Kiruna

All trains cancelled between Kiruna and Narvik

Since Wednesday, all passenger trains between Norwegian Narvik and Kiruna have been cancelled. The reason is bad weather – and there is no replacement traffic, according to SJ.

Many municipalities lack fitness hour

An overwhelming majority of Sweden's municipalities do not give employees the right to take out a fitness hour to be able to exercise during working hours, according to Akademikerförbundet SSR. Moreover, there are large differences in the size of the annual fitness allowance.

Britta Marakatt-Labba receives Norwegian cultural award

The Culture Year 2024 – Poetry, Canon, and Crisis

Bruno K Öijer fans experienced ecstasy at the same time as the young poets stepped forward. But the cultural year 2024 was marked by economic crisis and the debate about a Swedish cultural canon that dragged on.

Half a Billion for Repair of the Ore Railway

More than half a billion kronor was the cost of the Swedish Transport Administration's extensive repair of the Malmbanan railway in the Kiruna Mountains after a train derailment last winter, reports Ekot.

Kiruna becomes Europe's cultural capital: "Grateful"

The European jury has made its choice and it will be Kiruna that is appointed European Capital of Culture 2029. We are so grateful. Warm thanks to the jury, says Mats Taaveniku (S), municipal councillor in Kiruna.

Bladderwrack in Space to Solve Mystery

Blue algae from the Baltic Sea has been sent up into space. It may be a first step in solving a 30-year-old puzzle.

The General Warns of Russian Nuclear Weapons in Space

The threat in space is very real, warns the USA. Russia and China are developing methods to knock out satellites – such as lasers, jamming transmitters, and energy weapons. We believe that Russia has developed and tested a satellite that can carry nuclear weapons into orbit, says the head of US Space Force, General B Chance Saltzman.