Radio Sweden Weekly: High schools back after shutdown, Belarus diplomacy and paddle boarding to Finland

Published: Aug. 20, 2020, 2:30 p.m.

This week saw a long awaited return to the classroom for upper secondary students, but will they they be able to avoid close contact with teachers and each other?

We hear from the head of Sweden's Public Health Agency on the face masks issue. Plus, we talk to people in Sweden who are still waiting for their money back for cancelled flights in the spring. And as international attention remains focused on the unrest in Belarus triggered by disputed elections, we analyse Sweden's offer to mediate there. Finally, we speak to the man who went through 43 hours without sleep standing a paddle board on a journey to Finland. Presenter: Dave Russell Producer: Frank Radosevich.