Sweden in Focus

James Savage

paul.omahony@thelocal.com

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Booking Overview

A weekly Sweden-focused news and current-affairs interview show covering politics, public policy, migration, elections, and issues affecting life in the country, with regular commentary from The Local journalists and occasional external politicians and experts. Credible pitches include Swedish elected officials, policy specialists, political journalists, and commentators with relevant national expertise; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 285

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Instagram: 26.0k followers

Contact Information

paul.omahony@thelocal.com

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Host

James Savage - Presenter and journalist at The Local, covering major Swedish news and current affairs.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Swedish politicians, elected officials, policy spokespeople, political journalists, and commentators with direct expertise in national political or public-policy issues.
Required Achievements:  
Holding elected office or a senior political spokesperson role, Regular national media commentary, Expertise in Swedish politics, elections, migration, or public policy

Recent Guest Discussions

Niels Paarup-Petersen - Government Stability After The Election, Citizenship Transition Rules, Political Ambition, Economic Growth, And Artificial Intelligence.

Henrik Torehammar - Swedish Government And Opposition Prospects, Political Parties, Electoral Issues, Immigration, Climate, And Artificial Intelligence In The Election Campaign.

Recent Topics

Sweden, Politics, Immigration, Public Policy, Society

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Sweden in Focus
:

Is Sweden flunking at AI?

July 11, 2026

AI looks set to cause huge disruption to the world of work and to almost all aspects of our lives. Yet while Sweden is home to some leading AI companies, Swedish politicians are not rising to the major challenges that the technology poses, says author and AI expert Johan Falk to James Savage.Read more: Politics in Sweden: Why are Swedish politicians so silent on AI?Johan Falk's English Substack Become a member at https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock. Hosted on Acast. ...

Our big poll on Sweden

July 04, 2026

The Local's weekly podcast with news from Sweden. This week, James Savage, Emma Löfgren and Mandy Pipher discuss a new poll of The Local's readers on the highs and lows of living in Sweden. We also talk about what the government hopes to achieve by slashing taxes on fuel and public transport, and on an interview we did with migration minister Johan Forssell.Read more on the subjects we talk about in this episode:Swedish migration minister: 'One day you're a Nazi, the next a left-wing activist...

Almedalen bonus: 'Sweden needs more ambition'

June 27, 2026

Sweden's Nordic editor Richard Orange was in Visby this week at the Almedalen political festival. One of the many people he spoke to was Niels Paarup-Petersen, who is the migration, education and digitalisation spokesperson for the Centre Party. On a walk through the city's medieval streets they discussed the chances of the government surviving after the election. And what would a new government do about transitional rules for citizenship? Also, are Sweden's political parties too wedded ...

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