Big blow for Barents Council as Swedish FM skips meeting with Lavrov in Tromsø to host NATO seminar
Amid Russia-NATO turmoil, the foreign ministers of Russia, Norway and Finland will meet in Tromsø on October 26 to discuss
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Kiruna’s new city center taking shape in Arctic Sweden
The relocation of Kiruna is the biggest urban transformation in northern Europe. Priority is given to sustainability, pedestrians and public
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Winter comes early to Scandinavia
A cold wind brought snow to all inland areas above the Arctic Circle in Finland, Norway and Sweden. With temperatures
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Swedish rangers might return to Lapland
Twenty years after the Ranger Regiment in far northern Kiruna was disbanded, the Swedish government considers a reopening. Swedish Defense
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Home Guard leaves the checkpoints as Norway reopens border
The extraordinary military mission to guard the border to Sweden and Finland comes to end after more than 18 months
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Sami education conference looks at how to better serve Indigenous children
An international education conference is currently underway in Arctic Norway looking at how Indigenous children can be better served by school
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Sweden ‘might see’ rise in Covid cases after restrictions end, says Tegnell
Sweden could see an uptick in Covid-19 cases after the country removed nearly all of its national coronavirus restrictions, health
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Sweden extends COVID-19 test recommendations for travellers from abroad
The Public Health Agency is extending its recommendation for people who travel to Sweden from outside the Nordic region take
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Nordic fighter jet exercises underway inside Arctic Circle
Flying out from Rovaniemi Air Base, the Norwegian, Finnish and Swedish pilots will conduct combat training with a variety of
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As timber prices grow, forest owners in Sweden say they aren’t paid a fair share
Timber prices have been rising globally but forest owners in Sweden say they aren’t getting their fair cut of that
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Record profits for iron-ore miner LKAB in Arctic Sweden
The Kiruna-based mining company doubled sales and posted an operating profit of 9,1 billion Swedish kroner (€898 million) in the
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Proposal: Sweden should invest in new polar research ship
Special advisor on research infrastructure, Tobias Krantz says Sweden should invest in a new icebreaker in his proposal to the
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Sweden’s environment and climate minister responds to UN climate report
The IPCC has now finalized its latest report on climate change. According to the scientific report we are headed towards
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Swedish expert weighs in on how country can cut emissions in light of IPCC report
In a nearly 4,000-page report released on Monday, Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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Perfectly preserved cave lion cub found in Siberian permafrost
‘Sparta’ was probably 1 or 2 months old when she died 28,000 years ago Scientists have unveiled an extraordinary find
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