Why this year's Swedish National Day will be bittersweet

Sweden in Focus by O'Mahony Paul

Jun 4, 202630:48News & Politics

This week we look at the government’s solution to teen deportations, and we discuss the new citizenship law coming into force on Saturday, which also happens to be National Day. We also talk about how unnerving it can be...

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