This week: Sweden in shock after school sword attack, Sweden Democrats say no to tactical voting, Migration Agency weighs in on Brexit deportations, and what do foreign parents find strange about Swedish schools?

Host James Savage is joined this week by panelists Emma Löfgren and Becky Waterton.

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

• Liberal leader begs for tactical votes
• Early voting opens in Sweden – 18 days before election
• Sweden's right-wing bloc gains ground in new polls as election nears

• Second man held over fatal Fagersta school attack

• 'Ripped from a loved one': British-Swedish couple separated by Brexit deportation
• 'Brexit can hardly have come as a surprise': Sweden defends expelling Brits

• What foreign parents think of schools in Sweden

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For a recent article on the real-life effects of Sweden's immigration laws on families in Sweden, The Local's Mandy Pipher spoke with a Swedish-American couple who are both biological scientists and living in Uppsala.

The pair met a decade ago when Anna-Karin moved to Chicago for a postdoctoral position in immunology and flu vaccine research. Chris, also a biologist, was finishing his immunology PhD at the same university. Three years later, when Anna-Karin was moving back to Sweden for another work opportunity, the two were a committed couple, and they made plans for Chris to follow to Sweden as soon as possible.

By the summer of 2021, Chris was on his way to Sweden with a job offer from Karolinska, Sweden's prestigious medical research institute in hand.

But despite have a Swedish spouse, owning a home together in Sweden, speaking Swedish, and doing years of valuable work at one of Sweden's top research institutes, Chris was given just days to leave the country or risk being served with a Schengen area entry ban.

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In this week's episode: Sweden Democrats campaign hard, Brexit deportations, citizenship tests and the "caterpillar from hell".

With just over three weeks to go until Sweden’s election, the campaign is intensifying. But reaching voters is trickier than usual this year thanks to new EU limits on political advertising. This might explain an explosion of political posters, sponsored buses and creative political rallies.

Host James Savage is joined this week by panelists Emma Löfgren and Richard Orange.

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

• Swedish bus operator removes anti-immigration ads after drivers call in sick
• Centre Party bets on Tidö bloc collapse to open door for new coalition

• Men with foreign names hit hardest by hiring bias in Sweden

• OPINION: The EU is betraying Brexit Brits in Sweden

• 'Caterpillar from hell' moth found in Sweden – but biologist says no need to panic

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