{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/77ca3392-3d6f-434f-8821-6472a6c25d8d/68e7e7db1e3a247af5823909?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What's too expensive in Sweden (and what do you miss when you're not here)?","description":"<p>In this week's episode we talk about the politics behind Sweden's planned new salary threshold for work permit holders.</p><p>We also look at what readers of The Local always make sure to do when they’re back visiting the countries they moved from.</p><p>For Membership+ subscribers we discuss the Swedish government’s controversial plan to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13.</p><p>Finally, we’ve been trying to get answers on who will potentially be affected by a proposal to withdraw permanent residency from some immigrants and we bring you the latest on what we know.</p><p>Host <strong>Paul O'Mahony</strong> is joined this week by regular panelists <strong>Richard Orange</strong>&nbsp;and <strong>James Savage</strong>.</p><p>The episode also features interviews with <strong>Ibra Idrees</strong>, a Malmö-based restaurateur whose parents face deportation over a work permit issue, and <strong>Ludvig Aspling</strong>, the Sweden Democrats' spokesperson on immigration and one of the driving forces behind a plan to revoke permanent residency from as many as 120,000 immigrants.&nbsp;</p><p>Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:</p><h2>Work permits</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20251006/sweden-to-hike-threshold-for-work-permit-to-33390-kronor-a-month?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sweden to hike threshold for work permit to 33,390 kronor a month</strong></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20251006/what-do-we-know-about-plans-to-further-raise-work-permit-salary-threshold?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>What do we know about plans to further raise the work permit salary threshold?</strong></a></li></ul><h2>Reader insights</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20251003/everything-except-wasabrod-whats-cheaper-or-better-in-your-home-country-than-sweden?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>'Everything except Wasabröd': What's cheaper or better in your home country than Sweden?</strong></a></li></ul><h2>Crime</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20251006/swedish-pm-visits-gavle-after-14-year-old-suspected-of-shooting-six?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Swedish PM visits Gävle after 14-year-old suspected of shooting six</strong></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20250910/sweden-to-lower-age-of-criminal-responsibility-as-youth-violence-soars?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sweden to lower age of criminal responsibility as youth violence soars</strong></a></li></ul><h2>Residence permits</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20251002/readers-questions-answered-on-swedens-plan-to-revoke-permanent-residence-permits?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Your questions answered on Sweden's plan to revoke permanent residence permits</strong></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20251008/only-people-who-got-a-work-permit-will-keep-swedish-permanent-residency?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>'Only people who got a work permit will keep Swedish permanent residency'</strong></a></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The Local"}