Sweden — The sun has just risen when the silver French air force tanker takes off from southern France bound for northern Sweden
It's also a sign of closer cooperation between two of Europe's defense heavyweights as the continent boosts military spending to counter the threat from Russia
commitment to Europe's security under President Donald Trump
"We're showing that we're capable of operating across Europe in half a day," said General Patrice Hugret
Sweden and Finland joining NATO — a break from decades of neutrality triggered by Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 — is putting more focus on the Arctic as the region becomes a growing source of tension for NATO
That makes the Swedish base a "sweet spot ..
to protect the border in the east," said Colonel Peter Greberg
"We're approximately 600 to 700 kilometers away from the first Russian military base
Despite very different geographies — Sweden is an Arctic nation that shares a maritime border with Russia
while France is on NATO's southern flank and faces the Mediterranean Sea — Paris and Stockholm are surprisingly similar when it comes to defense policy
Both countries share a vision of military self-sufficiency that includes a powerful
wide-ranging defense industry and armed forces able to defend their own territories without much outside help
"We have been forced to develop a complete set of capabilities for our air force
we could not rely on anyone else," said the commander of the Swedish air force
standing in front of French Rafale and Swedish Gripen fighter jets on the Luleå airbase tarmac
"That is something we have in common," echoed General Nicolas Chambaz
who's in charge of international relations at the French air and space force
"It's so easy for Sweden and France to work together because we have exactly the same mindset."
France and Sweden's military ties stretch back centuries
France agreed to provide financial support to help the Nordic nation in the Thirty Years War against Habsburg Austria; Sweden's royal family is descended from a Napoleonic commander who went rogue
French President Emmanuel Macron has been working to strengthen those ties, coming for a state visit in January 2024
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has been to Paris a couple of times this year
including to take part in a meeting of the "coalition of the willing" of countries allied with Ukraine
The supreme commander of the Swedish armed forces, General Micael Bydén, visited France in his first trip abroad after his country joined NATO
while Macron recently appointed the deputy head of the DGA arms procurement agency
"The geopolitical context only brings us closer together," said Carlier
French and Swedish arms-makers are also fierce rivals
as France's Dassault and Sweden's Saab compete for fighter jet contracts in South America
Sweden's military industrial complex is also more closely tied to the U.S
However, France's MBDA and Saab also pledged to deepen cooperation
and both Paris and Stockholm are in the European Long-Range Strike Approach missile project
"Partnership with Sweden opens the way to cross-purchasing," Carlier said. He confirmed that France is in talks to procure Saab's GlobalEye surveillance aircraft to replace its aging Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS airplanes
and said he hopes both countries will boost cooperation on air defense and the naval sector
Crucially, Sweden is also among the European countries most interested in Macron's proposal to talk about how French nuclear weapons can be used to protect Europe
The topic was addressed when Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson met with his French counterpart Sébastien Lecornu in Paris in March; several Rafales sent to Luleå during the Pégase High North deployment were nuclear-capable
"The question of the [European nuclear] deterrent is looming in the background
We follow this very closely depending on how the Americans are operating and acting," said Jakob Hallgren
the director of the Swedish Institute of International Affairs
referring to growing worries about the reliability of the U.S
with heavy snow and darkness nearly 24 hours a day
the conditions are very harsh in the Luleå airbase
a highly secured airfield at the end of a long road framed by tall trees
"More and more air forces are coming to Luleå," said Stefan Kaarle
a pilot who's been in the Swedish air force for 30 years
"It’s a pretty important area of the world right now and many NATO countries want to show that they can operate from the high north."
pushed Swedish pilots to learn how to land on roads and highways — a technique that requires specific logistics and support
Such a skill could be useful for other NATO allies because it limits reliance on airfields
which can be more easily targeted by enemy forces
but it's good to have several strings to our bow," said Colonel Frédéric Dalorso
the deputy head of the Pégase High North mission
One of the French mission's objectives, he explained, is to rehearse NATO's regional defense plans. The French worked to improve their Agile Combat Employment skills — a NATO scheme of maneuver that implies flying fast and far — while the Swedes train to refuel their warplanes from the French MRTT
Air-to-air refueling has been identified as a key capability gap for Europeans if the U.S
Sweden and France worked on cross-maintenance and logistics by using local mechanics and local spare parts
Pégase High North's aim is also to identify preferred areas for NATO's regional defense plans
if we need to deploy in six months or a year
the contacts will have already been made," Dalorso said
The continent needs to focus on cheaper satellites to stay in the space race
NATO’s Admiral Pierre Vandier tells POLITICO
German lawmaker Nils Schmid argues there is no need to open the subject as the U.S
has not said it would withdraw its nuclear umbrella
European capitals are divided on how to respond to a probable reduction of America’s military presence
Rome is finally set to meet goal after years as a defense spendthrift
Luleå Hockey are Swedish Champions after winning the final of the SHL playoffs against Brynäs with 4-2 in games
The club from northern Sweden clinched the title on home ice after winning the sixth final 5-2
Brian O'Neill scored two goals and one assist
Frédéric Allard was the top scorer of the playoffs with 21 points in 17 games and was selected MVP of the playoffs
Another Luleå player Pontus Andreasson was the top goal scorer with 12 goals and a total of 20 points
The goalie Matteus Ward had a great playoff with a 1.83 GAA and 92.73 SVS%
Brynäs who was relegated as recent as in 2023 had a fantastic season as newly promoted and won the regular season and reached the final but couldn't beat Luleå
It was Luleå's second championship the first since 1996
Team captain Erik Gustafsson lifted the trophy together with the club icon Linus Omark in front of a very enthusiastic home crowd in Coop Norrbotten Arena
Luleå wins their second title in Sweden, 29 years after the first one. Read more»
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With only three of a potential seven matches at their Coop Norrbotten Arena, Lulea knew they needed at least one away win in the series to lift the title
including a resounding 6-2 success in game five
to help them go 3-2 ahead with their final home match to come
Lulea fans celebrate their team's second SHL title winSIMON ELIASSON / Bildbyran Photo Agency / ProfimediaThe raucous home crowd were there to see their team become champions
but Brynas were intent on ruining the party and taking the game to a decider back in Gavle
And that intention led to the visitors breaking the deadlock after seven-and-a-half minutes, when Johan Larsson controlled a loose puck on the right wing
cut inside past a couple of defenders and finished well
But that was as good as it got for Niklas Gallstedt's side, who lost their advantage within four minutes when Pontus Andreasson inspired Lulea's comeback
After David Lilja's effort was saved by Erik Kallgren
Andreasson was on hand to force home the rebound
On a powerplay soon after, he was shaping to shoot again, but instead turned provider for Marcus Hardegard to unleash a long-range one-timer to put Lulea in front
Tempers were threatening to boil over in the second period, as the hosts' Eetu Koivistoinen and Brynas' Oskar Lindblom sent to the box for roughing were two of a handful of penalties awarded
Amongst all the fouls, there was still time for one goal, midway through the period, and crucially it went to Lulea. Brian O'Neill drove forward from the right side and played the puck into the path of Brendan Shinnimin
Lulea - and O'Neill in particular - settled the match
the series and the SHL season in the first 02:31 of the third period
In the opening minute, Frederic Allard's pass wasn't dealt with by the away defence
and O'Neill was perfectly placed to apply the finish
Then, a vital deflection seemed to have scuppered a counter-attack between Shinnimin and Isac Hedqvist
but Shinnimin refused to give the chance up
playing a hopeful pass from behind the net which was met by O'Neill
A minute later, Theo Lindstein pulled a goal back to complete the 5-2 final score
but it was far too little too late for Brynas
whose wait for a first title since 2012 goes on
they end a 29-year wait for their second SHL title
and become the fourth different club in four years to lift the Le Mat Trophy
Review the 2024/25 SHL season on Flashscore.
