Unemployment rate rising in Sweden
Unemployment is going up faster now, and for the first time in over a year, the long-term unemployment is also
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From rescue work to construction, next generation of drones creating new opportunities
Once expensive toys, the latest breed of unmanned drones are being developed to help businesses grow or even save people’s
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Over 11,000 scientists sign statement warning of climate emergency
More than 11,000 scientists from some 150 countries signed a statement warning of “untold suffering” from climate change. The academics
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Blog – Kiruna, an Arctic Swedish town built and relocated for mining
The Arctic mining town of Kiruna, Sweden has a mythical allure to it. The community of 18,000 people built its
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Indigenous Sami groups face each other in Swedish court over reindeer grazing rights
Today, a unique trial gets underway in the district court of Lycksele, northern Sweden to decide who has the right
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Hunting a longstanding tradition in Sweden
Autumn marks the start of hunting season for moose in Sweden. It’s a longstanding tradition that can take a lot
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Swedish industry group asks government’s help in shifting away from fossil fuels
A group of corporations and other organisations has just handed over a list of political proposals they want carried out
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Why a giant sinkhole appeared at a mining site in Arctic Sweden
A large sinkhole appeared on Wednesday about half a kilometer from the edge of a nearby town but company officials
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Giant battery factory bringing economic boom to Northern Swedish city
A new lithium ion battery plant is making the municipality of Skellefteå feel like they have struck gold, as one
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Sweden’s economic boom over, report says
Sweden’s strong economic growth has reached its end, according to a report published Wednesday from the National Institute of Economic
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Sweden’s FM calls for more EU involvement in Arctic as country hosts EU Arctic Forum
Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde is calling on the EU to increase its strategic engagement in the Arctic. Attending the
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EU Arctic Forum is hot, Barents cooperation is not, expert says
“This is really a downscaling of the Barents cooperation,” says Markku Heikkilä about the upcoming foreign ministers meeting in Umeå
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Thousands rally for climate demonstration in Stockholm
Arrangers of the climate demonstration said 60,000 people had joined the Fridays for Future march in Stockholm, Friday, with pop
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IPCC climate report warns “extreme sea level events” will occur frequently
The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns in a new report that the impacts of climate change will
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Sweden’s rising fuel prices spark protest rally in Stockholm
Less than a kilometre away from a large climate action protest outside Sweden’s parliament, protesters from the countryside staged their
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