NATO membership not for Sweden: Ministers
In spite of closer ties and cooperation over recent years, Sweden will not seek NATO membership, the government stated on
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Report on possible NATO membership gets mixed reactions
A government investigation into the consequences of a Swedish NATO membership has stirred up debate about Sweden’s relations to the
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Sweden is Europe’s fastest growing wind power producer
More than 1,660 MW of new capacity has been developed over last two years, major part of it in the
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Renewables help keep energy costs low in Finland: experts
Some households’ electric rates have risen incrementally this summer, but overall prices remain low compared to long-term averages. Experts attribute
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Canadian icebreaker sets sail to shore up elusive North Pole claim
A Canadian icebreaker is setting sail Friday to collect scientific information to support Canada’s submission on the extended continental shelf
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Swedish ex-minister tells Finland’s PM: ”Hard to understand why you invited Putin”
President Niinistö forced to defend forthcoming visit by Russian president in July and tells Swedish former defence minister: “You’re behind
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Sweden dismisses NATO talk, Finland says no Russian threat
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven joined Finnish President Sauli Niinistö at his summer residence in southwest Finland on Sunday for
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Will climate change remove dry land between Finland and Sweden?
The effects of climate change, including rising temperatures and sea level, can already be seen in the Kvarken, the narrowest
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Blog: The EU’s Arctic policy – A means, not an end
Last week, the European Union launched a new integrated Arctic policy. This comes on the heels of a 2008 Arctic
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OK to eat meat, berries from Swedish forests affected by Chernobyl disaster
Thirty years after the Chernobyl disaster, it is safe to eat berries, meat, and fish coming from the Swedish regions
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Arctic journalism – between ultimate freedom and ‘climate of oppression’
The World Press Freedom Index 2016 ranks Finland on top and Russia as No 148. For the fifth year in
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Former Nunavut politician’s Swedish roots to be subject of documentary film
Nearly a century after Swedish explorer and fur trader Petter Norberg left his homeland for a life of adventure in
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Nordic countries discuss closer defense cooperation
On the background of new regional security challenges, the Nordic countries have discussed ways to increase defense and security cooperation.
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Obama to talk terrorism, Arctic with Nordic leaders this summer
US President Barack Obama will host the leaders of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway this summer in Washington to discuss a
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Saami, the seabed & seismic testing: Arctic week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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