April 7, 2026 - Sweden Moves to End Permanent Residency, Malmo Lockdown, and Inflation Drops

In today's bulletin, we discuss Sweden's proposal to completely abolish permanent residency permits in favor of temporary ones, a major security lockdown in downtown Malmo due to a suspicious bag, and a surprising drop in the nation's inflation rate down to 1.6 percent. Keywords:- permanent uppehållstillstånd: [pærmaˈnɛnt ˈɵ̂pːɛhɔlsˌtɪlːstɔnd] Permanent residency. The government plans to abolish this in favor of temporary permits.- bombgrupp: [ˈbɔ̂mːbgrɵp] Bomb squad. Police called them after a suspicious item was found in Malmo.- inflation: [ɪnflaˈɧuːn] Inflation. The economic metric that unexpectedly dropped to 1.6 percent in March.You can download the full episode transcript here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aeJWSxsFh8SNIn9a63940G84wB1mdfNJ/view?usp=sharing