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Swedish and Norwegian police to share unique border station next week

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 10:39
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Swedish and Norwegian police move in together next week, sharing a police station built on the actual border between the

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Rare recording collection of Sami Joik given UNESCO status

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, April 14, 2025 at 11:42
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Karl Tirén’s collection of over a century old recordings of one the most iconic elements of Sami music, the Joik,

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Over twelve hour trip to fix toothache as dentist shortage hits northern Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 11:28
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A shortage of dentists in public dental care in the Västernorrland region of northern Sweden has meant some adult patients

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Two men found dead in a tent on highest mountain in Arctic Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 13:52
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Two men have been found dead in a tent south of the Kebnekaise mountain station. The men were reported missing

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Northern Swedish municipality of Luleå bans mobile phones in schools

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 15:35
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A general ban on mobile phones in elementary schools is being prepared by the government parties and the Sweden Democrats.

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The Svappavaarabanan in Kiruna, Sweden.
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Increase in thefts of railway copper cables a major headache in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:11
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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’

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, July 12, 2024 at 14:57
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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 

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, May 6, 2024 at 16:02 — Last Updated: Monday, May 6, 2024 at 16:15
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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

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, February 23, 2024 at 14:29
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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

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 11:43 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 11:45
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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

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, December 1, 2023 at 12:24
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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

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, November 24, 2023 at 09:16 — Last Updated: Friday, November 24, 2023 at 11:02
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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

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, November 17, 2023 at 11:43
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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

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 10:47
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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

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 08:53
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Many regional healthcare authorities say they are struggling to recruit enough nurses and other workers to cover the summer months,

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In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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