SVT: 38 suspected spies at Russian embassies in the Nordic region
38 suspected spies can be linked to Russia’s embassies in the Nordic region, according to an investigation by Nordic public
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Sweden
Stockholm expels five Russian diplomats
“Their activities on our territory have been incompatible with their diplomatic status,” Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said to SVT. Sweden
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100,000 new residents needed to fill jobs in northern Sweden
Around 100,000 people need to move to northern Sweden to fill jobs there, but the pace of that effort needs
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Sweden’s air defence tested in Aurora 23 military exercises
The ability of Sweden’s Armed Forces to protect the country from a full-scale attack by a foreign military power, depends
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Russian spy ships surveying Nordic energy infrastructure
Russia is using civilian vessels to survey critical Nordic infrastructure. That’s according to Swedish public service tv SVT’s investigative programme
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Swedish armed forces ready and waiting to join NATO as Finland becomes member
As Finland officially joins NATO, preparation from the Swedish armed forces is essentially complete according to representatives. “It’s really the
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NATO talks between Finland, Sweden and Turkey on right path, says Secretary-General
NATO talks between Finland, Sweden and Turkey wound up in Brussels on Thursday with promises to meet again before the
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Sweden presents NATO membership bill to Riksdag
The Swedish government presented its NATO membership bill to the Riksdag on Wednesday, saying it was another important step on
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NATO will make us stronger, says Nordic defense chiefs
“I am not worried at all about the security of Scandinavia because we have a strong defense,” Finland’s Chief of
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Russian defectors can get asylum in Sweden, if they risk being forced to commit war crimes
Roughly 150 Russian men have applied for asylum in Sweden since the partial mobilization in Russia last year. They may
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Swedish Truth Commission begins collecting testimonies from Sami people
The Truth Commission is now starting to collect testimonies from Sami people about how Swedish policies have affected Sami society.
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Sweden, Norway and Finland cooperating to attract workers to the far north
There are significant workforce shortages in northern Sweden, Norway and Finland. Now educational instututions, municipalities and other organisations located in
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Blog: Arctic Sweden—Kiruna pivots from underground to outer space
On January 13, 2023, mainland Europe’s first spaceport opened in the Swedish Arctic city of Kiruna–better known for iron ore
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Just how significant is the discovery of rare earth metals in Arctic Sweden?
Last week the Swedish government-owned mining company LKAB announced the discovery of the largest quantity of rare earth metals in
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2022 Gollegiella Nordic Sami language prize awarded in Stockholm
A professor who devoted his career to preserving and promoting Sami languages received the 2022 Gollegiella Nordic Sami language prize
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