Copyright © techoraco and its affiliated companies 2025 The 30-hectare plot in Hamre Industripark in Långsele Sollefteå municipality a five-and-a-half-hour drive north of Stockholm atNorth said the proposed data centre site is “strategically located for its infrastructure energy capacity and benefits from Sweden’s cool climate abundance of renewable energy and skilled workforce” The connectivity news and insights that matter - straight to your inbox chair of the municipal executive committee said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for Sollefteå municipality and the Hamre area “We are delighted to collaborate with atNorth a company that leads in data centre solutions and sustainable technology This project can help strengthen our region as a hub for innovative development.” The planned “mega site” will follow atNorth’s SWE01 site Its initial Swedish site is just a stone’s throw away from Arlanda International Airport and provides more than 2,800 square metres of white space SWE01 supports high-density workloads including AI projects across two levels, and is designed to maximise heat recovery, utilising liquid cooling tech “We are excited to be exploring the possibility of a new mega site in Sweden to complement our existing metro sites” “As the demand for our sustainable infrastructure continues to increase we are committed to scaling in a responsible way that benefits the Nordic locations we inhabit” News of the proposed site follows atNorth’s expansion of its sites in Iceland atNorth’s ICE02 near Keflavík will gain an additional 35MW of capacity atNorth unveils new Danish data centre with advanced heat reuse atNorth to build heat reuse data centre site in Kouvola You have reached the limit for gifting for this month Biathlon: the selection of the Austrian national team for the 2025/2026 training season Biathlon | Nordic skiing : for the Olympic winter the French teams will once again be changing their overalls Biathlon | “Joining this group is a step forward in my project” : Bressaud Martin Botet talks about his arrival in the French B team Biathlon | “It was a tiring race”: Johannes Thingnes Boe reflects on his participation in the Grue Halvmaraton Biathlon | “Joining the federal group is not an end in itself”: the words of Guillaume Poirot Camille Grataloup-Manissolle and Antonin Delsol Cross-country skiing: the selection of the Swedish national team for the 2025/2026 season Cross-country skiing : Gustav Kvarnbrink’s fright after being hit by a car while training Cross-country skiing | Nordic skiing: the composition of the Austrian team for the 2025/2026 season Cross-country skiing | “It’s really nice to see progress” Jessie Diggins gives her news following plantar fasciitis Norway or Bessans : the full programme of French team training camps to prepare for 2025/2026 Nordic combined: the composition of the French teams for the 2025/2026 season Nordic combined: Ivar Stuan remains Norway’s boss for another 2 years… with an option until 2030 Nordic Combined: Florian Schabereiter becomes head coach of the Austrian women’s national team Nordic combined | Mo i Rana: Ida Marie Hagen and Jens Luraas Oftebro crowned Norwegian mass start and gundersen champions Nordic Combined : the full list of 2024/2025 World Cup winners Ski jumping | “Not the season I imagined” Ski jumping: Slovenia’s Bine Norcic takes over from Rune Velta at the helm of the Swiss team Ski jumping: Thomas Thurnbichler to coach Germany’s B team Ski jumping: the make-up of the French teams for the 2025/2026 season… with newcomer Louis Obersteiner and leaders Joséphine Pagnier and Valentin Foubert Ski jumping: Rune Velta decides to step down as Switzerland coach Rollerskiing | ASOP and Thomas Joly launch the HautDoubsLoppet a 42 km classic ski-wheel race: first edition on 27 July Rollerski | Soldier Hollow: the Schutzenski Festival free sprint for Jessie Diggins and Reid Goble Rollerski | Soldier Hollow: Luke Jager and Rosie Brennan win the individual classic at the Schutzenski Festival Rollerski | “There are many reasons”: why didn’t Arnaud Du Pasquier’s third Dupaski Festival take place this weekend Rollerskiing | “It’s very reassuring”: the satisfaction of Mathis Desloges after winning the French individual classic title in La Bresse Vu de Trondheim #2: Jarl Magnus Riiber stripped of his title From Trondheim #1 : Marit Bjoergen head coach for women’s sprint Vu de Norge #451 : Sturla Holm Lægreid stands up against homophobia Vu de Norge #449 : Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen improves his rifle Planète Nordic #29: Oleksandra Merkushyna appreciates Julia Simon’s gesture Planète Nordic #23 : Norwegian cross-country skiers take on footballer Erling Braut Haaland on his recovery techniques dog’s name… at the Tour de Ski Planète Nordic #21 : Sebastian Samuelsson donates his race number to Dmytro Pidruchnyi in support of Ukraine Nordic Planet #20 : Dorothea Wierer could do nothing about the individual short in Kontiolahti after suffering a 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Learn how your comment data is processed. Discover the full composition of the Austrian biathlon team for the 2025/2026 season the equipment supplier to the French biathlon and Nordic ski teams Among the new biathletes in the federal group for the 2025/2026 preparations is Martin Botet A native of the Vosges who lives in Savoie,.. A few days after completing the Halvmaraton in 1h20m19 Johannes Thingnes Boe gave his first reaction to the Norwegian media Camille Grataloup-Manissolle and Antonin Delsol tell Nordic Magazine how delighted they are to be joining the men's Excellence 2030 group for the.. Océane Michelon talks to Nordic Magazine