Illustration of SSAB's new steel plant in Luleå
The EU grant and the national co-funding will contribute to the shift to fossil-free production at the new Luleå mini-mill
The Swedish steel producer SSAB has been granted SEK 1.45 billion for the green transformation of its Luleå operations
The steel plant in the Northern Swedish city currently accounts for Sweden's largest carbon emission.
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has been granted SEK 1.45 billion by the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth in the framework of the EU Just Transition Fund and state co-funding
The grant is directed toward the transformation to fossil-free production of the company's operations in Luleå
”The funding from the EU and the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth enables us to maintain a high pace in the transition to fossil-free steel production
It is a clear signal from both the EU and Sweden about the importance of our transformation," says Johnny Sjöström
"It will strengthen not only our competitiveness but the competitiveness of Sweden as a whole and means that we can continue to deliver the steel our customers demand," he adds
Source: The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth
located on the Northern Swedish west coast
is considered Sweden's biggest carbon polluter.
The company plans to phase out the current coal and blast furnace production system in favor of a new fossil-free mini-mill with electric arc furnaces and rolling complexes
The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth writes that the changes are expected to reduce the SSAB plant in Luleå's CO2 emissions by 90 percent
this will contribute to reducing Sweden’s CO2 emissions by 7 percent
in addition to the 3 percent from the conversion of SSAB’s steel plant in Oxelösund.
together with emissions from the coking plant
accounts for approximately seven percent of Sweden's carbon dioxide emissions
It is now to be replaced by a new electric steel mill
the startup of the new mill in Luleå is planned for the end of 2028 with full capacity in 2029
while the startup of the new electric arc furnace in Oxelösund is expected toward the end of 2026
The investments are mainly funded with SSAB’s own cash flow
"it is important to Norrbotten and to Sweden that the steel industry now accelerates the green shift while also maintaining competitiveness
It is also important in order to reach Sweden's climate goals," says Elisabeth Backteman
Director General of the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth
Together with the mining company LKAB and the energy company Vattenfall
SSAB is currently developing the Hybrit project
which bases itself on fossil-free production in the entire value chain from iron ore to steel
the new factory will be supplied with a mixture of fossil-free sponge iron from the coming Hybrit facility in Gällivare and recycled scrap metal
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Swap overcrowded ice rinks for the real thing, and skate beneath the aurora borealis on the frozen sea in Swedish Lapland.
The solstice has granted me three hours of daylight, and even at lunchtime, the lightest point of the day, the sun threatens to slip beneath the horizon, turning the sky twilight-blue. This doesn’t faze Scandinavians, who’ve ice skated as a means of travel since the late 1300s. In winter, Luleå’s coastal waters freeze over. In 2004, the opportunity to use this for skating proved irresistible, and a Luleå resident persuaded the council to plough the snow to create a looped, eight-mile ice track.
Word spread, and now the circuit is in its 20th year, attracting 150,000 visitors annually. Climate change has played a role, as warmer temperatures push skaters north — every February, the Royal Dutch Skating Federation organises its annual Grand Prix in Luleå. The city’s course loops from its North Harbour to a disused crane in the South Harbour, from where skaters like me can detour to Gråsjälören island.
Where the ice is thinnest, under Bergnäs Bridge, it fractures without warning, like crème brûlée under the tap of a spoon. My heart stops. “We’re perfectly safe,” Ari reassures me. “The ice is 50cm — strong enough for snow ploughs. Just the top layer is cracking.”
It’s unnerving, but soon I’m distracted by another marvel — the aurora borealis marbling the sky. No wonder Ari gets a kick out of skating outdoors. “I like the sound of skating,” he grins, shooting an imaginary gun with his fingers. “Pew! Pew! Cracking ice sounds like Star Wars. It’s also artistic. Yesterday, when the sun shone, the ice looked like pearls; the crystals were all facing different directions.”
I’m slightly placated by these poetic words as we plough onwards. “Skating at night is difficult and dangerous,” says Ari. “It’s not for everyone. But if there’s a full moon and snow nearby it’s not that dark and it’s beautiful. Instead of animal tracks and forest you see stars and there’s an element of surprise.”
But there are more surprises, lurking unseen. Black ice. The thrill of navigating this thin, transparent ice is, for some skaters, the holy grail of outdoor skating, and they travel by snowmobile to seek it out. “If you’re skating on black ice beneath a black sky, you can’t see where the ice meets the sky. It’s like, ‘Poof! What just happened?’ It’s like you’ve entered outer space. You just have to hope there’s more ice ahead of you.”
But the window for tour skating is narrow. Skaters must wait for the beginning of winter — when waterways freeze enough to take their weight — yet they must also skate before snowfall, as snow hides cracks and insulates ice, making it more likely to collapse. Alas, weather conditions mean I’ve missed my chance.
For experts like Ari, al fresco skating is a calculated risk. “I skate in groups for safety reasons,” he says. “When you fall in, it’s not instant: you break the surface and the ice crumbles in slow motion, like quicksand — and there’s nothing you can do about it. You just blow your whistle, then your friends come at 15mph to save you.”
Ari mitigates the risk by wearing ice picks around his neck and carrying a dry bag filled with ropes and a change of clothes. “The air in the bag also helps you float,” he explains. Luckily, I don’t fall in, although I don’t find any black ice to skate on, either — but I’ll settle for that marshmallow pink sky any day.
