt was in charge of the negotiations, and he gets the thumbs up from Brussels.And, find out why the Swedes love doing their dirty washing in public. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-11-18 As the Russian-European Union summit is being held here in Stockholm, we look at how Sweden’s defence policies are changing.We also look forward to Thursday’s crucial meeting to pick the new top officials of the EU.Today is a special day across Europe to spread awareness of the dangers of abusing antibiotics.Then it’s time again for the Stockholm Film Festival. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-11-17 Sweden hosts an EU-Russia Summit which aims for a fresh startThere`s anger amongst some in the USA over Annika Östberg`s release dateFind out why Stockholm was called..the Casablanca of the NorthAnd why Swedes could be in for a miserable christmas Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-11-16 One local community`s refusal to receive unaccompanied refugee youth has led to a discussion on responsibility and moral duty in the Swedish asylum system.A Swedish Human Rights Prize to a Sahrawi activist has led to a diplomatic spat between Sweden and Morocco.Human sculls looted from graves in Hawaii by Swedish scientists over 150 years ago are now being returned home again.Hot sizzling tango is brought to Stockholm at this the most miserable time of the year here.Music: Laleh - NationPre ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-11-13 Swedish power generator Vattenfall is once again in hot water, and minister Maud Olofsson isn`t happy, but should she have acted earlier?.Scientists in Lund make what they call a huge breakthrough in stem cell research.We take the pulse of the Swedish EU presidency with just over 6 weeks to go until Spain takes over. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-11-12 Coming up in today`s programme..After five swedish troops are wounded in Afghanistan, Foreign minister Carl Bildt says it doesn`t affect Swden`s committment to keeping military forces in Afghanistan.. Today we speak to a member of the Swedish military over there to get the real picture..Clip.This year`s prediction is in, on the top present Swedes will be buying their loved ones this christmas, and it`s going to hurt!Clip.I`ll be bringing you a Swedish Institution that is loved and hated in ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-11-11 Podcast Controversy erupts over media reported plans by Sweden`s biggest energy company Vattenfall to sell off its entire Swedish electricity network to fund investment in nuclear power in Britain.Sweden`s prime minister names decision day for the top jobs in the EUThe growing group sex scandal that forced a politician to resign..And it`s 30 years since Sweden banned the smacking of children but has it worked. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-11-10 Optimism at long last in the gloomy Swedish economy, privatization of most of Sweden’s pharmacies, a look at the coming UN summit on global warming in Copenhagen and a newly-recorded musical salute to life itself. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-11-09 Swedish comments on the 20th year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the United Nations once again blasting Sweden for its treatment of refugees, women, the Roma and the Lapps or Samis, failing Swedish efforts to get solid decisions on combating global warming before the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen and a Swede bringing the steaming, sensual rythems of the Argentine tango to this cool-weather Nordic nation. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-11-07 The final signature on the Lisbon Treaty - a milestone in the history of the EU and a feather in the cap for the Sweden`s EU presidency.Disappointment in the climate negotiations when Reinfeldt visits the White House.The mass vaccination programme against Swine Flu was stepped up this week. The big question for many was: to take the vaccine or not?A court has ruled that the National Health Insurance Agency has been discriminating against pregnant women.The opposition protested, but the Swed ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-11-06 Record numbers of Swedes are catching Swine Flu, but some are still wary of getting the vaccine.There are calls for more paid leave for expectant mums and the recently bereaved.We meet one of Sweden`s biggest female artists at the moment, Sarah Dawn Finer. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-11-05 Green light to the Nordstream gas pipeline in Swedish watersThe Sweden men`s Football Team has finally got a new coach - but he starts by working part-time.The low cost airlines call them "taxes and fees" - but whose taxes and fees are they?Custody battles with an international dimension.Presenter Ulla EngbergMusic: Darin Viva la Vida Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-11-04 The Swedish EU Presidency now that the Lisbon Treaty has been approved.Concern over the uneven roll-out of the swine flu vaccination program for school children here.The courts rule that pregnant women have a right to sick pay.Then we visit the Uppsala short film festival. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-11-03 Sweden`s prime minister meets Barack Obama at the white house for climate talksSweden goes Nuclear with new stringent safety measures..Youngsters may be surfing cyberspace from the age of 4 but Sweden still has a tenth of its population without internet access.And over 200 women from across Europe share their experiences at a breast cancer awareness conference .. