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Sweden’s emergency shelters “back in fashion”
After a long period of obscurity, Sweden’s emergency shelters are back in the spotlight as the government proposes to spend over 18 million euro in next year’s budget on an upgrade, while also training the rescue services in an effort to strengthen the civil defence.
5 minutes
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Drones and mini-subs strengthen Norway’s Coast Guard’s preparedness
The Norwegian Coast Guard has started using mini-submarines and drones to improve preparedness during critical situations.
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The future of the Nordics depends on journalism
Journalism plays a crucial role in how the Nordic countries face current and future challenges. What, where, when, how and not least why must be reported by independent media employing well-informed journalists. The keywords for the Nordic Journalist Centre are knowledge sharing and networks.
8 minutes
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Why Swedish medical students flock to Latvia
Nearly 800. That is how many of Riga’s medical students come from the Nordic region’s largest country. The Nordic Labour Journal went to meet one of them.
9 minutes
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LAMPA – Latvian democracy festival with Nordic inspiration
To strengthen democratic conversation culture through the exchange of ideas and by seeking understanding between people of diverse opinions. That is the purpose of the Latvian LAMPA festival, which has grown bigger each year since its inception in 2015.
8 minutes
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Estonia and the Nordics – from aid to equal cooperation
At the Nordic Council of Ministers’ office in Tallinn, they will happily tell the story of how the Estonian President Lennart Meri regularly used to visit the information office in 1991.
10 minutes
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Ukrainian women in Lithuania: We want to work for our country
Many well-educated Ukrainian women who have fled with their children to Lithuania struggle to find skilled work. Now, with the support from the Nordic Council of Ministers and others, women are getting the knowledge and tools they need to rebuild their country once the war ends.
8 minutes
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New energy in cooperation between the Baltic Sea countries
A new wind is blowing for the cooperation on greener energy and security in the Baltic Sea region, believes Denmark’s ambassador to Lithuania.
6 minutes
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Scandinavian data centres: fewer jobs and less profit than forecast
New data centres are popping up in Norway and Sweden along with a lot of hope for many new jobs and high returns.
4 minutes
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A metro from Malmö to Copenhagen
The majority of Copenhagen’s political parties recently agreed to assess how a new line on the city’s metro system could be run to Malmö in Sweden. A decision is yet to be taken on another permanent link between the two countries – there are several alternatives.
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