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Sweden to introduce new Covid-19 measures on Dec. 8

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 15:55
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New recommendations are to be introduced from Wednesday the 8th December, to try to stop the coronavirus situation from deteriorating,

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Work set to begin on cross-border Finland to Sweden rail line

Yle News
Posted: Monday, November 29, 2021 at 11:19
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The estimated cost of the project is 24 million euros. Work on a long-anticipated rail line that would link Finland’s

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New routes from Arctic Europe include Milan, London & Thai destinations

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 12:21
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Restoring connectivity between airports in northernmost Europe and far-away destinations is shaping up, despite concerns of long-term post-pandemic hangover affecting

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Nordic countries discuss post-pandemic reset for emergency & crisis cooperation

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at 13:00
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What can the Nordic Region learn from the coronavirus crisis, and how can co-operation be strengthened going forwards? Those are

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Big blow for Barents Council as Swedish FM skips meeting with Lavrov in Tromsø to host NATO seminar

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 25, 2021 at 10:51
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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

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 14:23
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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

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 14:19
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, October 8, 2021 at 14:38
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 15:12
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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

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 14:41
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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

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, October 1, 2021 at 09:09
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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

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at 08:25
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The Public Health Agency is extending its recommendation for people who travel to Sweden from outside the Nordic region take

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A Swedish Air Force’s JAS 39 Gripen jet fighter in 2011. (Patric Soderstrom/AP)
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Nordic fighter jet exercises underway inside Arctic Circle

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at 14:12
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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

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, August 23, 2021 at 15:57
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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

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 13, 2021 at 10:42
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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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