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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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Business Business (Finland) Finland General 

Finland: Nordea forecasts continued slow growth

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 19:06
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Banking group Nordea released its Economic Outlook on Wednesday, forecasting continued slow growth worldwide. The bank sees poor growth and

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Sweden: Gotland & Öland could face severe water shortage

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 18:18 — Last Updated: Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 18:24
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Record-low groundwater levels have been recorded on the islands of Öland and Gotland in southeastern Sweden and may lead to

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Blog Business Business (Finland) Finland General 

Finnish GDP up 0.5 percent in 2015

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 15:04 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 15:05
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According to Statistics Finland, Finland’s gross domestic product in 2015 grew by 0.5 percent, not 0.4 percent as earlier reported

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Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland wants shorter call-up time for reservists

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 14:20 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 01:23
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Finland’s Defence Minister Jussi Niinistö wants new legislation to shorten the call-up time for reservist training. Niinistö said Monday that

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Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finnish, Swedish PMs plan closer defense cooperation

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 14:51 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 20:49
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Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipilä and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven have penned a rare joint missive outlining their plans

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Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

Controversy over street lighting in Finnish town

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 15:15 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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Municipalities in Finland have been turning off street lights at night in order to save money. In the town of

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General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden to share more intel with Finland, NATO

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 16:33 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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Sweden will have more joint military exercises and share more intelligence with both Finland and the military alliance NATO, Defence

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Baltic Sea health shows improvement: researchers

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at 15:42 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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The health of the highly-polluted Baltic Sea appears to be improving. Despite continuing periodic algae blooms and dead zones in

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