'Swedes are realising we need people from other countries to do jobs'

Public opinion in Sweden is increasingly at odds with the government's restrictive immigration policies, a new survey has found. The study, commissioned by non-profit organisation Globeknot and carried out by Novus, found that 81 per cent of respondents thought that foreigners who follow the law and support themselves should be allowed to stay in Sweden. The Local's Richard Orange caught up with Globeknot's Andreas Bergh , who is also Associate Professor of Economics at Lund University, to find out more about the survey. READ ALSO: Sweden's migration crackdown 'goes beyond what most voters want' __ Our sponsor this week is Sveriges Ingenjörer (Engineers of Sweden) Sign up here for their live Q&A sessions on working in Sweden May 12th session June 16th session __ Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcasts Sweden in Focus Extra is a podcast for The Local's Membership+ subscribers. Sign up to Membership+ now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday. Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+ For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+ For new members: Get Membership+ Become a member at . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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'Swedes are realising we need people from other countries to do jobs' is an episode from Sweden in Focus by O'Mahony Paul.

This episode is 5:48 long.

This episode was published on May 6, 2026.

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