Our big poll on Sweden

Sweden in Focus by O'Mahony Paul

Jul 4, 202639:40News & Politics

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 go...

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