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Mining company LKAB won’t pay for earthquake damage to homes in Arctic Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 15:19
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People living in the arctic towns of Kiruna and Malmberget say their homes have been damaged by earthquakes caused by

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National draft may be reintroduced in Sweden by 2019

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 18:17
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The military draft may be reintroduced in Sweden in 2019 and will apply to both men and women, according to

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Politics Politics (Sweden) Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden appeals Sami land use case

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 11, 2016 at 16:11 — Last Updated: Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 01:42
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The Swedish State has appealed the court decision in the landmark Girjas case, where the Sami population of the small

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Norway Society Society (Norway) Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Cause of cargo plane crash still unclear

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 20:51
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Swedish accident investigators are still searching for answers as to why a cargo plane carrying mail crashed in a remote area of

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Culture Culture (Sweden) Politics Politics (Sweden) Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Swedish archbishop wants ‘truth commission’ for abuse against indigenous Samis

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, March 7, 2016 at 20:26
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Archbishop Antje Jackelén wants Sweden to set up an independent commission that will look into the state’s injustices against the country’s indigenous

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Politics Politics (Sweden) Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden cannot receive 140,000 refugees this year: migration minister

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, March 4, 2016 at 16:03
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Sweden would not be able to take in 140,000 asylum-seekers this year, the country’s minister in charge of migration and

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Politics Politics (Sweden) Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden lowers national terror threat level

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 19:32
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Swedish security officials lowered the country’s terror threat level from four to three on Wednesday, while noting that the situation

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College to offer course in professional gaming

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 16:54 — Last Updated: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 19:29
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A community college in Northern Sweden is offering “elite” training in the Counter Strike computer game, with the aim of

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General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Cross-border Nordic policing would better serve Arctic: politician

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, February 19, 2016 at 14:46 — Last Updated: Friday, February 19, 2016 at 14:47
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Swedish police units could be dispatched to neighbouring countries in the Nordic region if they happen to be closer to

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General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden’s Arctic rescue chopper fiasco

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 15:38
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The purchase of a new and much touted search-and-rescue helicopter for Sweden’s Arctic has been criticized after the aircraft failed to

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General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Sami abused in Sweden’s church-run schools

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 16:35 — Last Updated: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 20:59
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A newly published collection of stories from the Sami community examines the often painful history of the lives of young Sami

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The Sami flag. (Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP)
General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Sami win case for rights to hunt, fish in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 18:49 — Last Updated: Friday, February 5, 2016 at 16:56
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The Gällivare District Court has awarded the Girjas Sami association in Norrbotten County the right to control hunting and fishing permits on

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General Society Society (Sweden) Special Features Sweden 

Sweden wants lower emissions for new icebreakers

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, January 8, 2016 at 13:41
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Sweden’s five state-owned icebreakers are nearing retirement, and so the Swedish Maritime Administration has started work to develop designs for

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General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden’s North: from myth to reality

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at 16:21 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:37
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The myths of Christmas are tied to the north of Sweden in many people’s imaginations. But what is the reality

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General Science Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

New space incubators opened in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, December 28, 2015 at 10:01 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:37
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The first Scandanavian space incubator has just been launched, aiming to help new companies utilize space technology, patents, inventions and

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