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Sweden’s climate policies closer to reaching goals

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 09:23
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The outlook for Sweden to achieve its climate goals looks better now than it did a year ago, according to

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Sweden takes part in Arctic military manoeuvres with NATO countries

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:26
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One of NATO’s biggest military exercises since the Cold War gets underway in Norway today with partners Sweden and Finland

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Finland and Sweden to “strengthen interaction with NATO”

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, March 7, 2022 at 15:54
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At a joint press conference held in Helsinki, on Saturday, by the Swedish and Finnish Prime Ministers, Finnish PM Sanna

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Swedish customs hand inspecting goods destined for Russia amidst sanctions

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 11:48
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New sanctions on Russia, which include a ban on exporting various kinds of goods to the country, have led to

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As skiers head for the slopes in Sweden, experts say beware of avalanches

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at 09:15
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Officials are reminding skiers to exercise caution in the Swedish mountains since there’s a heightened risk for avalanche accidents this

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Swedish iron-ore miner LKAB delivers strongest earnings ever

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 08:52
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The Swedish state-owned iron-ore producer had an operating profit in 2021 of 26,9 billion Swedish kroner (€2,54 bn). Green technologies

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UN experts call on Sweden to halt mining project on Indigenous Sami land

Mathiew Leiser, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 20:18 — Last Updated: Friday, February 11, 2022 at 10:54
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Two United Nations human rights experts urged the Swedish government on Thursday not to issue a license for an iron

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Nordic countries considering joint vaccine production

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, February 4, 2022 at 09:01
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After the delays in waiting for the Covid-19 vaccine last year, Sweden and its Nordic neighbours are now looking into

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Sweden to lift almost all COVID-19 restrictions from February 9th

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 09:35
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The decision to discontinue the restrictions was motivated by high vaccination coverage and that knowledge about the omicron variant has

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Icy conditions in Sweden causing trouble for Sami reindeer herds

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, January 24, 2022 at 11:54
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So far this year, 22 reindeer herding areas in northern Sweden have applied to the Sami Parliament for emergency compensation,

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The IT attack that crippled a town in northern Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 09:34
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The municipality of Kalix, in the far north of Sweden, is on the road to recovery after an IT attack

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Weather chaos as storm hits northern Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 13:43
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Storm “Gyda” which caused chaos in Norway has moved into northern Sweden, bringing high winds, flooding, snow and the risk

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Swedish government announces new restrictions following sharp rise in COVID-19 cases

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 09:09
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The government announced new restrictions and extended other measures on Monday to try to combat a sharp rise in the

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Europe’s first battery gigafactory starts production in northern Sweden

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 11:17
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Northvolt says last night’s assembling of the first battery cell marks a new chapter in European industrial history. “Today is

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Police respond to rising burglaries in Swedish Lapland

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at 10:34
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In north Lapland, people are most afraid of home burglaries so the police have set up an organization to react

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

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In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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