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Freight train wheels start wildfire in central Sweden

Frank Radosevich, Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 10:44
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Firefighters spent Monday and Tuesday battling flames caused by sparks from the wheels of a freight train passing through in

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

While Trump shuns climate research, Sweden looks to lure American scientists

Philip Barjami, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, May 25, 2018 at 12:10 — Last Updated: Friday, May 25, 2018 at 12:15
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The Swedish government is setting up a guest research program to attract American climate and environmental scientists. We spoke to

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Finland General News Politics Politics (Finland) 

No plans to emulate Sweden’s crisis survival guide, says Finnish PM

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 12:11 — Last Updated: Friday, May 25, 2018 at 11:46
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Finland does not have plans to publish war and crisis preparation guidelines to all of its residents as Sweden is

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Swedish firefighters control forest fire sparked by machinery

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 13:57 — Last Updated: Friday, May 25, 2018 at 11:44
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The prolonged spell of hot, dry weather has sparked the first large forest fire of the summer with emergency services

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Environment (Finland) Finland General News Science 

Finnish chemistry professor develops “revolutionary” biofuel

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 16:57 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 12:24
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A professor at Turku’s Åbo Akademi and Sweden’s Umeå University says he has managed to develop a fuel based entirely

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Sweden issues first brochure on war and crisis preparedness since Cold War

Nathalie Rothschild, Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 14:44
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A brochure titled If Crisis or War Comes will soon be sent out to all Swedish households. The Civil Contingencies

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Business Business (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Swedish state scrambles to fill void left by bankrupt regional airliner

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, May 18, 2018 at 15:29 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 09:18
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After a regional airline went bust this week, the Swedish state is going to make sure there will be ways

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Business Business (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Swedish regional airline Nextjet files for bankruptcy, cancels all flights

Frank Radosevich, Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 15:01
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Sweden’s largest regional airline Nextjet filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday and cancelled all of its flights scheduled from 1 pm

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Heatwave sparks fears of wildfires in large parts of Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at 15:59
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It’s only mid-May but the mini heatwave has left large areas of Sweden bone-dry, leading to firefighters issuing a ban on public fires

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A rain-swollen river washed away the road and felled trees in Kristinehamn, western Sweden, on August 22, 2014. (Johan Nilsson/AFP/Getty Images)
Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Swedish rivers overflow as heatwave melts northern snow

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at 10:27
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Skies are beautiful and sunny throughout much of the country, but the warmth has brought a problem: flooding, after all

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Finland General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Finland) News Politics 

Finland, Sweden and US building three-way defence ties

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 10:05
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Defence Ministers from Finland, Sweden and the United States are scheduled to meet in Washington to discuss military cooperation between

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Business Business (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Northern Sweden to host more Facebook servers

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, May 4, 2018 at 13:36 — Last Updated: Friday, May 4, 2018 at 13:39
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Facebook buys land for its third server hall in the town of Luleå, in Northern Sweden. Facebook already has two

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Sweden) News Politics Sweden 

Should Gov be able to call on Finns if Sweden attacked?

Frank Radosevich, Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, April 30, 2018 at 09:53 — Last Updated: Friday, May 4, 2018 at 09:52
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Sweden and Finland have deepened their military ties over the past few years and a proposal announced on Friday would

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Finland General News Politics Politics (Finland) 

As Finnish Air Force seeks new fighters, expert weighs options

Yle News
Posted: Friday, April 27, 2018 at 10:53 — Last Updated: Monday, April 30, 2018 at 09:07
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In an Yle Radio 1 interview on Friday, weapon systems expert Arto Pulkki said he believes that in practice the

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The ferry M/S Viking Grace belonging to Finnish cruise company Viking Line. (Heikki Saukkomaa/AFP/Getty Images)
Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Finnish company to launch wind-propelled cruise ship

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 15:33 — Last Updated: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 15:38
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Viking Line’s flagship cruise liner Grace has received an upgrade this week. On Tuesday ship workers in Turku installed a

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