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Sami Remains Returned to Luleå After 150 Years
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Sami Remains Returned to Luleå After 150 Years

150 years ago, remains of two Sami people were dug up from their graves in the Luleå area and taken to Lund University. On Saturday, they were returned at a Sami ceremony in Gammelstad outside Luleå
Spring Budget Boosts Funding for Reading Promotion by 10 Million Kronor
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Spring Budget Boosts Funding for Reading Promotion by 10 Million Kronor

The allocation to literature and cultural magazines is increased by 10 million kronor in the government's spring budget. But the money is intended for reading promotion initiatives, writes the government
The National Archives assumes responsibility for preparedness
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The National Archives assumes responsibility for preparedness

The Government wants to make the National Archives and the National Heritage Board into emergency preparedness authorities – and allocates four million kronor to it in the spring budget. Experiences from other countries teach us that culture builds resilience, says Minister of Culture Parisa Liljestrand (The Moderate Party)
Critics excluded from review of supreme authority
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Critics excluded from review of supreme authority

The plans to merge the Modern Museum, Arkdes and the State Art Council have met with harsh criticism – but several of the critics are not included when the proposal is now sent out for consultation.
Museums Critical of Auction House
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Museums Critical of Auction House

Swedish museums are directing sharp criticism towards Stockholm's auction house, which over the weekend sold several archaeological finds from the Viking Age and the Bronze, Stone, and Iron Ages.
Unique finds at a Scanian sacrificial site from the Stone Age
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Unique finds at a Scanian sacrificial site from the Stone Age

She becomes the new National Antiquarian
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She becomes the new National Antiquarian

The Government Reduces Support for Regional Culture
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The Government Reduces Support for Regional Culture

The Government is investing 50 million kronor in the state grant Creative School – but is cutting 20 million from regional culture in its budget. We have prioritized putting the money into Creative School, says Minister of Culture Parisa Liljestrand
Budget Cuts - "One is draining the cultural sector"
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Budget Cuts - "One is draining the cultural sector"

How large a part of the government's budget allocations of 60 billion kronor goes to culture? Scen & Film's chairman Simon Norrthon has no greater hopes: What is happening is that the cultural sector is being drained and it's going pretty fast.
84 million to save cultural heritage in war
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84 million to save cultural heritage in war

Evacuation magazine and secure transports should be prepared to rescue museum objects and other parts of the cultural heritage in the event of war. In next year's budget, the government allocates 19 million kronor to "preparedness planning" for the cultural heritage
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