Cheaper home loans, immigration costs, and plans for a compulsory 'Sweden course'
This week: banks cut rates, the state of Sweden’s democracy, new Pisa rankings, how child refugees have integrated, the ex-Syrian banker behind a successful hummus restaurant, government counts cost of migration, compulsory courses for newcomers, Lucia, Nobel banquet.
Host Paul O’Mahony is joined by The Local's James Savage and Emma Löfgren.
Here are links to some of the stories we discuss:
Economy
Which Swedish banks now offer the cheapest mortgage rates?
Politics
Is Sweden sliding towards autocracy one year on from the election?
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