Weak Swedish currency gives foreign tourists more spending power
Over the past few months, the Swedish krona has fallen to record lows against other major currencies. According to recent
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Scandinavian Airlines and pilots union reach agreement to end strike
The 7-day pilot strike at SAS Airlines has ended after late night talks saw the company and unions in Denmark,
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Scandinavian Airlines pilots on strike, thousands of passengers stranded
Airline passengers found themselves stranded at airports around Scandinavia on Friday, after the pilots for SAS Airlines went on strike
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Flights at Stockholm airport disrupted after Boeing jets grounded
Stockholm’s Arlanda airport is experiencing disruption with an estimated 20 departures affected by the ban on Boeing 737 Max jets
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How Stockholm’s biggest solar cell complex came to be
Calle Henriksson had the idea of powering the office he works in with solar cells; the idea took off and
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Dock dispute brings harbours in Sweden to a standstill
A strike by workers and lockout by employers in Sweden’s most important ports is affecting the flow of goods in
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Sweden’s solar industry sees bright future despite shrinking subsidies
Over the past decade, solar power has experienced a dazzling pace of growth, thanks in part to government subsidies. But
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Fewer livestock than expected slaughtered early due to Sweden’s dry summer
Fewer animals than expected have been slaughtered early due to the unusually dry weather, reports a business association for Swedish
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Major deal between Sweden’s Saab and U.S. Air Force a “sign of closer transatlantic ties”, says defence expert
A new deal means that the Swedish manufacturer Saab will for many years to come be making trainer aircrafts for
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Summer drought to drive Swedish meat prices up
Swedish meat producers are struggling after the summer’s drought. And the farmer’s association is now pleading with consumers to buy
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Swedish authorities OK Nordea bank’s HQ move from Stockholm to Helsinki
Regulators in Sweden have given Nordic banking giant Nordea the green light to relocate the bank’s headquarters from Stockholm to
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Indoor agriculture thriving in Stockholm thanks to better LEDs
Have LED lights now got so cheap and so efficient that it makes economic and environmental sense to grow herbs,
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Iron mine in northern Sweden to restart production
Four years after Northland Resources filed for bankruptcy, production of iron-ore concentrate starts at Kaunisvaara outside Pajala, northern Sweden, on
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Sweden reluctantly greenlights construction of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
Sweden gave the go ahead to the controversial construction of an underwater natural gas pipeline between Russia and Europe. But
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Swedish state scrambles to fill void left by bankrupt regional airliner
After a regional airline went bust this week, the Swedish state is going to make sure there will be ways
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