Society (Sweden)

For the past eight years, the Santa Winter Games have been held in the Gällivare, a small town of approximately

Two men survived five days trapped on the unforgiving Arctic terrain of  Kebnekaise, Sweden’s highest mountain. A chocolate cake and

Eight reindeer were killed near Arvidsjaur, a town of approximately 4600 people, in northern Sweden this weekend when a truck

Sweden’s icebreaking ship “Oden,” which doubles as a polar-class research vessel, has been hired by the US National Science Foundation

The Swedish government has scrapped the Swedish National Food Administration’s climate-friendly food recommendations because of concerns that they would hinder

  Sámi food ambassador Greta Huuva from Jokkmokk is preparing a large dinner in conjunction with Jokkmokk’s winter market. When

Listen: {play}/media/jukebox/PeterSkoldenglish. Life expectancy is shorter, health is poorer and suicide rates are higher. This was shown in a report

In a new report to be sent to the Swedish government in May, the Sami Parliament in Kiruna will demand

The long winter is coming to an end and spring is approaching. For reindeer herders this means that it’s time

Tuesday marked the start of the official lynx hunt in Sweden but this year authorities will only allow 110 animals

Listen: {play}/media/jukebox/radio-sweden-depopulation.MP3 Depopulation is a growing problem across the sparsely populated north of Sweden. More than 20 districts set to

A district court in northern Sweden has ruled there is no reason why indigenous Samis there cannot sue the Swedish

Listen: {play}/media/jukebox/rs-samilandaccess.MP3 An historic court case over land rights in northern Sweden gets underway today in the High Court. More

Since the EU ban of last year, it is forbidden to buy and sell most sealskin products in Sweden. This

“This is a really happy day,” said Peter Sköld, the director of Vaartoe,  Centre of Sámi research at Umeå University