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Sweden raises alert level after Danish bird flu outbreak

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 01:10
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Sweden has raised its alert level for poultry to the second highest after an outbreak of bird flu in neighbouring

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General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden faces criticism over border controls

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, November 21, 2016 at 14:47
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The government’s rationale for introducing and keeping border controls has been criticised by the National Audit Office. Last week, the

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Business Business (Sweden) General Sweden 

Swedish iron ore producer LKAB boosts output, halts deficit

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at 13:59
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The Swedish iron ore producer turns a major loss into profits as cost cutting measures take effect and delivery volumes

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General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden joins NATO strategic communications centre to combat disinformation

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, October 3, 2016 at 13:57
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Sweden is joining the Nato Strategic Communications Centre (Stratcom) as part of its efforts to combat disinformation. Sweden has previously expressed interest in

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Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

Finland’s unacknowledged problem: Alcoholism

Yle News
Posted: Monday, August 1, 2016 at 19:43
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A leading medical expert says that one million people in Finland suffer the effects of substance abuse, whether as a

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Business (Finland) Environment Finland General 

Renewables help keep energy costs low in Finland: experts

Yle News
Posted: Monday, July 25, 2016 at 13:20
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Some households’ electric rates have risen incrementally this summer, but overall prices remain low compared to long-term averages. Experts attribute

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Sweden considers higher fees for plastic bags

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at 13:52
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France’s ban on certain plastic bags in stores went into effect this month, and while Sweden also aims to dramatically

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General Norway Society Society (Norway) 

New study spurs debate about Barents reform

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 14:54
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The motivation is there, but stronger leadership and clearer mandates are needed, Rebecka Snefuglli Sondell says about her study on

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Sweden to have 100 percent renewable energy by 2040

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, June 13, 2016 at 14:23
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A cross-party energy deal has been reached between Sweden’s government and three opposition parties. Sweden will have 100 percent renewable

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General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

NATO deal expected to pass in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 14:16
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Sweden’s parliament is expected to vote through a proposed host nation agreement with NATO today, as the Sweden Democrat Party

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The NATO/OTAN logo in Norfolk, Virginia in 2012. (Paul J. Richards / AFP)
General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

More Swedes are for joining NATO than against

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, May 9, 2016 at 13:53
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For the first time more Swedes favor Nato membership than are opposed, according to a survey from the SOM Institute in Gothenburg.

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Business Business (Norway) General Norway 

Norway’s seafood exports booming

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 15:39
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So far this year Norway has exported seafood worth nearly €4 billion, an increase of 26 percent year-on-year. Norwegian seafood

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Blog Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Blog: The EU’s Arctic policy – A means, not an end

Heather Exner-Pirot
Posted: Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 13:13
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Last week, the European Union launched a new integrated Arctic policy. This comes on the heels of a 2008 Arctic

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Finnish President Sauli Niinistö at a press conference in Russia in August 2014. (Ivan Sekretarev /AFP/Getty Images)
Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

NATO membership not joint Finnish-Swedish decision: President Niinistö

Yle News
Posted: Monday, May 2, 2016 at 17:01
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President Sauli Niinistö has told Yle that there is no automatic link that would require Finland and Sweden to coordinate

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Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Putin vows to restrict asylum seekers’ into Finnish Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 13:19
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In several hours of talks on Tuesday, the Russian and Finnish presidents discussed a wide range of issues, from sanctions

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