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Marcus Hardegard celebrates his goal with Brendan ShinniminMAXIM THORE / Bildbyran Photo Agency / ProfimediaLulea have one hand on a second Le Mat Trophy in club history, after they went to Monitor ERP Arena and won game five of the 2025 Swedish Hockey League (SHL) Playoff Finals 6-2 against Brynas.Brynas looked to have the advantage in the series
having won game four 5-3 on the road and with the chance to retake the overall lead on home ice
but they were second best in Gavle last night
Brian O'Neill was the architect of the opening goal, which the visitors scored inside the first 30 seconds. He won the puck back behind the Lulea goal, found Isac Hedqvist
who then returned the favour for O'Neill to score from close range
Lulea then delivered a sucker-punch right at the end of the first period, doubling their lead with O'Neill and Hedqvist involved again to set up Marcus Hardegard to power past Ludwig Persson
The lead stretched to three goals midway through the match, as Linus Omark latched onto a loose puck and held off the defence to score his second goal of the Finals
But whatever the Brynas coaches said to their players ahead of the third period, it had the desired effect as the home side scored their first goal 38 seconds after the restart. From behind the Lulea goal, Christian Djoos picked out Greg Scott
The comeback was truly on less than five minutes later, when Victor Soderstrom cut the puck back for Oskar Lindblom, who squeezed it past Matteus Ward
But the home side could not find that crucial equaliser
two quickfire goals in the next three minutes killed off the match in Lulea's favour
O'Neill grabbed his second of the match, poking the puck beyond Persson from behind the net, before a fine individual goal from Markus Nurmi
who won the puck back at centre ice and raced away to score
In the final minute, Lulea finally took advantage of a flurry of powerplays they were awarded, and Mathias Brome was on hand to complete the 6-2 victory
It marks the second time in a row and third time in the series that the away side has come away with the win; if Lulea can buck that trend at Coop Norrbotten Arena on Thursday in game six
Follow the SHL Playoff Finals on Flashscore.
winning 5-2 in Gavle and take the momentum into their first two home games of the series at Coop Norrbotten Arena
But that momentum looked to have been grounded in the eighth minute, when Axel Andersson collected the puck on the left side and found a route through to the top corner of the net
That was as good as it got for the visitors, who were pegged back just over two minutes later. Facing a barrage of shots, Brynas failed to clear the puck, which finally nestled in the net after Allard's effort squeezed past Erik Kallgren
The second period firmly belonged to Lulea, who took the lead five minutes in when Anton Levtchi sent Linus Omark through on goal
and the 38-year-old used his experience to sit Kallgren down and tap the puck home
it was the Allard show - approaching the midway point in the match
Brynas could not cope with Lulea players flooding forward on the powerplay
and Allard had enough time in the centre of the attacking zone to pick his spot past the goaltender
With just over two minutes to go in the second, Allard completed his hattrick and made it 4-1, again on a powerplay. Erik Gustafsson drew the defence to give the Canadian time to shoot across Kallgren and into the top right corner
The final flourish to a brilliant display from the home side came early in the third period when a flowing team move was finished by Pontus Andreasson sweeping the puck home for 5-1
The Norrbotten side will have the chance to move within one win of the trophy when the series stays in Lulea on Saturday
before moving back down to Gavle for game five on Monday
Follow the SHL Finals on Flashscore.
Anton Levtchi and Matteus Ward were two of Lulea's heroes in the winMICHAEL ERICHSEN / Bildbyran Photo Agency / ProfimediaThe top two teams from the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) regular season have fended off the competition in the Playoffs to reach the 2025 SHL Finals, after Lulea beat Frolunda 2-0 in Gothenburg.That sealed a 4-2 series win in the Semi-Finals and set up a best-of-seven series with Brynas to decide the title
Needing a victory to stay alive, Frolunda started brightly in front of a raucous crowd at the Scandinavium
but could not force a way through in the first period despite leading the shot count 14-3
As is so often the way, that lack of efficiency came back to bite in the first minute of the second period, when Anton Levtchi linked up with Markus Nurmi before sweeping the puck past Lars Johansson
Though Johansson was busy in the remainder in the second, the goal still came against the run of play, as Frolunda continued to be denied by both Matteus Ward and the frame of his goal
It was a case of deja vu early in the third period, when the home side got caught on the counter attack, and this time Levtchi turned provider for an unguarded Brendan Shinnimin to bury Lulea's second
A game misconduct penalty against Nicklas Lasu did not help the hosts' cause late on, but however they tried, there was no way past Ward, who made 29 saves to complete the 2-0 shutout victory and complete the series win for a side who only had 11 efforts on goal in the 60 minutes
Shinnimin came within a whisker of adding a third
but his empty-netter struck the pipes and bounced clear
Brynas, who beat Skelleftea 4-1 in their Semi-Final series
will host game one of the Finals at 15:15 CEST on Saturday
Follow the SHL Playoffs on Flashscore.
The visitors stamped their authority in just the second minute, when Markus Nurmi wrestled the puck forward to Pontus Andreasson
who has on hand in front of the net to break the deadlock
The home side made life harder for themselves five minutes later, conceding a penalty and allowing Lulea to bide their time in the attacking zone before Andreasson set up Anton Levtchi for the second
Lulea were just as dominant in the second period
though their two goals arrived just 40 seconds apart
Linus Olund spent five minutes in the sin bin for boarding, and though Brynas survived a man down for three minutes, their resistance broke midway through the period when Linus Omark picked out Brendan Shinnimin
The second goal of that powerplay belonged to Marcus Hardegard, who took aim from long range and buried the puck past Erik Kallgren to make it 4-0
The home crowd had something to cheer when Jakob Silfverberg pulled a goal back six minutes into the third, then, faint hopes of a comeback were ignited when Greg Scott got the decisive touch in a goal-mouth scramble
But those hopes were put to bed with less than seven minutes remaining, when Eetu Koivistoinen's shot from distance found its way in
With a 5-2 win under their belts, Lulea will be aiming to build on that when they host game three tomorrow night
Brynas, though, had not read the script - they took the lead in the ninth minute through Jack Kopacka's first goal of the series
The hostile atmosphere was not having its desired effect on the visitors, and less than four minutes later, Jordan Schroeder scored unassisted on a powerplay after Marcus Hardegard was sent to the box for tripping
The home crowd were left stunned in the 14th minute, as the Gavle side took a 3-0 lead when Axel Andersson set up Oskar Lindblom
An intimidating atmosphere greeted the sides in LuleaSIMON ELIASSON / Bildbyran Photo Agency / ProfimediaLulea did at least get on the scoreboard before the first period was out
That goal gave the 1996 champions the launchpad they desired to come back into the game - and they reduced the deficit to just one goal when Hedqvist grabbed his second of the night
In the fifth minute of the third period, the comeback was complete, as Mathias Brome and Linus Omark combined in the build-up and Eetu Koivistoinen was on hand to level the scores
But less than two minutes after celebrating the leveller, Lulea were behind again thanks to Jakob Silfverberg's second goal in as many matches
Conceding penalties late on did not help Lulea's cause as they pulled the goaltender, as Brynas capitalised through Bobby Trivigno, who found the empty net to secure the 5-3 win
The teams head back to Gavle for game five on Monday night
But they proved they were up for the fight after a level first period
in which neither side found the net from eight shots on goal apiece
Outscoring the visitors for efforts on goal, it looked to be a frustrating evening for Brynas, until nine minutes from the end, when Victor Soderstrom's speculative effort from the blue line took the slightest deflection off Tyler Vesel's stick and deceived Matteus Ward
but the Lulea defence held firm through the rest of the third period and the first overtime
that resistance finally broke when Johan Larsson played the puck across to Anton Rodin
who planted the puck beautifully past Ward to lift the roof off Monitor ERP Arena
The two sides meet again tonight at the same venue
before Lulea host matches three and four later this week
Follow the 2025 SHL Finals on Flashscore.
