Mine in Sweden’s Arctic back from the brink
The Canadian-owned mining company Northland Resources has secured long term financing for one of Europe’s largest iron ore mines in
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Sweden relaxes rules on wild boar traps
Wild boars are causing too much damage, says the Swedish government, which has now decided to allow people to use
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Chose not to follow Russian jets: Sweden
When Russian jets and bombers carried out military exercises off the Swedish coast on Good Friday, Sweden’s armed forces did
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Family company in North Sweden gets business award
A gingerbread factory has been named Food Exporter of the Year. Nyåkers Pepparkakor, based in northern Sweden, got the award
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Fire out at mine in Arctic Sweden
A fire at the LKAB mine in the city of Kiruna in Sweden’s Arctic has been put out. No one
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Follow through on Baltic promises says Sweden
Sweden’s environment minister Lena Ek is critical of countries who have not made good on promises to improve the condition
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Baltic ice buildup breaks records
Never before has so much ice built up so late in the year on the Baltic Sea and Gulf of
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Problem wolf returns to North Sweden
The fate of a wolf in Sweden’s northern village of Junsele has sparked strong reactions among animal lovers, environmentalists and
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Swedes head for hills during Easter
Many Swedes will take advantage of the sunny, cold weather over the Easter holiday to drive north to the mountains
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Kaunisvaara mine secures funds to run till April
Mining company Northland says that it now has enough money to keep running its iron ore mine near Pajala, in
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Sami parliament campaign underway in Sweden
Campaigning for Sweden’s Sami parliament kicks off on Thursday. The parliament, based in the Arctic city of Kiruna, represents the
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‘Protect reindeer’ say Sweden’s indigenous Sami
The Sami, an indigenous people living in northern Sweden, want higher compensation for their reindeer that are killed by other
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Greenpeace says classified doc is cover-up in Sweden
A legal battle has broken out around the safety of Swedish nuclear power plants. Environmental organization Greenpeace wants to know
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Elk collisions derailing train traffic in Sweden’s North
Train passengers in northern Sweden are facing new problems, as the new trains in the area are not built to
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Indigenous Sami denied permit to kill lynx in North Sweden
Two Sami reindeer herding communities in northern Sweden have been denied a permit to hunt Swedish wild cats, or lynx,
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