Swedish fishmongers and sushi shops still selling critically endangered eel, WWF says
Although the number of restaurants offering eel has fallen, the WWF says sales in sushi restaurants and stores still present
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Society
Indigenous Sami groups face each other in Swedish court over reindeer grazing rights
Today, a unique trial gets underway in the district court of Lycksele, northern Sweden to decide who has the right
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Hunting a longstanding tradition in Sweden
Autumn marks the start of hunting season for moose in Sweden. It’s a longstanding tradition that can take a lot
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Twenty-five Indigenous Sami remains returned by museum are reburied in northern Sweden
Twenty-five skulls from indigenous Sami people were laid to rest Friday at a graveyard in northern Sweden, more than 70
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Abandoned properties a challenge for rural Sweden
Many properties in rural Sweden are simply abandoned as more people move to the towns and cities. This is becoming
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Life as an LGBT person in the Swedish military
The Swedish Armed Forces wants to be an inclusive organisation. In recruitment ad campaigns the Swedish Armed Forces says ‘come
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Wealth inequality rising in Sweden
The gap between the rich and the poor in 275 of Sweden’s 290 municipalities has widened according to research carried
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How Sweden plans to pay if it hosts the 2026 Winter Olympics
In a week’s time, Sweden will learn whether it will host the 2026 Winter Olympics. But one big question surrounding
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Thousands of Swedes still without power a week after storm Alfrida
One week on from the storm Alfrida hit the coastline north of Stockholm, thousands of households in Norrtälje municipality are
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U.S. archives show thousands of Swedes fought Nazis during WWII: author
New research has revealed that the number of Swedes who fought for the Allied forces in World War 2 was
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Fewer people suffering strokes in Sweden
The amount of people suffering strokes in Sweden is declining with 600 fewer cases in 2017 compared to the year
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Hunters push to end Sweden’s ban on bow hunting
Bow hunting was banned in Sweden in the 1930s. Now though, there’s a proposal to follow neighbouring Denmark and bring
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Hot weather continues to cause problems for Sweden’s railways
Buckled train tracks, fires and thunderstorms are causing major problems for the country’s railways, Thursday. Intense heat is causing the
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Swedish mountains draw tourists looking to avoid wildfire smoke
Maria Persson, who runs the Helags mountain station in Jämtland (central Sweden), tells Radio Sweden that she is seeing more
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Sweden calls for volunteers to help fight raging wildfires
At least eighty fires are burning around the country at present, and many are still not under control. According to
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