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Agency fears Facebook facility in Sweden’s North could draw hackers

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, January 7, 2013 at 15:49
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A new Facebook server center being built in the north of Sweden may become a target for hackers, according to

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Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden at the helm of Nordic cooperation

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 16:01
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Among the other changes from the beginning of the year, Sweden has taken over the presidency of the Nordic Council

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A Swedish Air Force’s JAS 39 Gripen jet fighter in 2011. (Patric Soderstrom/AP)
Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden not equipped to cope with some emergencies: defence expert

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, December 28, 2012 at 15:20
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According to defence experts, Sweden does not have the capacity to offer or receive military assistance in the event of

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Environment Environment (Sweden) Sweden 

Fortum to build biofuel power plant in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, December 21, 2012 at 13:31
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Swedish energy company Fortum is investing 4.4 billion SEK in a biofuel power plant in Stockholm. Construction will start in

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Environment Environment (Sweden) Sweden 

Poll: most Swedes oppose wolf hunts

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 15:59
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A YouGov poll ordered by the Swedish Nature Protection Federation suggests that many Swedes are against wolf culling. A total

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Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Swedish reindeer enjoying new life in Scotland

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, December 14, 2012 at 15:21
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A herd of over 30 Swedish Sami reindeer are enjoying a new life in the Scottish Cairngorm mountains after being

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Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Plane crashed in Sweden’s Arctic “without warning”

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 14:29
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The crew of the Norwegian Hercules airplane that crashed into a  mountain in Arctic Sweden earlier this year had no

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Environment Environment (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden not doing enough for Arctic: Greenpeace

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 14:00
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Sweden is half-way through its chairmanship of the Arctic Council and is getting ready to hand over to Canada. But

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Environment Environment (Sweden) Sweden 

Blizzards moves up Sweden’s east coast

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 18:31
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The Swedish Weather Service is continuing to warn of heavy snowfall and winds for central and northern parts of Sweden

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Business Sweden 

Steel workers in North Sweden agree to first crisis deal

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 14:35
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Hours reduced, salaries up Workers in Sweden’s northern town of Luleå have agreed to temporary pay cuts and shorter hours

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Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Bus drivers slam light therapy for commuters in Sweden’s North

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 16:07
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Commuters in Umeå, a town of approximately 80,000 people in northern Sweden, have had light therapy lamps installed at bus

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Environment Environment (Sweden) Sweden 

New land, but also costs, as Nordic nations rise from sea

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 16:48 — Last Updated: Monday, February 15, 2016 at 19:52
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LULEA, Sweden,  (Reuters) – A Stone Age camp that used to be by the shore is now 200 km (125

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Environment Environment (Sweden) Sweden 

Sub-zero temperatures and snow hit Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, November 26, 2012 at 16:08
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Winter will hit Sweden this week with snow and cold temperatures in much of the country, according to the weather

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Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Swedes’ diets are most unhealthy in the Nordics

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, November 16, 2012 at 16:09
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New Nordic study A huge new study of Nordic diet, physical activity and obesity has found that Swedes have the

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Environment Environment (Sweden) Sweden 

Commercial shale gas drilling a possibility in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 16:10
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There are extensive natural gas resources in large parts of Sweden and companies are now considering embarking on drilling ventures.

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