Sewage leaks into Finland’s Maskunjoki River
Following a sewage leak, the condition of Maskunjoki River in Southwestern Finland is being investigated as an environmental accident. A
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Russian visitors keep Finnish visa centre hopping
Record numbers of Russians are coming to Finland for holidays, shopping, work or studies. As a result, a visa-handling centre
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Finland’s berry pickers face negative attitudes, middling crop
Thousands of foreign berry pickers are descending on Finland for the annual harvest ritual. In some cases the workers have
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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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Wild raccoon captured in Sweden
A wild raccoon that has been the target of a search outside Västervik in southeastern Sweden has now been captured
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NATO praises Sweden’s defence
A top chief at the US-led military alliance Nato says that the Swedish military is in good shape to defend
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North Sweden warmer than Spain
Sweden’s Far North is sizzling hot today with temperatures nudging 25 degrees celsius by 10 am Thursday, making Sweden hotter than Spain
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Hunting and Fishing Party big winner in Sweden’s Sami vote
The preliminary results of the Sami Parliament elections were presented on Tuesday. Swedish news agency TT reports that the big
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Worries for town in Sweden’s Arctic after company abandons loan scheme
The troubled mining company Northland Resources, which runs an iron ore mine outside of Pajala in northern Sweden, had hoped
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Nuclear reactors in Sweden can run longer
The state-owned power company Vattenfall stated in its business plan Wednesday that five of Sweden’s nuclear reactors can run for
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EU officials investigate companies including Statoil, BP, Shell,
European anti-trust authorities have launched investigations into at least three oil companies on suspicion of price-fixing. Britain’s BP, Royal Dutch Shell and
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Feature Interview: Sweden wraps up Arctic Council chairmanship
When Sweden hands chairmanship of the Arctic Council to Canada, it will cap off what many observers have characterized as
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Bildt: Russian planes not aiming at Sweden
Sweden’s foreign minister Carl Bildt says the Russian fighter jets loaded with heavy bombs that flew a training exercise near
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Sweden tackles plastic bag problem
Grocery stores are putting a big markup on plastic bags, according to a recent report from Swedish Television’s consumer programme
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Pet passports needed between Sweden and Norway
As of May 1, people who own dogs will need passports for their pets in order to travel with them
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