In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by panelists James Savage, Becky Waterton and Richard Orange. This week we kick off with a few current talking points in Sweden: the weather’s still bitterly cold but at least the Easter break is coming up; why a post-match football interview sparked a racism row; and should Sweden follow Denmark’s lead on Brexit Brits?
• What changes in Sweden in April 2023?
As food prices hit record highs we look at why a price war has finally broken out in Sweden’s supermarkets.
• Swedish grocery giants to cut prices on hundreds of items
We discuss why Hungary is still keeping Sweden waiting on Nato as Finland forges ahead.
• Hungary calls on Sweden to address ‘grievances’ to end Nato spat
We talk about how comfortable Sweden is with nudity and whether attitudes have changed over time.
• How to get naked in Sweden without embarrassing yourself
And finally we dig into a report this week from Sweden’s climate watchdog predicting that government policies will cause emissions to increase for the first time in two decades.
• Swedish government’s new climate policies ‘will lead to rising emissions’
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