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Blog: Arctic Sweden—Kiruna pivots from underground to outer space

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, January 23, 2023 at 08:55 — Last Updated: Monday, January 23, 2023 at 09:02
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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?

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 08:56
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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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LKAB discovers Europe’s largest rare earth metals deposit outside Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 12:23
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The Kiruna-based mining company has identified resources which exceed one million tons of rare earth oxides, likely the largest discovery

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Sweden’s icebreaker season starts with trip from arctic city of Lulea

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, December 23, 2022 at 17:09
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Sweden’s icebreaker season is underway, starting with the first vessel departing from the northern city of Lulea, a city just

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Swedish iron-ore miner LKAB delivers strongest earnings ever

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 08:52
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The Swedish state-owned iron-ore producer had an operating profit in 2021 of 26,9 billion Swedish kroner (€2,54 bn). Green technologies

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Europe’s first battery gigafactory starts production in northern Sweden

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 11:17
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Northvolt says last night’s assembling of the first battery cell marks a new chapter in European industrial history. “Today is

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Lundin Energy invests in new Barents oil project

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, November 1, 2021 at 15:08
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The Swedish company buys a 25 percent stake in the far northern Wisting license. The project is to come into

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Copper mine in northern Sweden scales up resource estimates

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 09:59
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The wind mills could symbolise the main reason why it is economical profitable to reopen the old mine beneath the

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As timber prices grow, forest owners in Sweden say they aren’t paid a fair share

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, August 23, 2021 at 15:57
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Timber prices have been rising globally but forest owners in Sweden say they aren’t getting their fair cut of that

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Record profits for iron-ore miner LKAB in Arctic Sweden

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 13, 2021 at 10:42
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The Kiruna-based mining company doubled sales and posted an operating profit of 9,1 billion Swedish kroner (€898 million) in the

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Norwegian customers return to border shops in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, July 29, 2021 at 08:21
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The trade along the Norwegian border took a massive hit during the pandemic as a result of travel restrictions. Now

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Technologies to slow climate change could give 20% population growth northern Sweden

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 13:48
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Population could increase with as much as one-fifth as ten thousand new workplaces will be created in Västerbotten and Norrbotten

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Northern Sweden expects population boom from green investments

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 17:32 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 09:27
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Green investments are expected to attract about 100,000 people to Sweden’s far north in the next 15 years, meaning frantic

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Green hydrogen plant doing steel production to be built in northern Sweden

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 09:38
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H2 Green Steel aims to invest €2,5 billion, create 1,500 direct jobs and produce 5 million tons of fossil-free steel

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Summer tourism recovery is slow going in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at 15:22
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The number of Swedes enjoying a vacation in their own country has been a shot in the arm for the

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