Sweden in Focus

James Savage, Emma Löfgren, Richard Orange, Mandy Pipher

Booking Overview

A weekly Sweden-focused news briefing covers national politics, immigration, elections, policy, and issues affecting life in the country, combining in-house analysis with interviews featuring policymakers, experts, and people with direct personal experience. Credible pitches include Swedish politicians, immigration and labor-market specialists, researchers, and individuals with compelling firsthand stories; booking difficulty is medium because relevance and news value matter more than celebrity status.

Metrics

Episodes: 295

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 26.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

paul.omahony@thelocal.com

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Host

James Savage - Presenter and journalist covering Swedish news and current affairs for The Local.

Emma Löfgren - Journalist and Sweden-focused news commentator at The Local.

Richard Orange - Journalist and Sweden-focused news commentator at The Local.

Mandy Pipher - Journalist covering Swedish social, political, and immigration issues for The Local.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Swedish policymakers, elected officials, immigration and labor-market experts, researchers, and people with direct firsthand experience of major issues affecting life in Sweden.

Required Achievements:

Elected office or government policy experience, Recognized subject-matter expertise, Compelling firsthand experience of a significant Swedish social or political issue

Recent Guest Discussions

Luisa Fernandez - Family Life, Residence Rights, And The Effects Of Sweden’s Immigration Clampdown

Gustav Magnuson - Family Life, Residence Rights, And The Effects Of Sweden’s Immigration Clampdown

Ludvig Aspling - High-skilled Immigration, Citizenship, And Swedish Political Debate

Recent Topics

Sweden, Immigration, Politics, Citizenship, Expatriates

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Sweden in Focus

LISTEN: What are the Social Democrats' plans for immigrants in Sweden?

September 08, 2026

This week’s episode of Sweden in Focus Extra features an interview with Ida Karkiainen, migration spokesperson for the Social Democrats. With the Swedish election just days away, the podcast this week features conversations The Local's Richard Orange had recently with two of the people in with a strong chance of becoming Sweden’s next migration minister: Ida Karkiainen of the Social Democrats and Ludvig Aspling of the Sweden Democrats.First up: Ida Karkiainen. She is immigration spokespe...

Sweden's election is turning into a nail-biter

September 04, 2026

This week: Right closing the gap on Sweden's left-wing opposition, party pledges explained, and could an extremist in Örebro get into the Riksdag? Oh, and fermented herring season is upon us.A poll released this week showed the Sweden's government further closing the gap on the opposition. An election that looked like a foregone conclusion is now anything but. Host James Savage is joined this week by panelists Emma Löfgren and Richard Orange. Here are links to some of the topics dis...

Why the Sweden Democrats refuse to rescue their Liberal allies

August 28, 2026

This week: Sweden in shock after school sword attack, Sweden Democrats say no to tactical voting, Migration Agency weighs in on Brexit deportations, and what do foreign parents find strange about Swedish schools?Host James Savage is joined this week by panelists Emma Löfgren and Becky Waterton. Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:2026 Swedish election Liberal leader begs for tactical votesEarly voting opens in Sweden – 18 days before electionSweden's right-...

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