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-11-02 To vaccinate or not to vaccinate - that is the question as schools start inoculating children against Swine FluSettlement offered in dispute over crime writer Stieg Larsson inheritance.Effort to unite Swedish extremists from left and right in anti-Semitic party.The love-hate relationship between Finland and Sweden is explored in a new humorous novelPresenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-10-30 Information from the Swedish Scoial Democratic Party conference, Sweden`s roll as Eruopean Union president at the summit in Brussels, EU trade policy with Africa, an international peace march reaching Stockholm, more swine flue infections hre, the coming Swedish soccer football championships and new Swedish trombone music. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-10-29 Sweden`s biggest political party, the Social Democrats, gear up ahead of next year`s General Election.It`s official, Chinese carmaker Geely wants to buy Volvo Cars, what`s the reaction here?And a British World War 1 submarine is discovered in the Baltic. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-10-28 The Swedish Foreign Minister sees continued military presence in Afghanistan, the center-right coaltion government here is split over the question of farmers selling their own wines and beers, a gaint Swedish study is sizing up the sexual attitudes of young people, pod cars may be the answer to future traffic pollution and a musical tribute to a late Swedish pioneer of the vibraphone swing. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-10-27 Ahead of the EU meeting in Brussels – what are the stakes for Tony Blair, Carl Bildt and others to get one of the EU’s next top jobs? /// From the Arctic to the Continent – what role will the Nordic Council play in the future? /// We’ll hear contemporary Sami music linking old traditions with modernity. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-10-26 Swedish author and journalist Jan Guillou was discovered to be connected to the KGB during the Cold War.The European Development Days were held in Stockholm this weekend.In the second part of Radio Sweden’s series on adoption we hear from the adoptees themselves.We speak to the director of Sweden`s official international short film festival, which has just ended in Uppsala, north of Stockholm. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-10-23 Live from Gothenburg, it`s "Inside Sweden":Today we`ll be delving into Gothenburg`s reputation as the epicentre of Sweden`s industrial heartland.We`ll investigate the spate of arson incidents and attacks on emergency crews.On a lighter note we`ll find out why Gothenburg has been called the comedy capital of Sweden. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-10-22 Bosnian war criminal Biljana Plavsic to be released from Swedish prison.No extra troops for Afghanistan says the Government.Swedish Church says yes to gay weddings in church.The European Investment Bank loan approval is the first step in a long process to save Saab.A progress report from the road to the big climate meeting in Copenhagen in December.Music: Neverstore: "Shallow Beautiful People"Presenter Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio sweden 2009-10-21 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-10-20 The fall out from an anti-islam article in Sweden`s top selling tabloid by the leader of the far right Sweden Democrats.Legendary Swedish Footballer Henke Larsson calls it a dayAnd we delve into the growth of Swedish wine. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-10-19 Good results from the tests of a new Swedish HIV-vaccine.Opposition leader Mona Sahlin says she will never govern withthe help of anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats.Sweden - the country with most adoptees per capita in the world.Music: Lars Winnerbäck - Jag får liksom ingen ordning.Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-10-16 Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt is criticised by women’s organization for ignoring discrimination against women around the world.A new study sheds some light on the problem apathetic refugee childrenRadio Sweden catches up with singer September for a heart to heart. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-10-15 Sweden are knocked out of the World Cup, where does the national football squad go from here?Sweden`s foreign ministry complains to the Pakistani authorities as former Swedish prisoners speak of mistreatment.Parliament votes through changes to the controversial FRA wire tapping law, but did MP`s even know what they were voting on?And then if you believe the Finns, Swedish men are a load of old pansies, a new book looks at prejudices and misconceptions between the two countries. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-10-12 Nobel week finally ends with the announcement of the Economics Prize and for the first time, one of the laureates is a woman. /// The four Swedes that have been held in custody in Pakistan have returned to Stockholm. /// Coach Lars Lagerbäck retires after the Swedish squad missed qualification for the football world cup next year. /// Corporal punishment still occurs 30 years after Sweden officially banned the smacking of children. