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Power prices and the subsidies for renewable power producers are currently at a record low in Sweden.(iStock)
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Energy consumption at 30-year low in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 15:02 — Last Updated: Monday, January 5, 2015 at 21:04
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Warm weather and a weak European economy brought a dip in Swedish electric energy use in 2014. Energy-consumption levels have

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(Pertti Huotari / Yle)
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Thousands of households lose power in eastern Finland

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 14:37 — Last Updated: Monday, January 5, 2015 at 21:04
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A swing from frigid to warmer temperatures coupled with heavy snowfall plunged as many as 20,000 households in eastern Finland

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Police in Finland slam Seinäjoki council for “dangerous” street blackouts

Yle News
Posted: Monday, September 8, 2014 at 21:43 — Last Updated: Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at 21:34
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Authorities in the Ostrobothnian town have begun switching off streetlights overnight to save money, in a move that police say

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Money crunch sees weekday blackouts in Oulu, Finland

Yle News
Posted: Friday, September 5, 2014 at 17:06 — Last Updated: Monday, September 8, 2014 at 21:50
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The city of Oulu has pulled another weapon out of its cost-cutting arsenal: officials have decided turn off street lighting

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Lower electricity bills for Swedes

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, September 5, 2014 at 16:20 — Last Updated: Monday, September 8, 2014 at 21:50
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Swedes may receive lower household bills in the future following a government decision to introduce tighter rules for electricity companies.

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Swedish Lapland. (Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP)
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Another storm leaves people without power in Sweden’s North

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, November 28, 2013 at 14:51
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Another storm has come in over northern Sweden, where several thousand households are without electricity, Swedish Radio News reports. Some

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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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