Swedish soldiers take part in Finnish naval exercise
400 Swedish soldiers are taking part this week in a naval battle exercise in Finland, as part of an ever
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Study on Swedish wildfires shows how to make forests rise from the ashes
Fire has destroyed tens of thousands of hectares of forest in Sweden in recent years, and now landowners are learning
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Over 100 aircraft take part in multinational exercise in Arctic Europe
The biennial air force exercise Arctic Challenge is in full swing with more than 100 aircraft from nine nations. Arctic
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Thousands of Swedes take part in climate strike
The school strike for climate movement, now in its 40th week, took centre stage again in downtown Stockholm on Friday.
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World Bee Day a reminder of pollination’s importance
Monday marked the second annual World Bee Day and the start of Pollinator week in Sweden. Its aim is to
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Sweden: Cross-party talks to expand military marred by political feud
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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Sweden-Russia relations hit new low after diplomats expelled
Sweden Russian relations are at rock bottom after two Swedish diplomats were expelled from Russia last week, says an expert
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Sweden’s emissions are rising instead of falling
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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Sweden: Local shipping generates more emissions than domestic flights
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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Scandinavian Airlines and pilots union reach agreement to end strike
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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Scandinavian Airlines pilots on strike, thousands of passengers stranded
Airline passengers found themselves stranded at airports around Scandinavia on Friday, after the pilots for SAS Airlines went on strike
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Is Sweden better prepared after last year’s historic wildfire season?
Last summer’s record-breaking wildfires were the worst in recent memory. But with a spate of grass or forest fires already
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Sweden: Small fires break out due to dry conditions
Several grass and forest fires broke out in Sweden during the Easter weekend and the meteorological office SMHI warns that
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Spring in Sweden begins a week earlier than 100 years ago, scientists say
If you’re eagerly waiting for springtime you can count on the wait being one week shorter compared to the last
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Moose migration in northern Sweden makes for “contemplative” slow TV
They have been travelling the same journey, waiting for the ice to melt, for 9,000 years. The elks or moose
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