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The company's huge new data center in Sweden is now handling traffic from around the world
marking the first expansion of Facebook's infrastructure beyond the Untied States
Some of the racks of Open Compute servers inside the new Facebook data center in Lulea
The facility is Facebook's first data center outside the U.S
The company's huge new data center in Sweden is now handling traffic from around the world
marking the first expansion of Facebook's infrastructure beyond the United States
The international presence reflects the changing nature of Facebook's users base
About 79 percent of the company's 1.11 billion users are outside the U.S
The location of the new data center takes advantage of the cool climate in Lulea
a seaside town of 45,000 on the edge of the Arctic Circle
at approximately the same latitude as Fairbanks
That cool weather will allow Facebook to use outside air to cool the tens of thousands of servers that will occupy the new campus
"As our systems come online for the first time, we are proud to say that this is likely to be one of the most efficient and sustainable data centers in the world," Facebook said
"All the equipment inside is powered by locally generated hydro-electric energy
but the supply is also so reliable that we have been able to reduce the number of backup generators required at the site by more than 70 percent
In addition to harnessing the power of water
we are using the chilly Nordic air to cool the thousands of servers that store your photos
Any excess heat that is produced is used to keep our office warm."
The use of hydro electricity is a change from the social network's first two company-built data centers in Oregon and North Carolina
which each relied upon utility power that originated primarily from coal
Facebook's power sourcing had been highlighted by the environmental group Greenpeace
which launched a lengthy campaign urging Facebook to "Unfriend Dirty Coal."
Facebook is using server and data center designs outlined in the Open Compute Project
which the company launched in February to release its custom designs for servers
That custom equipment helps Facebook maintain extremely high levels of energy efficiency
as measured by Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE)
the leading measure of "green" data center operations
Facebook's Luleå data centre is averaging a PUE in the region of 1.07," the company said
we will soon be adding a real-time PUE monitor so everyone can see how we are performing on a minute-by-minute basis."
The new 27,000 square meter (290,000 square foot) data center will be the first on a multi-building campus in Luela
consistent with the company's practice at its previous sites in Prineville
The nearby Lule River produces about 13.6 million megawatt hours of hydro-electric power
equal to 10 percent of Sweden's total demand for electricity
Officials in Lulea say the area has some of the cheapest power rates in all of Europe
One novel feature of the new data center is that Facebook has reduced the number of backup generators by 70 percent
Facebook says the extraordinary reliability of the regional power grid serving the town of Lulea allows the company to use far fewer generators than in its U.S
Local officials in Lulea say there has not been a single disruption in the area's high voltage lines since 1979
which hosts several of Sweden’s largest hydro-electric power stations
The power plants along the river generate twice as much electric power as the Hoover Dam
"There are so many hydro plants connected to the regional grid that generators are unneeded," said Jay Park
Facebook's Director of Datacenter Engineering
"One of the regional grids has multiple hydro power plants."
Park says Facebook has configured its utility substations as a redundant "2N" system
with feeds from independent grids using different routes to the data center
while the other uses overhead utility poles
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which is the company's first expansion of its infrastructure outside the U.S
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Peab has been commissioned to renovate and expand Kungsfågeln High School in Luleå
The customer is Luleå Municipality and the contract is worth SEK 103 million
“We feel we’re making a valuable contribution to Luleå Municipality's ability to provide even better education in the community
I'm proud that we're building to meet Luleå's – and other municipalities' – need for educational facilities with our local presence and employees for both," says Susanne Hallberg
Some of the material that meet current requirements such as ceiling material
"Together with the high school and Peab we’re creating a modern and inspiring place for learning and development," says Anna-Maria Killmey
Work will start in April 2025 and is expected to be completed in June 2026
The project will be order registered in the second quarter 2025
Peab is the Nordic Community Builder with 13,000 employees and net sales of SEK 59 billion
With a local presence and focus on our own resources we develop
do the groundwork and build everyday life where it’s lived
Company headquarters are in Förslöv on Bjäre Peninsula in southern Sweden
The Peab share is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm
The geopolitical situation and Sweden’s goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2045 make the need for critical minerals urgent
The EU is today entirely dependent on imports of phosphorus and rare earth elements
which it classifies as critical raw materials
This application is crucial for enabling a future investment decision for full-scale production in Luleå
LKAB's environmental permit application is another step towards the development of the full-scale industrial park in Luleå
It is encouraging to see them move forward according to their plan with this establishment
which is important for the continued development of both the municipality and the region as a hub for the green transition
The production of these critical minerals for wind turbines
and food security is essential for our entire society and provides an opportunity to create new jobs for the future
After approximately 50,000 kilometers driven
the first phase of testing with the fully electric Scania Heavy Tipper truck above ground ..
