Hydropower to be no longer classed as sustainable, according to EU proposal
Hydropower should no longer be classified as a sustainable energy source according to an EU Commission green proposal. But Swedish
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Reducing emissions could create up to 3,000 new jobs in Arctic Sweden says mining group
LKAB, a state-owned mineral and mining group, wants to invest 400 billion kronor to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions through
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Swedish researcher finds fish and squid in icy depths of Arctic Ocean
For the first time, cod and squid have been found deep in the water at the center of the ocean.
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Sweden’s northernmost county among regions to introduce stricter COVID-19 recommendations
More than half of Sweden’s regions are now applying stricter local covid-recommendations to try to stop the spread of the
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Two new Sami languages added to Swedish children’s book app
Sami Language Week ran from October 19-25, an occasion that was marked, along other events, by the addition of two
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Sweden seeks new powers to limit movement during pandemic
The government wants to introduce new temporary legislation giving them powers to limit people’s rights to visit beaches, use public
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Sweden to re-establish northern regiment, fears armed attack
“Sweden will be affected if crisis or an armed conflict arises in our neighbourhood. An armed attack against Sweden cannot
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Sweden to launch satellites from space center inside the Arctic Circle
The Swedish government provides additional funding to Esrange Space Center near Kiruna with the aim to launch small satellites into
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Sweden not doing enough to protect biodiversity, new report shows
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency has published a report with suggestions on how the government can step up its efforts to
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European elk calves struggling in warmer spring months
Warmer and drier spring months in Sweden are making life a struggle for the country’s population of European elk calves,
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Sweden keeps 50-person limit on public events, proposes new COVID-19 restrictions
Sweden’s government held off on changing its 50-person limit on public events and gatherings after it had previously signalled a possible easing
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Swedish MEP ‘extremely happy’ with EU vote to cut emissions by 60 percent
The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to cut Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent in the next decade, a decision hailed
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Referendum rejects wind farm in Swedish municipality
A majority of people voting in a local referendum have said no to a wind park in a hilly, forested
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Ten billion kroner for Sweden’s upcoming climate budget
Almost ten billion kronor in the upcoming autumn budget will go to measures that help cut climate emissions in industry and
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Finland, UK to remove travel restrictions on Sweden
Both Finland and the UK have said they would relax coronavirus-related travel restrictions for visitors from Sweden. Starting early Saturday morning,
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