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Hunters concerned there are too few moose in the Swedish forests

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 16:41 — Last Updated: Thursday, September 14, 2023 at 09:46
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The number of European elk, or moose, in the Swedish forest has dropped by a third over the past ten

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A Swedish Air Force’s JAS 39 Gripen jet fighter in 2011. (Patric Soderstrom/AP)
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Swedish Air Force want to use fighter jets to launch satellites

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at 11:30
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The Swedish Armed Forces are looking at whether they could use JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets to take satellites into

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Swedish Government and US Congressmen confident of Swedish NATO accession in October

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, September 1, 2023 at 11:43 — Last Updated: Friday, September 1, 2023 at 11:46
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US Congressmen from the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee were in Stockholm today, and told media they were confident

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Truth Commission for the Sami People looking to spread knowledge of past injustices

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 10:47
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A Truth Commission is currently investigating historical wrongdoing against the Sami, the indigenous peoples of a large area of land

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Blackouts in 2013 in Sweden lasted longer and hit nearly 200,000 households.(iStock)
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Sweden’s energy sector hit by staff shortages

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, August 7, 2023 at 15:59
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Fewer people are applying for jobs in the energy sector, and the staff shortage is expected to get even bigger

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A street sign in Kiruna showing the way to Lulea
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Police in northern Sweden forced to cover for missing security guards

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 08:52 — Last Updated: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 08:56
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Police in northern Sweden say they’re having to take on some jobs usually contracted out to security guards, which is

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Mixed reactions after Turkey green-lights Swedish NATO membership

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 11:15
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Turkish President Erdogan has given the green light to Sweden joining Nato. Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson, who started the

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Final meeting between Sweden and Turkey before big NATO summit

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, July 10, 2023 at 09:37
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Later this afternoon Sweden’s PM Kristersson will meet with Turkey’s President Erdogan to discuss Sweden’s NATO membership bid. In Vilnius,

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Hopes for Swedish Nato breakthrough next week

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, July 7, 2023 at 15:08 — Last Updated: Friday, July 7, 2023 at 15:10
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Sweden’s PM Ulf Kristersson and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet on Monday to discuss Sweden’s Nato application. Jan

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Sweden keeping a close eye on what’s happening in Russia

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, June 26, 2023 at 10:26
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Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has met with Sweden’s new security council following the weekend’s events in Russia. In a written

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Fire bans in force across large parts of Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, June 16, 2023 at 11:12
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The risk of wildfires is now high, very high or extremely high across nearly all of Sweden. Hot weather and

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Still no green light from Turkey over Sweden’s NATO membership

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 16:04
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Top officials from Sweden, Turkey and Nato met in Ankara on Wednesday, for talks on the Swedish application for membership

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High risk of wildfires in many parts of Sweden, including North

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 11:41
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The risk of wildfires is biggest locally in Skåne, Gotland and eastern parts of southern and central Sweden. Inland in

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Reindeer herding affected by increased tourism in Swedish mountains

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, May 8, 2023 at 10:30
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Tourism in Jämtland and Härjedalen has increased hugely in recent years, affecting other activities in the region, including reindeer herding.

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Many regions in Sweden struggling to cover hospital jobs over the summer

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 08:53
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Many regional healthcare authorities say they are struggling to recruit enough nurses and other workers to cover the summer months,

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