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Swedish study seeks to understand what wild wolves eat

Veronika Karlsson, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, November 22, 2019 at 10:33
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What kind of prey do wild wolves eat while out on the prowl? That’s a question researchers in Sweden are

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Swedish municipalities to cooperate in fighting future wildfires

Monica Elfström, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, November 15, 2019 at 16:43
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It is hoped over fifty municipalities in central Sweden will work together to fight forest fires. After the huge fires

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Unemployment rate rising in Sweden

Anders Jelmin, Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 14:19
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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

Simon Linter, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, November 8, 2019 at 11:09
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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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Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Over 11,000 scientists sign statement warning of climate emergency

Keith Foster, Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 09:58 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 10:00
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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

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 13:50 — Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 14:42
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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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General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Indigenous Sami groups face each other in Swedish court over reindeer grazing rights

Viktor Asberg, Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 09:36 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:06
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Today, a unique trial gets underway in the district court of Lycksele, northern Sweden to decide who has the right

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General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Hunting a longstanding tradition in Sweden

Frank Radosevich, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, November 1, 2019 at 10:04 — Last Updated: Friday, November 1, 2019 at 10:07
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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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Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Swedish industry group asks government’s help in shifting away from fossil fuels

Annika Digréus, Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, October 28, 2019 at 12:05 — Last Updated: Monday, May 25, 2020 at 15:23
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A group of corporations and other organisations has just handed over a list of political proposals they want carried out

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Why a giant sinkhole appeared at a mining site in Arctic Sweden

Frank Radosevich, Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 15:48 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 15:53
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A large sinkhole appeared on Wednesday about half a kilometer from the edge of a nearby town but company officials

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Business Business (Sweden) General Sweden 

Giant battery factory bringing economic boom to Northern Swedish city

Ulla Engberg and Dave Russell, Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 11:50 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 11:55
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A new lithium ion battery plant is making the municipality of Skellefteå feel like they have struck gold, as one

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Business Business (Sweden) General Sweden 

Sweden’s economic boom over, report says

Liv Lewitschnik, Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 12:20
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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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General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden’s FM calls for more EU involvement in Arctic as country hosts EU Arctic Forum

Jens Möller, Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 13:03 — Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2019 at 12:02
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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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General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

EU Arctic Forum is hot, Barents cooperation is not, expert says

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 14:27 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 15:42
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“This is really a downscaling of the Barents cooperation,” says Markku Heikkilä about the upcoming foreign ministers meeting in Umeå

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Thousands rally for climate demonstration in Stockholm

Liv Lewitschnik, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, September 27, 2019 at 14:05
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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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