Northern Swedish municipality of Luleå bans mobile phones in schools
A general ban on mobile phones in elementary schools is being prepared by the government parties and the Sweden Democrats.
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Society (Sweden)
Increase in thefts of railway copper cables a major headache in Sweden
Copper cables being stolen from along railway lines is becoming increasingly common as the market price for the metal has
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Ilse ready to ‘Swim the Arctic Circle’
Hundreds of brave souls are preparing to take part in an annual series of races in the Torne River, above
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New report spotlights hate crimes against Sami in Sweden
The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå) has released its first report on hate crimes against the Sami community,
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Ukrainian refugees in Sweden on hopes and fears for the future
Oleksandra Byelyavska and her young son came to Sweden in September 2022, after fleeing Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine. While remaining
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Whitehorse RCMP part of pilot project to collect race-based data
By Meribeth Deen · CBC News Observers say they hope data will help improve policing in the Yukon Whitehorse will become one of
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Thousands of kilos of explosives missing in Norrbotten
Police investigating if they’ve been delivered to criminals. New details have emerged concerning the seizure of a large quantity of
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Drug smugglers exploiting snow and ice in northern Sweden
Criminal gangs are exploiting winter conditions in northern Sweden’s large unguarded border routes to smuggle narcotics into Finland and Norway,
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Abuse and shame the legacies of Sweden’s old assimilation polices: report
Speakers of the Meänkieli language in Sweden were subjected to physical and emotional abuse, and even racial biology examinations. That’s
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Truth Commission for the Sami People looking to spread knowledge of past injustices
A Truth Commission is currently investigating historical wrongdoing against the Sami, the indigenous peoples of a large area of land
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Many regions in Sweden struggling to cover hospital jobs over the summer
Many regional healthcare authorities say they are struggling to recruit enough nurses and other workers to cover the summer months,
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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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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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Municipalities in Sweden’s North struggling to hire care staff for seniors
It’s difficult for many municipalities in northern Sweden to find staff for homes for the elderly, and for the first
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