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SVT: 38 suspected spies at Russian embassies in the Nordic region

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 09:23
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38 suspected spies can be linked to Russia’s embassies in the Nordic region, according to an investigation by Nordic public

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100,000 new residents needed to fill jobs in northern Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, April 21, 2023 at 11:15
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Around 100,000 people need to move to northern Sweden to fill jobs there, but the pace of that effort needs

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Sweden’s air defence tested in Aurora 23 military exercises

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 10:47
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The ability of Sweden’s Armed Forces to protect the country from a full-scale attack by a foreign military power, depends

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Russian spy ships surveying Nordic energy infrastructure

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 09:49
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Russia is using civilian vessels to survey critical Nordic infrastructure. That’s according to Swedish public service tv SVT’s investigative programme

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Swedish armed forces ready and waiting to join NATO as Finland becomes member

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 10:16
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As Finland officially joins NATO, preparation from the Swedish armed forces is essentially complete according to representatives. “It’s really the

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Society Society (Sweden) 

Russian defectors can get asylum in Sweden, if they risk being forced to commit war crimes

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 13:51 — Last Updated: Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 13:54
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Roughly 150 Russian men have applied for asylum in Sweden since the partial mobilization in Russia last year. They may

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Swedish Truth Commission begins collecting testimonies from Sami people

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, February 6, 2023 at 11:39 — Last Updated: Monday, February 6, 2023 at 20:07
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The Truth Commission is now starting to collect testimonies from Sami people about how Swedish policies have affected Sami society.

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Sweden, Norway and Finland cooperating to attract workers to the far north

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, January 30, 2023 at 12:25 — Last Updated: Monday, February 6, 2023 at 11:44
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There are significant workforce shortages in northern Sweden, Norway and Finland. Now educational instututions, municipalities and other organisations located in

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Just how significant is the discovery of rare earth metals in Arctic Sweden?

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 08:56
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Last week the Swedish government-owned mining company LKAB announced the discovery of the largest quantity of rare earth metals in

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Sweden’s Arctic city of Kiruna welcomes EU Commission

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 14:36
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All members of the European Commission and the entire Swedish government are in Sweden’s northernmost city Kiruna today for an

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Wind-farms in the Baltic may block important winter sea route for Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 10:46
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Several large-scale wind farms are planned in the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland. Now the Swedish Maritime Administration warns

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Over 600 young people suing the Swedish state over not doing more on climate

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, November 25, 2022 at 15:02
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The court case is the first of its kind in Sweden, and follows similar lawsuits in Germany and the Netherlands.

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Temperature increase in Sweden twice as high as global average, weather service says

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 08:46
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The average temperature today in Sweden is around 1.9 degrees Celsius higher than it was around 100 years ago, according

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Municipalities in Sweden’s North struggling to hire care staff for seniors

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 11:44
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It’s difficult for many municipalities in northern Sweden to find staff for homes for the elderly, and for the first

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Industry boom means more teachers needed in northern Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, October 21, 2022 at 08:37
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Major industrial projects in the north of Sweden have led to a lack of teaching staff in schools. To meet

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