Classified documents scandal gives Sweden's prime minister a huge headacheon February 1, 2025 at 6:53 am

This week: Northvolt bankruptcy, Landerholm scandal, and does Sweden need nuclear weapons? For Membership+ subscribers: how becoming a Swedish citizen changes you, and a message to the migration minister on including immigrants.

In this week’s episode we discuss: Northvolt’s bankruptcy, the criminal investigation into Sweden’s former national security adviser Henrik Landerholm, the latest on the defence situation for Sweden in relation to Russia and the United States, and why some commentators think Sweden’s needs its own nuclear deterrent.

For Membership+ subscribers we look at what readers are telling us about what it’s like becoming a Swedish citizen, and finally we shine a light on the work being carried out by a taskforce on talent attraction and why the government must do more to include the kind of people it’s hoping to appeal to.

Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists James Savage and Richard Orange.

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

Northvolt

Politics

Ukraine

The Local

Immigration

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