Swedish government greenlights higher-speed railway line north to Luleå
The North Bothnia Line will connect Umeå and Luleå along the coast of north-eastern Sweden. In total, the railway entails
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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
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Norway to focus on civil society, press freedom as chair of Barents Euro-Arctic Council
“We look with great concern at the difficult working conditions for civil society in Russia, especially the conditions for NGOs,
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Sweden’s FM calls for more EU involvement in Arctic as country hosts EU Arctic Forum
Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde is calling on the EU to increase its strategic engagement in the Arctic. Attending the
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EU Arctic Forum is hot, Barents cooperation is not, expert says
“This is really a downscaling of the Barents cooperation,” says Markku Heikkilä about the upcoming foreign ministers meeting in Umeå
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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
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Sweden plans construction of northern coast railway
First leg of the new railway along Sweden’s northern coast is included in the Transport Administration’s proposal for the national
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Swedish city of Umeå paves the way for green electric bus revolution
This northern Swedish City’s fleet of battery powered busses for public transport works perfectly well in cold climate. «This bus
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Cities are population winners in northern Sweden
If it weren’t for Umeå, Skellefteå, Luleå and Boden – population in northern Sweden would decline. There are now more
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Volvo move is “deathblow” to Sweden’s North says union
Volvo Group announced Wednesday that it will be moving cab trim operations from a factory in the city of Umeå,
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