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Two killed by tar spill at plant in North Sweden

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Posted: Friday, October 18, 2013 at 10:24
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Two people were found dead on Thursday afternoon, after an industrial accident at a coke-oven plant in Luleå, a city

The headquarters of Swedish car manufacturer Volvo in Gothenburg, southwestern Sweden, on December 23, 2009. (Adam Ihse / AFP)

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Volvo move is “deathblow” to Sweden’s North says union

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Posted: Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 09:18
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Volvo Group announced Wednesday that it will be moving cab trim operations from a factory in the city of Umeå,

The third reactor at Oskarshamn plant has once again been forced to shut down. ( Nick Näslund / Sveriges Radio)

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Nuclear reactor in Oskarshamn, Sweden shut again

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Posted: Friday, October 11, 2013 at 11:07
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The nuclear power station in Oskarshamn, southern Sweden has once again been forced to shut down one of its reactors

The judgement was based on teacher salaries, grades and on how many of its students continue their studies at university. (Sofia Strindvall / Sveriges Radio)

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Town in northern Sweden leads the pack of best schools

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Posted: Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at 12:03
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The northern town of Piteå was selected as Sweden’s best school district for 2013 in the annual ranking of the

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Boil water advisory issued for town in northern Sweden

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Posted: Monday, October 7, 2013 at 08:52
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Contaminated water has been discovered in a reservoir in northern Sweden, meaning that people in the town of Örnsköldsvik should

A ship makes it ways through heavy morning fog towards the Baltic Sea outside the northern Swedish city of Sundsvall on November 3, 2012. A 50 per cent increase in Baltic shipping is expected within the next 30 years. (Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP)

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Ministers agree on environmental goals for the Baltic Sea

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Posted: Friday, October 4, 2013 at 09:49
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After several hours of debates in Copenhagen environmental ministers from the Baltic Sea countries agreed that phosphorus and nitrogen pollution

Reactor 3 was shut down by jellyfish. (Nick Näslund / Sveriges Radio)

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Swedish nuclear reactor re-starts after jellyfish shutdown

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Posted: Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 09:01
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A nuclear reactor at the Oskarshamn plant restarted on Wednesday morning, after engineers managed to clear out tonnes of jellyfish.

People scream outside the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to demand immediate political action on Climate debate on September 27, 2013 in Stockholm. The panel said it was more certain than ever that humans were the cause of global warming and predicted temperatures would rise another 0.3 to 4.8 degrees Celsius this century. (Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP)

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Human activity is behind climate change: UN report

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Posted: Friday, September 27, 2013 at 08:51
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The United Nation’s body on climate change, the IPCC, unveiled its fifth report on climate change in Stockholm this morning.

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Sweden shares top global energy ranking

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Posted: Thursday, September 26, 2013 at 11:48
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Sweden is one of five countries receiving top marks in a global ranking of energy efficiency, access to resources, and

The government hopes financial incentives will encourage Swedish drivers to choose greener options. (Tobias Wallin/Swedish News Radio)

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Can Sweden shift to fossil-free cars by 2030?

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Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 10:40
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The government has an ambitious goal to rid Swedish roads of all fossil-fueled cars by 2030, but only three per

Swedish Lapland. (Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP)

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Sweden’s Centre Party presents green plan

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Posted: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 11:25
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“Fossil free” and “renewable” are key words in a new environmental programme adopted by Sweden’s Centre Party during its

Swedish Environment Minister Lena Ek (L) at a meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Stockholm, Sweden on September 23, 2013 (BertilEnevag/Scanpix/AFP)

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Sweden: Global conference takes stock of climate change

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Posted: Monday, September 23, 2013 at 10:18
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This week the international climate conference, the IPCC, is taking place in Stockholm. Scientists from all around the world agree

Torrential rain has forced several road closures in northern Sweden. (Ingrid Engstedt Edfast / Radio Sweden)

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Northern Sweden hit by flooding

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Posted: Friday, September 20, 2013 at 11:38
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Police in Västernorrland County in the North of Sweden have called in reinforcements for some areas to help combat the

Sweden's 'outdoor access rights' have been translated into several languages to encourage immigrants to explore nature. (Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP)

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Is Sweden’s right to roam harming the countryside?

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Posted: Thursday, September 19, 2013 at 09:36
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A countryside clean-up campaign has been launched alerting outdoor enthusiasts that Sweden’s “right to roam” (Allmän rätt) includes the responsibility

Police officers rescued two young men attacked by wild boars. (Joel Saget/AFP)

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Men stuck on roof after wild boar attack in Sweden

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Posted: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 14:34
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Two young men had to be rescued by police after coming across a herd of wild boar during a