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Researchers and activists believe that the Swedish-Finnish timber processing company Stora Enso does not offer ecologically and socially sustainable production in Brazil. These days thousands of Brazilian women carry out protest actions against the company. The fight is between landless women who try to provide for their families and one of the ( Read more... )

I have written about lifestyle in Québec. The text is in Swedish. On the photos you can see Québec City's urban sprawl, a queue of shoppers on a Boxing Day and a move on the Moving Day.Kanada skiljer sig mellan franskspråkig Quebec och ROC (”Rest of Canada”). De andra provinserna är engelskspråkiga med undantag av New Brunswick, där både engelska ( Read more... )

British freelance journalist John Naish has written a book in which he advocates for less work and less consumption as a recipe of a happy and balanced life. Here I have translated his interview to a Finnish newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet into Russian (you can read the original in Swedish below). As for me, I agree with the author and try to lead a ( Read more... )

Finnish journalist Anna-Lena Laurén has been living in Moscow for three years and has had intensive love-hate relations with Russia since her study time. In other words, she's got an experience that few of us possess. So let Anna-Lena give us a quick briefing on what is important when visiting Russia. The article is in Swedish. (P.S. I have made a ( Read more... )

For immigrants who have lost jobs due to the crisis it may be difficult to renew residence permits.Hufvudstadsbladet 26/02/2009 ( Read more... )

200 years ago Finland became separated from Sweden, and the events of 1809 are being marked in both countries this year. The Swedish government will not make an official apology to Finns living in Sweden for the injustices caused in the previous century, but will spend 7 million euro to provide them with services, such as care for the old in the ( Read more... )

The Swedish state ought to make an official apology for injustices that were committed to the Finnish population in Sweden, demands Maria Wetterstrand, the Swedish Environment party's spokesperson in an article published by Dagens Nyheter on 15 January. Svenska staten bör uttala en offentlig ursäkt för de oförrätter som har begåtts mot den finska ( Read more... )

"A methane time bomb". The Tällberg Foundation, a Swedish think-tank working with global issues, urges the UN climate panel and the world's governments: the industrial nations must reduce their greenhouse emissions to zero in order to avoid the climate tipping points, such as the release of methane from permafrost in Siberia and Alaska, ( Read more... )

The Swedes take the climate issue seriously and want to make efforts for improving the environment. About half are ready to eat less meat. Nine of ten consider driving a fuel-saving car and use energy-saving home equipment. Eight of ten believe that their own efforts are important.Svenska folket har goda kunskaper om klimatfrågan och många svenskar ( Read more... )