Villagers set up own petrol station in central Sweden
Villagers in the county of Dalarna in central Sweden have decided to deal with the problem of vanishing shops and
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War games underway in Sweden’s Far North
Military manoeuvres simulating the response to an attack on Sweden have gotten underway in the community of Boden in the
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Mining town residents in Arctic Sweden plea for relocation
County wants immediate evacuation The Swedish state mining company LKAB is under fire in northern Sweden for not compensating local
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Swede beats world ice swimming record
A woman from northern Sweden has beaten the world female ice swimming record by three minutes. During the 1.6 km
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Rain spoils potato harvest in Sweden, North hit hard
This year has seen heavy rain in Sweden. Whole fields in the country’s North have been flooded. In the far
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Swedish air force to defend Iceland
Swedish fighter jets may soon be patrolling the airspace over Iceland – taking the place of US planes, stationed there
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Lower profits for Swedish state mining company LKAB
Despite the continued expansion of mining operations across the north of Sweden, the state mining company LKAB has announced a
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Growing tomatoes in Sweden’s Far North
What do tomatoes have to do with the puzzling lights in North Sweden? Lights in the sky have been appearing
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Dogs and hunters at risk from wild boar attacks in Sweden
It is now hunting season for moose, but hunters out in the woods are, themselves, becoming more likely to get
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Sweden joins agreement on cutting Baltic cod quotas
Meeting in Luxembourg Monday, Sweden joined several other key EU states in an agreement to cut cod fishing quotas in
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Grid in Sweden cannot take the strain of new nuclear power
Plans to build new nuclear power plants in Sweden are under threat, because the electricity system cannot handle more power,
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Boom time for Swedish mines
Record breaking figures One of the biggest new iron ore mines in Sweden is being opened today close to the
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Sweden’s Supreme Court stops quarry preparations
Sweden’s Supreme Court has stopped a mining company from continuing its plans to open a limestone quarry on the island
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Sweden will likely miss its climate goals
Sweden’s carbon emissions dropped in 2011, but the country will miss its 2020 target for reductions. One of the Environmental
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Is wild game meat dangerous to Swedes?
Sweden’s National Food Agency ( Livsmedelsverket) plans to investigate whether people who eat wild game shot by hunters have high
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