The HYBRIT initiative and the upcoming demonstration plant in Gällivare were in the spotlight at this year's Hydrogen Conference
The plan in Gällivare regarding sponge iron continues as planned With insights into the new deposit
and their hopes of retaining their lead were in the balance midway through the third period
Oskari Laaksonen's opener in the first period gave the visitors the lead, which was cancelled out in the second by Magnus Nygren
But two goals in less than two minutes of play from Linus Omark and Isac Hedqvist swung the match in Lulea's favour, before Brendan Shinnimin sealed the victory with a little over five minutes remaining
The three points moves Lulea onto 89 points with three rounds of regular season action to go, and have closed the gap to Brynas at the top to nine points
The league leaders failed to secure top spot as they were soundly beaten at home by Vaxjo
Aiming to secure a place in the top 10 and still in the hunt for a top six finish, Vaxjo came flying out of the blocks and led 3-0 by the end of the first with goals from Karl Henriksson, Elias Rosen and Hugo Gustafsson
It then became the Dylan McLaughlin show in Gavle - the American scored a hat-trick in a 10-minute spell either side of the end of the second period to give the away side a 6-0 advantage
Consolation goals from Oskar Lindblom and Christian Djoos narrowed the gap, before Emil Sylvegard added Vaxjo's seventh
Brynas will become the first newly-promoted side to top the regular season standings if they gain one more point
while they still could still achieve that even if they lose their last three
The SHL's in-form team in Rogle, whose 3-0 win at fourth-placed Frolunda was their fifth in succession
four of which were secured in regulation time
After a goalless opener at the Scandinavium, Linus Sandin, Michael Kapla and Dennis Everberg did the damage for the visitors, for whom Arvid Holm made 17 saves in the shutout win
The good spell is vital for Rogle, who are holding onto sixth place in the standings, one point clear of Skelleftea
But at least they are now guaranteed postseason hockey this year
as the win secured a 10th-place finish at least
Rogle have now won five on the bounceBildbyran / ddp USA / ProfimediaSkelleftea needed a shootout to beat Timra
who themselves have fallen out of form and are only two points ahead of Rogle
In the battle of the bottom two, HV 71 beat Modo 3-1 away from home to cut the gap between the pair to three points
Sweden’s national final Melodifestivalen 2025 kicked off on Saturday with Heat 1 from Coop Norrbotten Arena in the Arctic town of Luleå
Six acts fought for the two coveted spots to the Grand Final in Stockholm on 8 March
Eurovision alum John Lundvik (“Voice of the Silent”) and Lady of Rock Maja Ivarsson (“Kamikaze Life”) came out on top and advanced directly to the final
Meira Omar (“Hush Hush”) lives to see another day
She finished third and will advance to the “Final Qualification” round — essentially a battle between third-place acts conducted at the end of the fifth heat
John Lundvik – “Voice of the Silent” (direct to final)
Maja Ivarsson – “Kamikaze Life” (direct to final)
Meira Omar – “Hush Hush” (Final qualification)
Pa – “Upp i luften” (Up in the air) (out)
Adrian Macéus – “Vår första gång” (Our First Time) (out)
Linnea Henriksson – “Den känslan” (That feeling) (out)
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backtrack and backing singers doing all the work
Jon’s vocals never fail to impress me
The song can feel a little corny but the message still is very beautiful
Dare I also say a hopeful and positive song is welcome these days
But to be honest the Song feels like a washed out and bland version of her former The Sounds songs…
You have to admit that John Ludvik served pop formula perfection
I feel biologically programmed to enjoy that song
It gave me ‘Hero’ vibes actually (universal message
a unique sound for Eurovision – I hope it goes through
dressed up as rock but none of the genuine edge
Maja is probobly one of the most genuine rockwomen out there
I’m just going purely off my first impression of this song and the performance
The last 27 years since the Sounds was created
Not impressed by either song really although credit to John his vocal performance is outstanding
Wasn’t it kinda strange that Meira didn’t get a second chance because the cameraman tripped and fell
Swedish people are quite racist and if they hear a middle eastern song they directly think of Muslims and think of islamists…so i am very surprised that Meira even came in top 3…glad she did though.
That’s not true though….has nothing to do with her or her roots
The song was nog god enough to direct qualify for the finals
But the whole performance was literally about her roots
Yes but what I ment was that the result was not due to where she comes from
The song was not good enough neither her voice capacity
She is a new artist in Sweden and they almost never do well the first time they compete if the song is not WOW of course
Pleasantly surprised that Maja got through
it is nice to see a bit of hairspray rock in the final
It looked like a strong performance as well
I am not surprised John Lundvik made it to the final
but Maja Ivarsson’s song was last in my ranking so her qualification took me by surprise
I was actually confused when the artists where announced without knowing the scores
but then I realized it’s to keep the third place finishers’ points obscured until the fifth heat with the second chance voting
Don’t wanna know which third placer got the most points yet
In the kvalfinalen the song with most VOTES overall gets qualified directly
Then the remaining four will get more voting and combine scores of their hear with the new votes
but it’s really not an easy logic with the new system
Meiras song sounds so much like they dont care about us
I really loved Hush hush 😮 shocked it wasn’t direkt till finale… John and Maia would have been my second chance :p
Several people collected from the floor the cameraman and the camera in front of her during her live performance
Have you watched the trashy Netflix reality show “Love is blind”
She is not a singer and also definitely not a role model or someone to spend more TV time on
I guess she is the one that didn’t get the votes and the support
Love Hush Hush but slightly annoyed her performance was in many parts a copy and paste fro Yasmin and Eya Eya from Melodi Grand Prix in Norway last year
Again Sweden went with the most generic pop song instead maja with a solid rock performance and meira with out of swedish box performance
Yeah… John’s delivery of song is giving Lion King vibes… Fills the room… Memorable
but Sweden’s first heat actually feels worse to me than Lithuania’s first heat three weeks ago
and I had a lot of problems with it (namely that Tai did not qualify to the final)
John Lundvik is set to win Mello 2025bwith this song
Wait until all the songs are out and the finalists have been selected
In your dreams at best – it’s just heat 1
I see better dreams than mello songs (thankfully)
lol the camera people were an absolute mess during meiras
that might hurt the artist unless the audience is forgiving
And yeah… It’s a good’un… Maybe more volume on the backing track… The music is great… Voice (also great) overwhelmed it a little
Fun fact: She’s backed up by Melanie Wehbe and Linnea Deb
“For the show” was my favourite two years ago
I think it is very stupid that they made that joke about Joost
But it’s funnier because I knew the Joost stans would lose their minds
I think people often forget that the camerawoman was Swedish
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SSAB and SMS group have signed an Early Service Agreement (ESA) on the cold rolling complex for the Luleå mini-mill project in Luleå
equipment and process automation for the new cold rolling complex
SSAB’s Board of Directors took the decision to build a state-of-the-art fossil-free mini-mill in Luleå as the next step in SSAB’s transformation to fossil-free steel production
The new mini-mill will have a better cost position with lower fixed costs
shorter lead times and eliminated CO2 costs
