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Municipalities in Sweden’s North struggling to hire care staff for seniors

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 11:44
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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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Industry boom means more teachers needed in northern Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, October 21, 2022 at 08:37
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Major industrial projects in the north of Sweden have led to a lack of teaching staff in schools. To meet

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Over 200 pupils to stay at home in Kiruna today due to teacher shortage

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, September 16, 2022 at 09:25 — Last Updated: Friday, September 16, 2022 at 11:03
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220 pupils aged between 10-12 at the Nya Raketskolan school in Kiruna in the north of Sweden will stay at

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Blackouts in 2013 in Sweden lasted longer and hit nearly 200,000 households.(iStock)
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Electricity prices climb in Sweden as Russian gas pipeline goes offline

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, July 15, 2022 at 09:11
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Energy prices climbed again in parts of Sweden in recent days, owing in part to uncertainty over a major Russian

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Covid-19 no longer classified a ‘danger to society’ in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, April 1, 2022 at 09:30 — Last Updated: Friday, April 1, 2022 at 10:18
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After two years, from today, Covid-19 is no longer categorised as ‘a danger to society and a threat to public

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As skiers head for the slopes in Sweden, experts say beware of avalanches

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at 09:15
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Officials are reminding skiers to exercise caution in the Swedish mountains since there’s a heightened risk for avalanche accidents this

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UN experts call on Sweden to halt mining project on Indigenous Sami land

Mathiew Leiser, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 20:18 — Last Updated: Friday, February 11, 2022 at 10:54
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Two United Nations human rights experts urged the Swedish government on Thursday not to issue a license for an iron

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The IT attack that crippled a town in northern Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 09:34
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The municipality of Kalix, in the far north of Sweden, is on the road to recovery after an IT attack

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Swedish government announces new restrictions following sharp rise in COVID-19 cases

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 09:09
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The government announced new restrictions and extended other measures on Monday to try to combat a sharp rise in the

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Police respond to rising burglaries in Swedish Lapland

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at 10:34
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In north Lapland, people are most afraid of home burglaries so the police have set up an organization to react

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Drone delivery of Covid-19 tests being piloted in rural area of northern Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 14:48
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Region Västerbotten is investigating if drones can deliver Covid-19 test kits to people in rural areas. Swedish Radio’s local channel

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Sweden to introduce new Covid-19 measures on Dec. 8

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 15:55
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New recommendations are to be introduced from Wednesday the 8th December, to try to stop the coronavirus situation from deteriorating,

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Criminal gang activity moving into northern Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, October 22, 2021 at 12:59
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Police in Norrbotten have noticed that criminal gangs that can primarily be linked back to Stockholm, have found their way

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Kiruna’s new city center taking shape in Arctic Sweden

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 14:23
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The relocation of Kiruna is the biggest urban transformation in northern Europe. Priority is given to sustainability, pedestrians and public

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Sweden ‘might see’ rise in Covid cases after restrictions end, says Tegnell

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, October 1, 2021 at 09:09
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Sweden could see an uptick in Covid-19 cases after the country removed nearly all of its national coronavirus restrictions, health

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