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-10-09 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-10-08 Herta Müller - winner of the Nobel Prize of LiteratureMore time to catch Olof Palme`s killer?Swedish woman and child to be released from Pakistani jail.Swedish TV is Too American, says EU CommissionPresenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-10-07 The third of this year`s Nobel prizes is announced, this time in ChemistryAn interview with the prize committee and one of the 3 winners coming upAlso staying with science we investigate the inner city transport of the future...pod carsAnd we bring you the story of a Doctor who still faces a possible manslaughter charge despite being cleared yesterday by a national medical board following the death of a premature baby girl last september. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-10-06 The Nobel Prize in Physics 2009 is split three ways. /// The three opposition parties in parliament present their shadow budgets. /// How willing are Swedes to donate their organs? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-10-05 It`s Nobel week, as this year`s laureates are announced in Stockholm. Today, it`s the turn of the Medicine prize winners, find out who they are, and why they won the biggest prize in the world of science.Find out what it feels like to get that call from Stockholm.Now the Irish have voted yes to the Lisbon Treaty, who will Sweden`s new European Commissioner be?And then meet the people behind the Slovenian play "fragile" dealing with what it feels like to be in exile, on tour around Sweden no ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-10-02 Lessons have been learned from the latest financial crisis, say finance ministers at an EU meeting in Gothenburg.As the venue for the 2016 Summer Olympics is decided, we ask, could Sweden ever host the games again?And then it`s back to the EU, as we follow this country`s attempts to transfer its tradition of openness and transparency to the bureaucrats in Brussels. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-10-01 European Union ministerial meetings continue in this Nordic nation - this time tackling finances and the global economic crunch, the Swedish government wants to boost biogas as an environmentally-friendly fuel for industry and automobiles, Stockholm police reward civilians for taking action to save lives and stop crimes, and new Swedish music blending the old fashioned and the avant garde, Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-09-30 With Ireland voting in a new referendum, and a setback in the Czech Republic, the Swedish EU presidency faces continued uncertainty over the Lisbon Treaty.It’s now OK for a guy to be called Maria, or for a woman to be Sven.But is prayer OK as development aid?On the last day of the month she takes her name from, we meet Swedish singer September. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-09-29 In Gothenburg, the EU’s defence ministers discuss the future of the so called European Battlegroups. /// Sweden’s health care system is becoming worse, a new European study shows. /// We look into the question how organized crime threatens legal institutions and the media. /// Late Swedish film maker Ingmar Bergman’s property came under the hammer at an international auction in Stockholm. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-09-28 Swedish reaction to the German Election result15 years since the Estonia ferry sank in the BalticToo much American material on Swedish TV, says EU CommissionMusic: Anna Ternheim Make it On My OwnPresenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 090925 Rotten Swedish meat sold to Poland.HIV and Aids on the Gothenburg Book FestivalWhat can Sweden learn from Canada when it comes to integration?Will two concerts in New York bring Kristina from Duvemåla to Broadway?Presenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-09-24 Criticism of the Swedish police for mistakes as a stolen helicopter was used to rob a cash depot.The Pakistani authorities finally allow Swedish Embassy representatives to talk to imprisoned Swedish citizens accused of terrorist links.We’ll also be visiting the world of culture, first off to the Gothenburg Book Fair, which has just opened, and then to the annual jazz festival in the Åland Islands. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-09-23 A daring raid on a cash depot by armed robbers using a helicopterThere`s huge international interest as Ingmar Bergman`s possessions go under the hammer.8 years to the day of the imprisonment of Eritrean-Swedish journalist dawit Isaak there`s still no sign of a breakthrough.Though dead and buried more than two centuries ago find out why Madame Donner is still influencing women today. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-09-22 Copenhagen in mind - Sweden urges the United States to play an active role in preventing climate change. /// Lost in ignorance - Only one out of five Swedish kids knows of the UN Convention on the Rights of Children. /// Editors-in-chief? - Wikipedia articles have been falsified from computers in the Swedish parliament. /// Eternal ink in Stockholm -Some of the world’s best tattoo artists gathered in the Swedish capital. