March to join NATO ‘moving faster in Finland than it does in Sweden’, says expert
Finland appears to be closer to applying to join the NATO military alliance than its western neighbor Sweden, says Jan
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Iceland, Estonia talk Arctic at Tallinn meeting
The foreign ministers of Iceland and Estonia met on Wednesday to talk everything from Nordic-Baltic relations to Arctic cooperation. “We
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Mandatory military service to be reinstated in Sweden
The red-green government has formally decided to reintroduce compulsory military service for all those born in or after 1999. Sweden had suspended
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Swedish foreign minister to meet Russian counterpart
Foreign Minister Margot Wallström told Swedish Radio she will meet with her Russian counterpart to discuss bilateral relations and the
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Sweden’s Ojnare forest becomes protected area
The government has decided that the Ojnare forest on the Baltic Island of Gotland needs to be protected for its
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Sweden close to decision on Gotland controversy
Sweden’s government could be close to a decision on the controversial Ojnare forest on the Baltic island of Gotland, as the
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NATO question lingers for Sweden
Even with military exercises and calls for a “route plan” toward possible membership, Sweden has kept the western military alliance
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NATO, icebreakers and a tragic loss: Arctic week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this
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Record numbers for Swedish wild salmon
Salmon are surging up Sweden’s rivers in record numbers. In the biggest river, Tornea älv in Norrbotte, over 100,000 salmon
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Plastic waste threatens oceans say Swedish researchers
Researchers in Sweden are calling on people to use less plastic in an effort to help protect the oceans as
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100 wrecks containing oil in Finnish waters
The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) says it is basically a matter of time before Finland faces an oil leak such
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Finland blocks ringed seal hunting
Finland’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is permitting up to 1,050 grey seals to be taken by hunters this season,
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Russian and Finnish defence ministers confer in Helsinki
The two ministers are to hold a joint press conference on Wednesday. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu is on a
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