Sámi Opposition to Giant Wind Farms
Listen: {play}/media/jukebox/radio-sweden-windfarmnov25.MP3 One of the largest wind farms in the world is being built in northern Sweden but not everyone
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European Sealskin Ban Affects Sámi Handicraft Workers
Since the EU ban of last year, it is forbidden to buy and sell most sealskin products in Sweden. This
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Centre of Sámi Research Celebrates 10-year Anniversary
“This is a really happy day,” said Peter Sköld, the director of Vaartoe, Centre of Sámi research at Umeå University
Read moreSámi Have Low Expectations For UN Climate Summit
New UN negotiations on a climate agreement were initiated in Mexico today. The Sámi parliament in Norway and the Sámi
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Reindeer and Other Herbivors Determine the Tree Line – Not Warmth
It is not principally a warmer climate that is making the tree line creep upwards in many directions in the
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Warmer Climate Forces Reindeer in Sweden to Move South
The reindeer grazing areas in Sweden may be shifted towards southern parts of the country. The Sámi parliament, has proposed
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Changes in Consistency of Snow Causes Problems for Reindeer Herders in Scandinavia
The consistency of snow has changed over the last twenty years. Observations at the Abisko Scientific Research Station in northern
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High-End Tourist Attractions Lure People to Sweden’s North
Depopulation is a growing problem across Sweden. The far north is particularly affected as the population ages, fewer babies are
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High-End Tourist Attractions Lure People to Sweden's North
Depopulation is a growing problem across Sweden. The far north is particularly affected as the population ages, fewer babies are
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Swedish Icebreakers Gear up for Arctic Role
Tom Sullivan tours a Swedish-owned icebreaker and interviews the captain. Listen: {play}/media/jukebox/radio-sweden-icebreakers.MP3 With growing international interest in the Arctic’s oil
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Swedish Sámi visual artist shaping climate changes
“The climate is constantly topical; right now it’s all about remarkable winds, melting ice, and drowning reindeer,” says artist Britta
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Swedish space tourism could draw climate researchers attracted by low gravity
In just a few years time space enthusiasts will be able to board private spacecraft bound for the Earth’s upper
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Sámi Film to Stop Test Drilling in Vindelfjällen, Sweden
The Sámi reindeer herding community of Gran is enlisting the help of a French documentary filmmaker to stop mineral prospecting
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Sweden Fears Racoon Dog Migration
Experts in Sweden’s most southern province Skåne are worried about a possible invasion of racoon dogs, also known as magnuts.
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Sweden’s Reindeer Herders’ Challenge of Wind Farm Fails
The development of wind power stations in Northern Sweden could threaten reindeer herding practices there. And a ruling by the
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