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Radio Sweden Weekly: After decades of cutting debt, Sweden will now borrow money to pay for defence

24 min
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After decades of cutting the national debt, Sweden will now be borrowing money to increase investment in the armed forces. But how much is 300 billion kronor — and is it because of what is happening in the White House?
A close-up of the Swedish flag and the Nato symbol on a military uniform.
The government plans to borrow 300 billion kroner over the next ten years to bring Sweden's defence spending up to 3.5 per cent by 2030. Credit: Jessica Gow/TT

Swedish Radio's defence correspondent Mats Eriksson is in the studio to tell us more.

We'll also hear hear how how an inside joke among construction workers ended up being mistaken for a two-thousand-year-old gold artefact — and why people are protesting about the right to graze for the country's cows.

Presenters: Ulla Engberg and Michael Walsh
Producer: Kris Boswell

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