Major Swedish security report focuses on Russia
A major security analysis presented to the government Friday says that Russia is moving in the wrong direction, resulting in
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Rare heat wave in Finnish Lapland
Over the past few days, Finnish Lapland, the country’s northernmost region, has enjoy exceptionally warm and sunny weather. According to
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North Sweden warmer than Spain
Sweden’s Far North is sizzling hot today with temperatures nudging 25 degrees celsius by 10 am Thursday, making Sweden hotter than Spain
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Hunting and Fishing Party big winner in Sweden’s Sami vote
The preliminary results of the Sami Parliament elections were presented on Tuesday. Swedish news agency TT reports that the big
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Concern after wild raccoon spotted in Swedish town
Game experts here are concerned following the spotting of a raccoon in the wild near Gamleby in Kalmar County. The
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Worries for town in Sweden’s Arctic after company abandons loan scheme
The troubled mining company Northland Resources, which runs an iron ore mine outside of Pajala in northern Sweden, had hoped
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Nuclear reactors in Sweden can run longer
The state-owned power company Vattenfall stated in its business plan Wednesday that five of Sweden’s nuclear reactors can run for
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Land, water rights big issues in Sweden’s Sami elections
Sweden’s indigenous Sami group goes to the polls for the Sami Parliament elections this Sunday. The body, which represents all
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Swedish foreign minister defends Arctic oil stance
Sweden’s Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has rejected criticism from environmentalists and indigenous groups over Sweden’s failure to push for an
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Feature Interview: Sweden wraps up Arctic Council chairmanship
When Sweden hands chairmanship of the Arctic Council to Canada, it will cap off what many observers have characterized as
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Weather gives three seasons at once in Sweden
The Swedish Meteorological Institute says Sweden is right now experiencing three different seasons at once, reports Swedish news agency TT.
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Thousands of nuclear waste containers must be re-opened in Sweden
Over 7,000 containers of radioactive waste have to be taken out of storage since they contain too much mercury and
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Swedish banks ‘part of climate problem’: report
A report by the former chief economist of the World Bank warns that pension funds are threatening the climate, and
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Sweden tackles plastic bag problem
Grocery stores are putting a big markup on plastic bags, according to a recent report from Swedish Television’s consumer programme
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Could Sweden be self-sufficient on biofuels?
In the future, cars may be able to run on methanol and dimethyl ether (DME), instead of gasoline, and Sweden’s
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