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Sweden generating growing amounts of plastic waste

Mona Hambreus, Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 14:00 — Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2019 at 10:25
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There’s been a big rise in how much plastic waste Sweden produces, up 40 percent in just the last five

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General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

How Sweden plans to pay if it hosts the 2026 Winter Olympics

Pär Ivarsson, Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, June 17, 2019 at 16:13 — Last Updated: Monday, June 17, 2019 at 16:14
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In a week’s time, Sweden will learn whether it will host the 2026 Winter Olympics. But one big question surrounding

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Business Business (Sweden) General Sweden 

Weak Swedish currency gives foreign tourists more spending power

Simon Linter, Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2019 at 11:04
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Over the past few months, the Swedish krona has fallen to record lows against other major currencies. According to recent

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Sweden: Comparing emissions taxes for planes and cars

Ulla Engberg, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, June 7, 2019 at 15:44
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If flights were to pay for their impact on the climate, just like lorries and cars do, a plane trip

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Sweden) Politics Sweden 

Swedish soldiers take part in Finnish naval exercise

Erika Gabrielsson, Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 14:27
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400 Swedish soldiers are taking part this week in a naval battle exercise in Finland, as part of an ever

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A firefighter is pictured near Seglingsberg, in Västmanland, Central Sweden, on August 6, 2014
Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Study on Swedish wildfires shows how to make forests rise from the ashes

Lisen Elowson Tosting and Loukas Christodoulou, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, May 31, 2019 at 10:56 — Last Updated: Friday, May 31, 2019 at 16:40
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Fire has destroyed tens of thousands of hectares of forest in Sweden in recent years, and now landowners are learning

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Environment General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Sweden) Sweden 

Over 100 aircraft take part in multinational exercise in Arctic Europe

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, May 27, 2019 at 11:55
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The biennial air force exercise Arctic Challenge is in full swing with more than 100 aircraft from nine nations. Arctic

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Thousands of Swedes take part in climate strike

Simon Linter, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, May 24, 2019 at 16:20 — Last Updated: Friday, May 24, 2019 at 16:25
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The school strike for climate movement, now in its 40th week, took centre stage again in downtown Stockholm on Friday.

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

World Bee Day a reminder of pollination’s importance

Simon Linter, Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 15:02
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Monday marked the second annual World Bee Day and the start of Pollinator week in Sweden. Its aim is to

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Sweden) News Politics Sweden 

Sweden: Cross-party talks to expand military marred by political feud

Loukas Christodoulou, Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 10:16 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 11:37
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The cross-party talks on Sweden’s defence have called for big changes on Tuesday, described as the biggest increase since the

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Sweden) News Politics Sweden 

Sweden-Russia relations hit new low after diplomats expelled

Simon Linter, Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at 14:08
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Sweden Russian relations are at rock bottom after two Swedish diplomats were expelled from Russia last week, says an expert

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Sweden’s emissions are rising instead of falling

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, May 10, 2019 at 10:49
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Preliminary figures released by the Swedish Environment Protection Agency show a rise in Sweden’s greenhouse gas emissions of 0.9%. The

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Sweden: Local shipping generates more emissions than domestic flights

David Russell, Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, May 6, 2019 at 11:27 — Last Updated: Monday, May 6, 2019 at 18:55
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Sweden’s domestic shipping emits almost twice the amount of air pollution and greenhouse gases than previously thought. A new measurement

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Business Business (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Scandinavian Airlines and pilots union reach agreement to end strike

Liv Lewitschnik, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, May 3, 2019 at 10:26 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 14:27
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The 7-day pilot strike at SAS Airlines has ended after late night talks saw the company and unions in Denmark,

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Business Business (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Scandinavian Airlines pilots on strike, thousands of passengers stranded

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, April 26, 2019 at 10:23 — Last Updated: Friday, April 26, 2019 at 16:11
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Airline passengers found themselves stranded at airports around Scandinavia on Friday, after the pilots for SAS Airlines went on strike

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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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