An SAS plane has been forced to turn around, and schools have closed after a red warning for snow was issued around Skellefteå. Locally, up to one metre of snow could fall, more than SMHI had previously forecast.
SwedenThe first winter storm of the year is on its way. SMHI has issued several weather warnings and is also urging people to stay off the roads: “If you don’t have to go out and drive, then you shouldn’t,” says Niklas Eynevik, a meteorologist at the institute.
SwedenThis year’s licensed bear hunt started on Friday - and by the end of the day, 80 animals were reported killed in the country, writes Jaktjournalen.
CrimeResearchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) have discovered a new species in the Swedish forests. It's a fungus that parasitizes lichens. It was great fun. We celebrated with a bonfire, says ecologist Raul Vicente.
SwedenBright nights and country-home idylls - the magic of Midsummer has left its mark on culture. Here are the films, books and songs to celebrate the holiday with.
MusicA 35-year-old man was attacked by a bear in the forests of Hälsinge on Friday, Jaktjournalen reports. "Suddenly the bear flew at me," the man told the newspaper.
SwedenA 58-year-old woman was killed by a bear in southeastern Poland, AFP reports.
WorldFive men have been convicted of hunting crimes after a female bear and a cub were shot when the animals were chased by cars in the fall of 2023.
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