The transformation in Luleå will result in significant reductions of emissions to air and water
increase resource efficiency and remove about 2.8 million tonnes of annual carbon dioxide emissions
SSAB’s transformation will enable a total reduction of 10% in Sweden’s total carbon dioxide emissions
of which Luleå accounts for 7% and Oxelösund for 3%
“SSAB and SMS group have a long and successful history of working together
We are happy that we have come to agreement with SMS group to deliver process equipment for our new cold mill complex in Luleå,” says Carl Orrling EVP & CTO at SSAB
The new cold rolling mill complex will allow SSAB Europe to significantly increase production and sales of high-strength steels and premium products
The agreement with SMS group encompasses sophisticated technology
including a Pickling Line/Tandem Cold Mill with CVC® technology
a Continuous Annealing and Galvanizing Line and a Recoiling and Inspection Line
all of which are key components to achieve the final quality of SSAB's premium products
Fully electrically heated furnaces will utilize a combination of induction and electrical radiant tubes
Air-knives will precisely control the coating thickness for optimal surface quality
Robotics applications and logistics systems will optimize material flows and streamline logistics processes within the new cold rolling complex
Comprehensive automation and digitalization solutions will ensure production efficiency
The cold rolling complex will be capable of processing strip widths up to 1,900 mm and thicknesses ranging from 0.30 to 2.5 mm
Also included in the scope are major auxiliary plants
“This project underscores the trusted partnership between SSAB and SMS group
we are setting new standards for sustainable steel production and technological innovations,” says Olaf Stalfort
SSAB has signed an Early Service Agreement with Danieli for a highly-automated technology solution for the new mini-mill
Tom Nilsson wasn't the intended target of a pass from behind the net
he made no mistake guiding it home in the fourth minute
It was all too easy for the hosts four minutes later when Linus Hogberg played the puck across to Mikael Ruohomaa
who applied a simple finish in front of the net
Late in the first, Lulea were back in the match when Mathias Brome's shot found a way through Lars Johansson
who did not cover himself in glory after some key saves earlier in the period
The two-goal advantage was restored in the second period when Max Westergard fired into the net on the rebound
only for the lead to be snuffed out quickly
David Granberg took advantage of some sloppy play from Frolunda inside their defensive zone to score, then two minutes later Isac Hedqvist was in the right place to tuck home an equaliser
But Frolunda regrouped ahead of the third period, and only 01:32 into it found themselves back in front following an accurate slap shot from Arttu Ruotsalainen found the back of the net
Five minutes from time, the win was secured after Ruotsalainen did well to keep the Frolunda attack moving before setting up Linus Weissbach
Game four of the series will also be at the Scandinavium tomorrow evening
After back-to-back defeats in Gavle, Skelleftea returned to home ice in style on Tuesday with a 5-1 win over Brynas to cut the regular season champions' lead in their Semi-Final series to 2-1
Jonathan Davidsson set the mood for the evening by rifling Skelleftea ahead in just the second minute
The home side didn't look back - Max Lindholm put them 2-0 up inside five minutes, before Michael Brandsegg-Nygard and Par Lindholm added a further two unanswered goals in the second
Brandsegg-Nygard added his second of the match to make it 5-0 early in the final period, before Brynas finally got on the board with six minutes to play when Oskar Lindblom deflected the puck in
Skelleftea will be hoping for a similar display when they host game four tonight
Facebook says its new data center in Lulea
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but taking on the number one and two ranked sides was going to be a step up
So it proved, as regular season winners Brynas shrugged off the poor form they showed in their recent fixtures to run out 5-1 winners against Malmo on home ice
Anton Rodin broke the deadlock after seven minutes, which is how it stayed until the end of the first period, before Jordan Schroeder settled some nerves inside the Monitor ERP Arena
doubling the lead just 32 seconds after the restart
A hooking call against Rodin allowed Malmo to get back into the game with a powerplay goal from Lassi Thomson with seven minutes of the middle period to play
However, Johannes Kinnvall restored the two-goal cushion at 18:23 in the second, before the third period belonged to Brynas - Jakob Silfverberg added the fourth before Tyler Vesel scored into an empty net late on
Gavle will play host again for game two of the best-of-seven series on Saturday
Second seeds Lulea also registered a four-goal victory to open their postseason schedule, winning 4-0 at home to Vaxjo
After a scoreless first period, The visitors resilience collapsed three minutes into the second when Albin Lundin put Lulea ahead, and their night got worse when Eric Martinsson was ejected for butt-ending after 40 minutes of play
Lulea used the substantial powerplay at the beginning of the third period to put the game to bed, as first Pontus Andreasson, then Brendan Shinnimin put the home side 3-0 up
The fourth was scored into an empty net by Eetu Koivistoinen in the final three minutes
Game two of this series will also be played on Saturday, while the other two Quarter-finals - Farjestad vs Skelleftea and Frolunda vs Timra - get underway tomorrow
The green transition and the electrification of our society start in the mine
It is an unsustainable contradiction to want electric vehicles and wind turbines without also taking responsibility for the raw materials
we are taking a decisive step toward reducing Europe's import dependency and ensuring access to critical minerals and metals for the future
The world has now turned its attention to metals and minerals once again
We are currently almost entirely dependent on imports for phosphorus and rare earth elements
LKAB can make better use of the material we already mine and strengthen our future competitiveness
while also improving security of supply and preparedness in Europe
This facility is a crucial building block to make that possible
The grant will contribute to the development of Talga's low-emission natural graphite anode material
a company specialising in battery materials and technology
has been selected for a significant grant from the EU Innovation Fund
This grant is aimed at supporting the commercial-scale Luleå Anode Refinery
which is a key component of Talga’s integrated Vittangi Anode Project in Sweden
will contribute to the development of Talga’s low-emission natural graphite anode material
Talga applied for the grant under the IF23 initiative and successfully secured funding as part of an award to 85 innovative net-zero projects aimed at implementing advanced clean technologies throughout Europe
The grant is provided by the European Commission
with the chosen projects set to receive a total of €4.8bn from the EU Innovation Fund
The call for projects received 337 applications
Talga will now proceed to the ‘grant preparation’ phase
The company is expected to sign its grant agreement with the European Climate
Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency by the first quarter of 2025
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This marks a significant step forward for Talga’s project
which is poised to establish a vertically integrated mine-to-anode operation
is set to produce 19,500 tonnes per annum of Talnode-C
Talga Group CEO Martin Phillips said “This is a fantastic achievement
The grant demonstrates the European Commission’s recognition of the quality of Talga’s project and its ability to support the EU’s innovation and decarbonisation goals
“The demand for anode material made with natural graphite
to support Europe’s battery value chain is clearly highlighted in the success of the application.”
