Sweden wants to rebuild its “total defence” system
All people over the age of 16 living in Sweden can be called upon to assist in times of crisis
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Russia threatens response if Finland and Sweden join NATO
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that Russia would react if Finland and Sweden joined NATO (North Atlantic
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Can a high-pitched noise scare seals away from Baltic fisheries?
This summer Finland’s Natural Resources Institute (Luke) is experimenting with a newly developed acoustic deterrent in the Baltic sea waters
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Growing number of Swedes choose train travel over flying to reduce pollution
For many Swedes, Midsommar marks the beginning of the summer holidays. While many will be flying abroad, as Radio Sweden
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Sweden faces midsummer strawberry shortage due to unfavourable weather
Would Midsommar even be Midsommar without Swedish strawberries? Well millions may be about to find out. At Västernäs strawberry farm
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Lack of rain could force Swedish farmers to kill their livestock early
Many cows in Sweden might need to be slaughtered early due to a shortage of grass for them to eat.
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Will Sweden scrap state pensions for thousands now living in Finland?
If Sweden decides to halt payment of state pensions to people living abroad, the move would have repercussions in other
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Nordic nations to hone air combat skills over Finnish Lapland
The last week of June will be noisy along Europe’s eastern border to Russia with exercises both in Finland and
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Poachers suspected behind dwindling wolf numbers in Sweden
Sweden’s wolves are suddenly disappearing in large numbers, and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency says illegal killing is the only
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Sweden reluctantly greenlights construction of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
Sweden gave the go ahead to the controversial construction of an underwater natural gas pipeline between Russia and Europe. But
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European Commission suggests extending major rail network to Northern Norway
The Norwegian ice-free port is suggested a key position in EU’s Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor railway network. As part of the next
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Scientists in Sweden help Indian farmers with artificial glaciers
Researchers in Sweden are providing their expertise in snow and ice to help farmers in a remote part of northern
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Swedish organization helps citizens prepare for emergencies
What would you do if you turned on the faucet and no water came out? If you went to the
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Most of Sweden’s wildfires manmade and preventable
Nearly all of Sweden’s wildfires are caused by people and they can be prevented by people, too, an expert tells
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High-tech lasers to help Sweden build detailed maps of all its forests
A laser-scan of all the forests in Sweden is about to be made, a process that will take seven years,
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