Scandinavian fighter jets in joint training with American B-52 bombers above Arctic Circle
Simultaneously as Russia’s Northern Fleet kicks off a larger exercise in the Barents Sea is NATO flexing muscles in the
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US Senate votes overwhelmingly in favour of Sweden and Finland joining NATO
Just after midnight Swedish time, the US Senate voted in favour of ratifying Finland and Sweden’s application to join the
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Electricity prices climb in Sweden as Russian gas pipeline goes offline
Energy prices climbed again in parts of Sweden in recent days, owing in part to uncertainty over a major Russian
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Sweden’s Armed Forces want exemptions to environmental rules
Experiencing a state of growth, the Swedish Armed Forces say its environmental permits are affecting the number of days they
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Finland, Sweden take huge step toward NATO membership
30 NATO allies signed off on accession protocols, but could be months before 2 countries are full members The 30
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Turkey green lights Sweden and Finland’s NATO application
Turkey, Finland and Sweden jointly signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday that lifts Turkey’s veto against the Nordic nations’
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Sweden’s climate emissions bounced back in 2021 after dropping during pandemic
Swedish greenhouse gas emissions rose last year after falling during the start of the coronavrius pandemic, according to preliminary figures
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Finland will not go into NATO without Sweden, president says
Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö has underlined his country’s commitment to joining NATO in tandem with Sweden after he was asked
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Decision-makers must close 50-year ‘action gap’ on climate, says report
Decision makers must close the 50 year ‘action gap’ on climate, say the authors of a report released in advance
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Wind farm delays in northern Sweden could hinder green revolution
Several companies want to build wind power farms in northern Sweden, to meet the projected sharp rise in demand for
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Seeking NATO membership is historic shift for Sweden, says PM
At a joint press conference in Stockholm, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Ulf Kristersson, the leader of the biggest opposition
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Poll: Increased support for Swedish NATO membership
57 per cent of Swedes are now in favour of Sweden joining NATO, according to an opinion poll by pollster Demoskop, which
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March to join NATO ‘moving faster in Finland than it does in Sweden’, says expert
Finland appears to be closer to applying to join the NATO military alliance than its western neighbor Sweden, says Jan
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NATO membership decision draws closer as Finnish and Swedish leaders meet
Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin met with Swedish PM Magdalena Andersson in Stockholm Wednesday to discuss defense and security policy,
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Covid-19 no longer classified a ‘danger to society’ in Sweden
After two years, from today, Covid-19 is no longer categorised as ‘a danger to society and a threat to public
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