Sweden's teen deportations have affected young people who live in Sweden and whose parents have the right to be in Sweden, but who themselves no longer meet the requirements for a residence permit.

After sustained public outcry, media reporting and opposition pressure, Sweden's government announced relief measures on June 1st.

These included the option for young adults who came to Sweden as dependents of their parents to no longer have to leave the country in order to apply for their own permits.

Once this law comes into effect in October, it will have a big effect on young people like 19-year-old Paola Claudio.

Despite having lived in Sweden with her family since she was 15 and being in full time studies at Stockholm's prestigious KTH University, she had to interrupt her studies at exam time in order to make a last minute round trip to Mexico or risk being issued with a deportation order.

The Local’s Mandy Pipher caught up with Paola Claudio in April to learn more about why she ended up travelling all the way to Mexico once she learned she risked being deported from Sweden.

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This week we talk about a security scandal surrounding Prime minister Ulf Kristersson.

And with the men's football World Cup kicking off this week, we assess Sweden's chances.

We also discuss new restrictions on permanent residency and turbulence on the left side of Swedish politics.

And we have an interview with Liz Stopka from the American Swedish Institute about the history of Swedish emigration to the United States.

Host James Savage is joined this week by panelists Mandy Pipher and Emma Löfgren.

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

• Sweden's Left Party removes local candidates who praised terror groups

• Opinion: Do Sweden's deportations have more parallels to the US than Swedes realise?

• How can you watch the 2026 men's football World Cup in Sweden?

• Swedish parliament approves bill to abolish future permanent residency for refugees

• When will Sweden next raise the work permit salary threshold?
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Two popular museums in Stockholm are at risk of closure because the government agency that owns the properties is now requiring the museums, which are also run by a government agency, to pay market rents that they can’t afford.

It’s currently unclear if Medelhavsmuseet and Östasiatiska museet will be able to stay open.

Known in English as The Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities, and the East Asian Antiquities Museum, the two city centre museums are much-loved destinations for Stockholmers and visitors alike.

To learn more about their importance, The Local’s Mandy Pipher caught up recently with Ninhursag Tadaros, an Assyriologist and curator who has previously worked with the Mesopotamian collection at Medelhavsmuseet.

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• Why two iconic Stockholm museums might have to close

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