Icy conditions in Sweden causing trouble for Sami reindeer herds
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
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
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
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
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
In north Lapland, people are most afraid of home burglaries so the police have set up an organization to react
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COVID-19: Sweden imposes new restrictions as infections rise
A number of new measures announced by the government. Includes work from home recommendation and tighter rules for social distancing.
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Drone delivery of Covid-19 tests being piloted in rural area of northern Sweden
Region Västerbotten is investigating if drones can deliver Covid-19 test kits to people in rural areas. Swedish Radio’s local channel
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Sweden to introduce new Covid-19 measures on Dec. 8
New recommendations are to be introduced from Wednesday the 8th December, to try to stop the coronavirus situation from deteriorating,
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Sweden’s environment minister ‘fairly happy’ with agreements from COP26 climate meeting
The politicians at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference finally reached an agreement in Glasgow this weekend. Despite the pact’s
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Nordic countries discuss post-pandemic reset for emergency & crisis cooperation
What can the Nordic Region learn from the coronavirus crisis, and how can co-operation be strengthened going forwards? Those are
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Lundin Energy invests in new Barents oil project
The Swedish company buys a 25 percent stake in the far northern Wisting license. The project is to come into
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Sweden aims to be ‘role model and bridge builder’ on climate change
Sweden can serve as a bridge builder and a role model on the international climate scene, says environment minister Per
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Big blow for Barents Council as Swedish FM skips meeting with Lavrov in Tromsø to host NATO seminar
Amid Russia-NATO turmoil, the foreign ministers of Russia, Norway and Finland will meet in Tromsø on October 26 to discuss
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Criminal gang activity moving into northern Sweden
Police in Norrbotten have noticed that criminal gangs that can primarily be linked back to Stockholm, have found their way
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