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-09-21 Sweden`s Finance Minister unveils his pre-election budget, but will it be a vote winner?We report on how one in three youngsters in Sweden experience violence within a year.And enjoy the Japanese dance known as butohAnd the Swedish wife of the hit songwriter Paul Anka does it her way as she causes quite a stir here by laying into Swedish men for their nappy changing ways. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 09-09-18 EU leaders have agreed they want binding rules for bank bonusesThe World Bank wants richer nations like Sweden to do more to curb climate change in the world`s opoorer countries.On Sunday the Swedes will get a change to choose how the church is run.A progress report on the construction of the City LinePresenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-09-16 The government is divided over how to spend aid money.Sweden`s leaders strike an optimistic note, as parliament opens.It`s magic Ikea-style as we talk to Sweden`s world beating stage magician Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-09-17 We take a look at what makes young Swedish moslems embrace a radical form of IslamMulti resistant bacteria is once again in the headlines as an expert meeting takes place in Stockholm.And if you have caught the gambling fever - help is just a phone call away, as a National Gambling Hotline recently went live. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-09-15 In today`s program, Swedish reaction to the Norwegian parliamentary elections, European Union agricultural experts continue with their visit to Sweden, further interrogation in Pakistan of Swedes suspected of having links to a terrorist network, Swedish police policy dealing with violent Swedish suburban youth protests and some new and very playful Swedish jazz. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-09-14 About 20,000 young Swedes have sold sex, most of it on internet.Agriculture and climate is on the agenda when the Eu`s agricultural ministers meet in Växsjö."A high degree of denying facts" says Sweden`s Foreign aid minister, but Robert Mugabe is happy.Norwegians go to the polls today - will the election result there affect the Swedish votes in a year`s time? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-09-11 Special "pilots" will help immigrants faster into the Swedish society and onto the labour marketA new EU proposal aims at getting more countries to join the battle against climate changeA letter written by the then Swedish Premiere Olof Palme in the seventies has been uncoveredWe go to Åland for a jazz festivalPresenter Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-09-10 The Pirate Bay deal may fall through, as the prospective buyer has just been kicked off the stock exchange.Sweden’s Prime Minister is off to South Africa as the Swedish European Union presidency continues.There’s Chinese interest in Saab and Volvo, but not everyone thinks it’s a good fit.A new exhibition here on historical perspectives and the killing fields of Cambodia. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009 -09-09 Serious concern over the sale or lack of sales of Sweden’s a new jet fighter, the World Baseball Cup takes place here in Sweden this week, Swedish swimmers are reluctant to plunge into polluted pool waters, efforts to attract highly skilled labor to the sparsely populated regions of the north, the music of a Norwegian pop star singing together with Swedish folk musicians. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-09-08 More money to local councils as the Government starts leaking its budget plans.Which Swedish town will be European City of Culture in 2014?Swedish writers and pirates clash over Google`s online library,and then, marked for life, or body art? We check out a major tattoo exhibition. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Compiled: 15:30 Engelska Förprod. 2009-09-07 Monday vecka 37 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Inside Sweden 2009-09-04 Extra money for tens of thousands of Swedes who loose their incapacity benefit after New Year.Criticism of the government`s plan for compulsory lessons in democracy and equality for immigrants.Swedish EU presidency waiting for the Irish referendumExpats in Sweden: Aussie Rule fooball and a "Swenglish" comedianPresenter: Ulla Engberg Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-09-03 Sweden biggest ever road project gets the green light.She brought the life-saving ECMO treatment into the public eye, we hear from the father of the pregnant Scottish Swine Flu survivor treated in Stockholm.The Swedish Government wants help to solve social issues in this country.When did the wolf become man`s best friend? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-09-02 Nine countries share the Baltic Sea – but when will they start sharing responsibility? /// Sweden’s minister of defence visits London to talk about increased European military cooperation /// Ahead of the re-opening of the European Parliament we tell you how Europe’s largest democratic body actually works /// Good news for Stieg Larsson’s fans: It’s the premiere of the second film of the Millennium-Trilogy Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radio Sweden 2009-09-01 Coming up over the next half hour, Sweden`s hit by its first death from Swine FluThe fall out from the verdict in the case of an art student who faked a suicide attempt as part of her final examsAnd the vanishing millions from Sweden`s development aid to the third world.