Freight train wheels start wildfire in central Sweden
Firefighters spent Monday and Tuesday battling flames caused by sparks from the wheels of a freight train passing through in
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While Trump shuns climate research, Sweden looks to lure American scientists
The Swedish government is setting up a guest research program to attract American climate and environmental scientists. We spoke to
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No plans to emulate Sweden’s crisis survival guide, says Finnish PM
Finland does not have plans to publish war and crisis preparation guidelines to all of its residents as Sweden is
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Swedish firefighters control forest fire sparked by machinery
The prolonged spell of hot, dry weather has sparked the first large forest fire of the summer with emergency services
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Finnish chemistry professor develops “revolutionary” biofuel
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
A brochure titled If Crisis or War Comes will soon be sent out to all Swedish households. The Civil Contingencies
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Swedish state scrambles to fill void left by bankrupt regional airliner
After a regional airline went bust this week, the Swedish state is going to make sure there will be ways
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Swedish regional airline Nextjet files for bankruptcy, cancels all flights
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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Heatwave sparks fears of wildfires in large parts of Sweden
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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Swedish rivers overflow as heatwave melts northern snow
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, Sweden and US building three-way defence ties
Defence Ministers from Finland, Sweden and the United States are scheduled to meet in Washington to discuss military cooperation between
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Northern Sweden to host more Facebook servers
Facebook buys land for its third server hall in the town of Luleå, in Northern Sweden. Facebook already has two
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Should Gov be able to call on Finns if Sweden attacked?
Sweden and Finland have deepened their military ties over the past few years and a proposal announced on Friday would
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As Finnish Air Force seeks new fighters, expert weighs options
In an Yle Radio 1 interview on Friday, weapon systems expert Arto Pulkki said he believes that in practice the
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Finnish company to launch wind-propelled cruise ship
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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