Plan chosen for relocating mininig town in Arctic Sweden
The city of Kiruna decided on Monday what its new incarnation will look like. Moving to avoid the mines that
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Wolf threatening reindeer in northern Sweden gets reprieve
The hunt was on again for a wolf in northern Sweden, and then it wasn’t. Tuesday morning the Swedish Environmental
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Expert: Swedish nuclear waste plans are old fashioned
The rubble from Sweden’s old nuclear power stations will be sealed in a cave deep under the Baltic sea –
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Green groups gets wolf hunt called off in Sweden despite threat to reindeer
For the first time ever, a Swedish court has called a halt to an ongoing wolf hunt, meaning the controversial
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Residents believe in future of mine in North Sweden
One of Europe’s largest iron ore mines, outside Pajala in Sweden’s far north, has run into financial trouble in recent
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Toronto stock exchange plans to dump company active in north Sweden and Finland
The Toronto stock exchange in Canada has decided to delist the mining company, Northland Resources, which is active in northern
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Huge payout for managers of troubled mine in North Sweden
A major mine in northern Sweden which is owned by Canadian Northland Resources has been operating at a loss since
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Six of ten mayors in northeast Sweden support tax on mining companies
Now to the booming iron ore industry in Sweden. The minerals are in high demand around the world, meaning companies
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Servers in north Sweden will make it easier to catch local criminals say police
Facebook’s server halls in the northern Swedish city of Luleå, are due to start up this spring, and this may
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Court ruling ends wolf hunt in Sweden
This year’s Swedish wolf hunt is officially over, because of the courts. Swedish Television News reports that the Supreme Administrative
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Swimmers take the plunge in North Sweden
The Scandinavian championships in winter swimming kick off today in Skellefteå, north Sweden. The race takes place in the frozen
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Wolf hunters in Sweden told to hold their fire
The Swedish wolf hunt, which started last week after being approved by the Environmental Protection Agency, has been halted following
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What Sweden can learn from India’s wildlife policies
Swedish researchers are travelling to India to take part in a conference on how humans and large predators can live
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Uranium mine may be on the horizon in northern Sweden
For the first time in a while, an application to open a uranium mine in Sweden may be in sight,
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Financial crisis at mine in Sweden’s Far North
A major new mine in northern Sweden is threatened, because its owners have not managed to secure enough investment. In
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