Norway cancels NATO Arctic military exercise due to coronavirus outbreak
More than 15,000 soldiers from nine countries will put down their weapons and start preparing to go home from their
Read more
Sweden
Sami culture and concerns on display at annual Jokkmokk market in Swedish Lapland
Thursday is Sami National Day, celebrated by the indigenous people of Sweden’s north. It’s also when the annual Jokkmokk Winter
Read more
January temperatures about 10°C above normal in parts of northern Sweden, says weather service
January was warm one for Sweden, which saw average temperatures for the winter month several degrees above normal. Measurements from
Read more
Swedish Sami and hunters react to historic win over state in land use case
The Supreme Court, in Stockholm, was packed with people, most in traditional Sami dress, waiting for the result of a
Read more
Sami indigenous village wins historic land use case over Swedish state
The Supreme Court has granted a Sami association in the far north the sole right to manage small-game hunting on
Read more
New report criticises Sweden’s climate policies
Sweden’s climate policy must focus more on really reducing greenhouse gas emissions worldwide than on ‘cleaning its own backyard’. The
Read more
No take off for flight-shaming in northern Norway, but northern Sweden sees fall in air passengers
With 2019 being the year when ‘Flight shame’ was introduced as a social movement aimed at boycotting air travel to
Read more
Iceland most gender-equal country says World Economic Forum 2020 report, Canada comes in 19th
Iceland has been named the world’s most gender-equal country by the World Economic Forum. It’s the 11th year in a
Read more
Northern Swedish airports get compensation for fall in travellers linked to climate change
The government will pay out 67 million SEK to make up for a drop in passengers airports in the north
Read more
2018 drought took toll on Swedish farmers’ mental and fiscal health, research says
A new study by Lund University shows farmers’s health and financial situation suffered from the hot, dry summer of 2018.
Read more
Sweden to make all laws follow its climate targets
The government has presented Sweden’s first ever ‘climate policy action plan’ which describes how they will work over the next
Read more
Swedish fishmongers and sushi shops still selling critically endangered eel, WWF says
Although the number of restaurants offering eel has fallen, the WWF says sales in sushi restaurants and stores still present
Read more
UN sustainable development goals translated into North Saami
The United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs) have now been translated into the North Saami language, the most widely spoken
Read more
Walt Disney Animation Studios to release Saami-language version of “Frozen 2”
The sequel to the Walt Disney mega-hit film Frozen will also be available in the Saami language, Walt Disney Animation
Read more
How a Swedish city is trying to turn green with more bikes and an electric ferry
Developing cities that are climate smart is a challenge; we hear from the Swedish city of Umeå that’s encouraging people
Read more