Sweden’s government wants to boost “neglected” countryside
How to make all of Sweden prosper has long been an issue talked about by politicians. Now the government has
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Author: Radio Sweden
Unveiling of IKEA founder’s will brings good news to Arctic Sweden
Half of Ingvar Kamprad’s fortune will go to business development projects in northern Sweden. The news were greeted with enthusiasm
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Report: Stricter criteria for state support to religious communities in Sweden needed
The democracy criterion in Swedish law, used to determine if religious organizations are eligible to receive state support, needs to
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Swedish drones to combat illegal eel fishing
The Swedish Coast Guard and the Agency for Marine and Water Management will soon deploy aerial drones to help stop
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Swedish mining company found not responsible for poisoning Chileans
The Skellefteå district court dismissed a lawsuit on Thursday against Swedish mining company Boliden that claimed it was responsible for
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Sweden Prime Minister tells Donald Trump U.S. tariffs “will hurt us all”
In a meeting with US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven underscored how possible steel and aluminum tariffs could
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Sweden’s steel industry stays confident despite Trump tariffs on imports
Bo-Erik Pers, managing director for Sweden’s steel industry trade body Jernkontoret, believes that US industry will be harder hit by
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Cold brings record numbers to Stockholm homeless shelter
With temperatures nudging -14C on Tuesday night, a record 170 homeless people came to shelter at a church in Stockholm.
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Snow chaos: Police urge motorists in Sourthern Sweden to stay at home
Heavy snow and freezing temperature is continuing to cause travel chaos for drivers and rail and bus passengers in south-eastern
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Amid snow blizzards in Sweden, motorists warned not to go out
Sweden’s Transport Administration has called in its fleet of tank-tracked all terrain vehicles as the snow blizzards and high winds
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Siberian ‘Beast from the East’ keeps Swedish kids inside
A Siberian cold front has brought Sweden unusually cold temperatures for late February. It was -42 degrees C when Kristina
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Swedish military wants to double in size
The Swedish Armed Forces says in a study presented on Friday, they need far more capacity to be flexible enough
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Small town hopes to reverse depopulation trend affecting rural and Northern Sweden
While more and more people move to Sweden’s bigger towns and cities, 63 municipalities in the countryside have seen
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Sweden: Bigger prisons for more prisoners
The Prison and Probation Service wants to expand its prisons, in order to prevent security issues and other problems that
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Bull on the loose spreads fear in northern Sweden
A bull on the loose is putting the fear into a small village in northern Sweden where it has been
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