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Stockholm

General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

How to be prepared for a winter power cut

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 13:30
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This week thousands of households in Stockholm were hit by a power cut, after builders broke a cable. “I just

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General Science Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Driverless buses hit the streets in Stockholm

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 11:12
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For the first time in Scandinavia, a self-driving bus will mix with other traffic along a public road in Kista,

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General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

“Gender-equal snow-clearing” to benefit cyclists and pedestrians in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 12:36 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 12:38
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As snow continued to fall across Sweden this week amidst severe weather warnings, some cities implemented gender-equal snow clearing policies,

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Sweden) Politics Sweden 

100 years of Finnish independence celebrated in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 19:00 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 16:26
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As Sweden’s neighbour to the east – Finland – celebrates 100 years of independence this year, Radio Sweden spoke to Finns

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sweden-moves-polar-research-secretariat-to-arctic-town
General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden moves Polar Research Secretariat to Arctic town

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 15:45 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 19:06
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In a move to decentralise state agencies out of Stockholm, Arctic coordination goes north to the town where the country’s

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Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

Helsinki, Finland among world’s top 10 liveable cities

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2017 at 15:53
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Helsinki has been ranked among the world’s ten most liveable cities by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The Finnish capital, the

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open-minded-stockholm-sees-surge-in-visitors
Business Business (Sweden) General Sweden 

Sweden welcomes surge of Chinese visitors

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 17:43 — Last Updated: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 18:42
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Tourism is on the rise in Sweden’s capital, and the CEO of Visit Stockholm thinks the increased interest has partly

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Business Business (Sweden) General Sweden 

What Swedes think of Volvo’s electric announcement

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, July 7, 2017 at 14:11 — Last Updated: Friday, July 7, 2017 at 14:14
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Swedish car giant Volvo announced on Wednesday that all of its new cars launched from 2019 would be partially or

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Wireless charging of electric cars tested in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 12:37
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A pilot project in Stockholm involving wireless charging of electric cars is being touted as a step toward achieving a fossil-fuel-free city where cars are charged

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Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) General 

Research ship returning from Greenland echoes worries about ocean plastics

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, August 31, 2015 at 19:51 — Last Updated: Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 20:31
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When one thinks about rich ecosystems that are vital for life on Earth, rainforests might first come to mind, but ocean

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A hydroponic bathtub at the "Rum utan ramar" stand. (Vincent Cavalier/Sveriges Radio)
Environment Environment (Sweden) General Science Sweden 

Trade fair promotes urban gardening in nordic cities

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 13:06 — Last Updated: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 19:23
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Urban gardening is becoming a hot topic in Sweden as more people in cities want to try growing. Over the weekend

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Traffic outside of Stockholm, Sweden. Electric car sales are weak in the country, especially compared to places like neighbouring Norway. (Sven Nackstand / AFP)
Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Stockholm cleans up and passes air quality test

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, January 5, 2015 at 13:58 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at 22:25
1 Comment

The Swedish capital has passed EU air quality standards for the first time, thanks in part to a ban on

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What's the power potential in Sweden's Christmas trees? (iStock)
Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Sweden: The energy potential in recycled Christmas trees

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, December 29, 2014 at 16:37 — Last Updated: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 20:06
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 According to the Stockholm city planning department, if all 3 million of this year’s Swedish Christmas trees were recycled, they

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Environment Environment (Sweden) Sweden 

Greens demand total ban on studded tires in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, October 21, 2013 at 09:04
1 Comment

The Green Party in Stockholm, Sweden wants a total ban on studded tires in the inner city, writes Swedish daily

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People scream outside the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to demand immediate political action on Climate debate on September 27, 2013 in Stockholm. The panel said it was more certain than ever that humans were the cause of global warming and predicted temperatures would rise another 0.3 to 4.8 degrees Celsius this century. (Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP)
Environment Environment (Sweden) Sweden 

Human activity is behind climate change: UN report

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, September 27, 2013 at 08:51
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The United Nation’s body on climate change, the IPCC, unveiled its fifth report on climate change in Stockholm this morning.

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