In this week's episode we talk about Sweden’s expansive new budget and how it’s likely to affect our pockets – and next year’s election.

We'll also help hone your Swedish language skills as we explain the subtle but all-important differences between different words for the English ‘put’.

For Membership+ subscribers we look at the fallout after Sweden’s civil defence minister was pursued in the street by angry pro-Palestinian protestors.

And we examine how Sweden is planning to make it harder for the family members of immigrants to move here.

Host Paul O'Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists Becky Waterton and Richard Orange.

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

• Sweden's government to cut taxes on work and pensions
• How much will you save in Sweden's bumper 2026 budget?

• Lägga, sätta, ställa: the different Swedish words for ‘put’

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