Sweden’s Christmas present of the year is…. an electric bike!
Swedes needing Christmas gift ideas have been given a big tip from the retail branch. The Swedish Retail Institute’s ‘Christmas
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Sweden sends US climate whistleblower to UN talks
Joel Clement resigned from his US government job in protest against the change in climate policy. Now Sweden is paying
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Sweden to buy American Patriot missiles
Sweden’s government has chosen the American Patriot system in a major defence contract, deciding not to buy a French-Italian product.
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Baltic Sea plastic levels puzzle researchers
A Danish-German study has found that the amount of microplastic components has not increased in the Baltic Sea over the
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Climate change may boost wine production in southern Sweden
This year’s harvest has been the worst yet for Hällåkra Vingård, a Skåne vineyard near the Baltic Sea. But as
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Stockholm-headquartered Nordea Bank to cut 6,000 jobs
The Stockholm-headquartered Nordea Bank announced thousands of job cuts in their quarterly report on Thursday. The bank, known as the
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Meteorite from Arctic Sweden fetches thousands at auction
A 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite originally found in northern Sweden was bought on Sunday by a collector in Hungary. The iron-rich rock
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Swedish mining company in court over toxic waste exported to Chile in the 1980s
Some 800 people in Chile have sued the Swedish mining company Boliden for damages after a pile of toxic waste
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Biggest case of illegal hunting in Sweden goes on trial
Five men are on trial in Luleå in northern Sweden, suspected of illegally hunting and killing of four bears, three
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Preserving biodiversity in Sweden’s shrinking natural forests
Sweden’s forests cover 60% of the country’s land area, one of the highest percentages in Europe. But conservation biologist Rebecka
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Sweden may start fracking in the north
Swedish mining group, LKAB, is testing hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, at two sites in northern Sweden. The process, where water
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Sweden’s security service now screens all who apply for residency
Since this summer, the intelligence and security service Säpo is reviewing the details of everyone who applies for a residency
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Sweden’s biggest military exercise in 20 years criticised
The largest military exercise in Sweden in over 20 years begins on Monday, but critics argue that it is likely to
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100 years of Finnish independence celebrated in Sweden
As Sweden’s neighbour to the east – Finland – celebrates 100 years of independence this year, Radio Sweden spoke to Finns
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Sweden police chief granted Canadian company access to sensitive data
National Police Chief Dan Eliasson allegedly gave a Canadian company sensitive personal information about officers and their families after granting
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