Earlier this month, Talga Group secured an exploitation concession for its Nunasvaara South natural graphite mine
part of the Vittangi Anode Project in northern Sweden
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Social network plans third building on Luleå campus
Its CEO Mark Zuckerberg may be in the hot seat with regulators and the public on both sides of the Atlantic over user-data privacy
but Facebook continues growing the infrastructure that supports the world’s largest social network
The company is once again expanding its data center capacity in Europe
Facebook announced on Monday a plan to add a third building at its already massive data center campus in Luleå, Sweden. It expects the 540,000-square foot building to start serving traffic in early 2021, according to a Facebook blog post
Growth of its global user base and the expansion of data-intensive content
are driving the company’s massive infrastructure investment year after year
The money funds the build-out of data centers as well as capacity of Facebook’s global network backbone
including new submarine cables that link its data centers on different continents
Luleå was home to the first data center Facebook built in Europe
The planned third building will bring the company’s total investment in the campus to 8.7 billion Swedish Krona
The expansion will nearly double the size of the Facebook data center campus in Luleå
according to the Swedish economic development organization Node Pole
bringing it to more than 1 million square feet
Related:The Facebook Data Center FAQ
Today, Facebook has another European data center, in Clonee, Ireland (outside of Dublin). A third location on the continent – in Odense, Denmark – is currently under construction
Most Facebook data centers are located in the US: in Prineville, Oregon; Forest City, North Carolina; Altoona, Iowa; Fort Worth, Texas; and Los Lunas, New Mexico. Additional US locations are under construction in Henrico, Virginia; Papillon, Nebraska; and New Albany, Ohio. Another Facebook data center is in the works outside Atlanta
To serve its Asian customers, the company also occupies leased data center space in Singapore
Aerial view of steel producer SSAB's location in Luleå
US President Donald Trump is imposing 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports
The European Commission said it would react to protect European businesses from unjustified measures.
US President Donald Trump is imposing 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the US.
Trump signed the executive action on Monday and is imposing a 25 percent flat tariff with "no exceptions." The aim is to encourage investment and expansion of domestic steel production.
This is the beginning of making America rich again," Trump said while signing the actions.
The top three sources of US imports of steel are Canada
according to the International Trade Administration of the US Department of Commerce
Canada is also the largest supplier of primary aluminum to the US.
"I deeply regret the US decision to impose tariffs on European steel and aluminum exports
worse for consumers," said President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in a statement on the announced tariffs.
She further noted that unjustified tariffs on the EU will not go unanswered and that they will trigger firm and proportionate countermeasures.
"The EU will act to safeguard its economic interests
businesses and consumers," she added.
tariffs heighten economic uncertainty and disrupt the efficiency and integration of global markets," a statement from the European Commission on Monday read.
a major steel producer in the Northern Swedish city of Luleå
said the company continues to monitor developments regarding tariffs.
"We have significant production in the USA as well as in the Nordics and feel secure in our conditions to continue serving our customers globally
predictable trade rules are important and we hope that the partners can come to an agreement," press officer Anna Molin told HNN in an e-mail.
SSAB is a Nordic and US-based steel company
"SSAB is well positioned on its home markets
with production close to customers," the company writes.
Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum marks the latest step in the US President's trade policy overhaul
The US president has previously announced a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico but agreed to pause the tariffs for 30 days after reaching an agreement with the two neighboring countries.
The US has imposed ten percent duties on imports from China
which has responded with retaliatory tariffs on a selection of US imports.
According to AP, Trump’s original metals tariffs gave America’s struggling steel and aluminum producers some relief from intense global competition, while also taking a toll and a.o. increasing costs for downstream US producers that buy steel and aluminum and use them to manufacture goods.
However, the chasers saw their three-match winning run end with a 3-2 loss at home to Modo, who sit 13th and came into this on the back of losing a basement battle to HV 71 last time out
Things appeared to be going to form after 15 minutes, when David Lilja gave the home side the lead, only for Modo to capitalise on a powerplay in the final minute of the first through Victor Berglund's equaliser
In the second period, Modo had four players sent to the penalty box, yet when Jesper Sellgren put Lulea back in front
it was a rare time when the visitors had a full compliment of players on the ice
Powerplays would be Lulea's undoing in the third period as well - Riley Woods scored twice for Modo when his side had the advantage within the first six minutes of the period, both for fouls conceded by Oskari Laaksonen
Just a second win in 60 minutes in their last 10 matches takes Modo to 60 points
That result means first place in the SHL regular season belongs to Brynas
who were promoted from the Allsvenskan last season after just a year out of the top flight
They secured their place in history in rather weak fashion, losing 2-1 away to Rogle for their fifth loss in their last eight
It is a sixth win in a row for Rogle, who have moved to fifth place in the standings. Josh Dickinson broke the deadlock in the first period, before Brady Ferguson doubled the advantage 14 minutes into the second
Jack Kopacka pulled one back at 18:44 in the second, and despite a slew-footing call against Leon Bristedt
Brynas could not find an equaliser in the third period
Poor recent form had seen Frolunda and Farjestad lose ground on Lulea
but the chance to restore pride was on offer when the two met in Gothenburg for what turned out to be a thriller
Farjestad came from 3-1 down to lead 4-3, only for David Edstrom to level the scores at 4-4 with 01:28 left in the match and force overtime
No goals in the extra period saw the match go to a shootout, and it was Frolunda's Filip Cederqvist scored the decisive penalty to earn two points for his team who go back above Farjestad into third
There was a decisive win for seventh-placed Skelleftea in the race for the top six. A 3-0 win brushed aside Vaxjo who stay eighth but with five points now between the pair
That means only goal difference is keeping Timra in the top six - they were beaten 2-0 by Linkoping for their fourth loss in a row
Linkoping's postseason hopes remain hanging by a thread as they stay six points behind Orebro with only two matches to play, after Orebro saw off a late rally from HV 71 to win 3-2
Finally, Malmo snapped a six-game losing streak to beat Leksand 4-2
whose victory keeps them within four points of Orebro
with Leksand a point further clear in ninth place
4 members from Luleå University of Technology
Simon Larsson in the doctoral course made a courtesy visit on President Ukai
Häggblad gave an overview of Luleå University of Technology and exchanged views on a future collaboration
Visitors had visited the laboratory of Assoc
