Hepatitis outbreak at school in Sweden’s Far North
There’s been an outbreak of Hepatitis A at the Porsö School in Luleå, at city of approximately 47,000 people in
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Moose hunt underway in Sweden’s North
The moose hunting season is underway in northern Sweden during which, one hunter killed a bear out-of-season. However the police
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Swedish government wants mining investments in Far North
The Swedish government announced Wednesday that it will propose to spend $US 130 million on Sweden’s mining industry annually over
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Reports of bumper berry season in Sweden’s Far North
People are reporting a record berry harvest in Sweden’s Far North, defying earlier predictions. Swedish Radio Norrbotten spoke to Leif
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Tree clearance halted in Sweden’s Ojnare forest
Gotland environmental activists celebrate “partial victory” Environmental activists have been celebrating a victory on Gotland Island, off the coast of
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Weapons dump found in Baltic Sea
Thousands of suspected chemical weapons have been found on the sea bed south west of Sweden’s Gotland Island, reports local
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Mining town’s relocation in Arctic Sweden to be sooner than thought
Cracks nearing Kiruna town centre Part of Kiruna town centre, in Sweden’s Arctic, will have to move to another location
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Swedish icebreaker in Danish Arctic
The Swedish icebreaker Oden has reached the North Pole on a joint Swedish-Danish Arctic research expedition. Swedish researchers on board
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Northern Sweden hosts air force war games
War planes from six countries including the US and the UK will participate in military exercises over northern Sweden and
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German igloo challenges Sweden’s Ice Hotel
A German airline is to compete with northern Sweden’s famous Ice Hotel by building a multi-million dollar igloo, writes the
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Bear hunting grows more popular in Sweden
The licensed bear hunting season has begun in Sweden and observers note that a record number of bears stand to
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Investment keeps mines booming in Northern Sweden
A thousand workers a week fly in for work in Kiruna The mining industry in the north of Sweden is
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World’s oldest icebreaker returns home to Sweden
The world’s oldest icebreaker, the s/s Bore, docked in Malmö, Sweden Friday afternoon. The Bore was built by the Kockums
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Sweden’s tallest mountain defies global warming
Reversing the recent trend, the summit of Sweden’s tallest mountain has grown by two meters in the past year. Following
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Flooding still a problem in North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Waters continued rising Friday in the lower reaches of the Oulujoki and Siikajoki rivers. Fields and roads have flooded in
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