Buckle up for more Swedish immigration curbs in 2025

Migration minister on citizenship security checks, January's 'ox weeks', citizenship and immigration rule changes, Northvolt's battle for survival. For membership+ subscribers: why Sweden has a wolf hunt, and what readers say about receiving wrong information from the Migration Agency. 

Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists Becky Waterton and Emma Löfgren. 

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

Swedish citizenship

• Labour migrants 'should not be worried at all' about citizenship checks, says minister

Language & Tradition

• Tjugonde Knut: Why Swedish Christmas lasts until January 13th
• Swedish word of the day: oxveckorna

Sweden in 2025

• Seven things to look forward to in Sweden in 2025

Northvolt

• Northvolt shareholders give company green light to continue operations

Environment

• Sweden to launch wolf cull amid conservation concerns

Migration Agency

• How often does Sweden's Migration Agency give out false information?
• How does the Swedish Migration Agency check that its information is accurate?

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