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Well-beaten 4-0 and 6-2 in the first two games, the Lakers needed to find some form at home to keep their season alive, and they took the lead in the 13th minute through Robert Rosen
They held that lead until the end of the first period, but little longer - Pontus Andreasson grabbed Lulea's equaliser in the second minute of period two
Martin Lundberg put Vaxjo back in front, but early in the third period the match seemed to be slipping away from the hosts, when Markus Nurmi and David Lilja turned the match around
But Lundberg had other ideas - he was in the right place to tuck home the equaliser after Eric Martinsson's shot was deflected into his path
20 minutes of overtime was not enough to separate the sides, thus a fifth period was needed. After 31:02 of overtime in total, Emil Sylvegard played the puck across goal and Karl Henriksson applied the close-range finish to win the match for Vaxjo
with game four also at Vaxjo's Vida Arena on Wednesday
Malmo were beaten 5-1 and 4-2 in Gavle by Brynas, but responded well at home against the team who finished first in the regular season, taking a 2-0 victory
Neither side was able to take advantage of multiple powerplays in the first period, until 16 seconds before the end of the first period, when Axel Sundberg netted for the Redhawks
They left it until late in the second period to double their advantage, Thomas Berg-Paulsen with the goal, assisted by Fredrik Handemark
unable to break through a well-disciplined Malmo team who did not concede a penalty from the midpoint of the match onwards
But the home side also had to thank goaltender Oskar Blomgren
which now sees Brynas' lead in the series cut to 2-1
The teams stay at Malmo Arena for game four on Wednesday
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They edged closer to the historic achievement with a 6-3 win over the strugglers on home ice this afternoon
But in front of nearly 8,000 fans at the Monitor ERP Arena, a shock was on the cards early on, when Andre Petersson put the away side in front
However, the league leaders showed their class to open up a 3-1 lead by the end of the first period, thanks to strikes from Theo Lindstein, Jack Kopacka and Miks Indrasis
Radan Lenc narrowed the gap early in the second, but a crucial Greg Scott goal when Brynas were shorthanded restored the two-goal advantage heading into the third period
A second for Kopacka and one for Victor Soderstrom made the score 6-2 before the game ended as it began
Three assists for Soderstrom took him to four points in the game, as Erik Kallgren made 19 saves at the other end of the rink
The win put Brynas 13-points clear of both Farjestad and Frolunda with only four matches left to play and only 12 points available
Champions Hockey League runners-up Farjestad won 4-2 away at Timra and Frolunda scored three without reply to beat Malmo on the road
However, a win for Lulea by any means away against Leksand would see them leapfrog both sides to reclaim the second place they held at the start of the day and remain at least 12 points shy of Brynas
That would force the Gavle side to wait at least another round of matches to seal top spot and etch their names into the history books
Everything went the way of Brynas in the opening two periods, as Justin Kloos gave Leksand the lead in the final minute of the first
as they kept Lulea shut out for 40 minutes
Having only forced 10 shots on goal in the first two periods, Lulea grabbed themselves an equaliser at 03:33 in the third, thanks to defenceman Frederic Allard
With six minutes left, Linus Omark took advantage of a powerplay to put Lulea in front
Leksand went for broke and pulled the goaltender, but everything was now falling Lulea's way and they capitalised with an empty-netter, scored by Mathias Brome
The 3-1 success moves them onto 86 points - still unlikely to catch Brynas
The largest construction project that received the green light from the Swedish government on Tuesday is a railway stretch on the North Bothnia Line in Northern Sweden
Sweden's Minister of Infrastructure and Housing
says the decision will improve transport options in the north
such as work commuting and freight transport
The Swedish government is giving the green light to start constructing an important railway line in Northern Sweden
several projects to improve the capacity of the Iron Ore Line are underway
the Norwegian Labor Party is proposing the construction of the Northern Norway line
the Swedish Government presented several decisions linked to infrastructure projects in Northern Sweden
This includes the go-ahead to start construction on a new stretch on the North Bothnia Line
The North Bothnia Line is a planned railway line on the northern Swedish coast
The stretch now given the green light goes from Dåva in Umeå to Skellefteå
the last remaining stretch is from Skellefteå to Luleå
which is further along in the planning process
The background of the construction project includes developing the possibilities for commuting and transport in Sweden's northern regions
A significant societal shift is currently taking place in Northern Sweden regarding industry investment
"We can finally continue connecting the cities in Northern Sweden and create larger labor market regions
It is good for the competence supply and the continued investments in the green shift," she says in a press release
"The infrastructure is either a bottleneck or a facilitator of growth and work commuting," says Andreas Carlson (Christian Democrats)
Sweden's Minister for Infrastructure and Housing
he underlines that today's decision regarding the North Bothnia Line will improve transport opportunities in the North
"Both for work commuting and freight transport in the region
which are structural parts of the shift that is taking place
The message is an important step in increasing capacity
as well as achieving a more efficient and faster transport," he writes on social media
it will also be possible to take the train to Skellefteå
the largest city in Sweden that currently lacks a railway connection
one of the facilities of the much-talked-about battery company Northvolt
The Swedish Government also presented several other measures
These projects aim to increase capacity on the Iron Ore Line
which runs from Luleå to Narvik in Northern Norway
The Iron Ore Line measures include expanding three junction stations and one railway area
Construction will start between 2025 and 2027
Carlson says that the government's infrastructure measures could increase capacity between Gällivare and Boden in Northern Sweden by 30 percent
The measures could be in place three to four years ahead of schedule
work is underway to increase capacity regarding axle loads on the Ore Line/the Ofoten Line together with Norway
the Swedish Transport Administration has already begun planning work on double tracks between Luleå and Boden."
The Swedish mining company LKAB's ore train in Narvik
or the Ofoten Line as it is called on the Norwegian side
is very important for freight and passenger transport
The Norwegian Labor Party is simultaneously shedding new light on the Northern Norway Line
The Labour Party's final draft of a new party program
presented at its national conference in Bergen on Monday
states that it aims to "develop the railway in the north and build the Northern Norway Railway."
"Where to start construction and which concept to choose must be considered in light of the new geopolitical situation and build on the work of uniting the Nordic countries in NATO," the new draft states
the Labor Party writes that they want to better connect the Arctic and secure the infrastructure against climate change
"Residential and labor market regions in the north must come closer to each other
and connections between the north and the rest of the world must be improved."
The national conference will consider the final draft and adopt the final party program on which the Labor Party will run for election in April 2025