about her magnificent 2024/2025 season Czech Marketa Davidova has undergone surgery on her herniated disc Coralie Perrin and Louise Roguet talk about their delight at joining the women's Excellence 2030 group for.. Specifications and timelines have not yet been shared Nordic colocation provider atNorth has bought a 30-hectare plot for a potential data center in Långsele Located in the Sollefteå municipality in Hamre Industripark the land will host the company’s first ‘mega site.' Specifications of the potential site development not yet been shared “This is a fantastic opportunity for Sollefteå municipality and the Hamre area,” said Johan Andersson a company that leads in data center solutions and sustainable technology In February 2022 the company announced plans for a 50MW large-scale data center campus but had not settled on a location It is unclear whether these are the same plans atNorth opened its first Swedish site SWE01 in Stockholm in 2022 The facility spans 6,400 sqm (68,900 sq ft) with more than 11MW of capacity The operator recently expanded its ICE02 and ICE03 sites in Iceland and announced plans for its DEN02 facility in Varde, Denmark, earlier this year. atNorth has another site under construction in Denmark, located near Ballerup, with an expected capacity of 30MW. DEN01 is expected to launch in Q2 2025 atNorth was formed as Advania in 2012 from three components: Skyrr, a public sector IT specialist in Iceland; Kerfi, a Swedish outfit with roots in a Nokia spinoff called Datapoint, and Hands from Norway. Swiss investment manager Partners Group acquired the company in December 2021 Data centers in Sweden have historically been concentrated in Stockholm and GlobalConnect all having a presence in the capital Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia atNorth has signed an agreement with the Sollefteå Municipality with the intention of building a data center with an initial capacity of 200MW Stockholm, Sweden – December 16th, 2024 –  atNorth and artificial intelligence service provider has announced it has secured land in the Sollefteå Municipality The 30 hectare plot is strategically located for its infrastructure energy capacity and benefits from Sweden’s cool climate abundance of renewable energy and skilled workforce “This is a fantastic opportunity for Sollefteå Municipality and the Hamre area” Chair of the Municipal Executive Committee “We are delighted to collaborate with atNorth This project can help strengthen our region as a hub for innovative development” atNorth opened its state of the art SWE01 site in Stockholm in 2022 The secured land in Sollefteå Municipality is intended to be the location of atNorth’s first mega site in Sweden “We are excited to be exploring the possibility of a new mega site in Sweden to complement our existing metro sites” says Eyjólfur Magnús Kristinsson “As the demand for our sustainable infrastructure continues to increase we are committed to scaling in a responsible way that benefits the Nordic locations we inhabit” atNorth is a leading Nordic data center services company that offers sustainable scalable colocation and high-performance computing services trusted by industry-leading organizations The business acquired leading High Performance Computing (HPC) provider in 2023 enabling a compelling full stack offering tailored to AI and other critical high performance workloads.  atNorth's data centers run on renewable energy resources and support circular economy principles All atNorth sites leverage innovative design and intelligent operations to provide long-term infrastructure and flexible colocation deployments The tailor-made solutions enable businesses to calculate train and visualize data workloads in an efficient Iceland and operates seven data centers in strategic locations across the Nordics as well as its tenth under construction in Kouvola Finland and its eleventh site in Ølgod For more information, visit atNorth.com or follow atNorth on LinkedIn or Facebook The 553MW portfolio consists of four wind farms in the Kramfors and Sollefteå municipalities of the country UK-based Renewable Power Capital (RPC) has secured €555m ($602.9m) financing to facilitate the construction and operation of a 553MW onshore wind project portfolio in Sweden A group of lenders provided the long-term financing which is among the biggest in Europe for a greenfield onshore wind portfolio.The mandated lead arrangers were CIBC Apex served as the facility and security agent The financed portfolio consists of four wind farms located in the Kramfors and Sollefteå municipalities of Sweden They will supply green electricity to the equivalent of 182,000 households investment and structured finance head Sylvain Delion stated: “This portfolio is RPC’s largest investment to date so we’re thrilled to be taking a crucial step towards operation Closing long-term financing for our flagship onshore wind portfolio in Sweden is another major milestone in our investment and operating strategy supporting RPC’s approach to obtain long-term stable risk-adjusted returns “The level of external debt raised and the complexity of the financing structure are testament to RPC’s expertise and progress as a renewables company We’re delighted to have closed this financing with such an impressive number of partners and we look forward to working alongside them to drive decarbonisation.” Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis In April 2024 RPC disclosed that Procter & Gamble has entered into a ten-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the 140MW Sörlidberget wind farm This agreement is the fourth PPA for the cluster following three other ten-year PPAs with LyondellBasell and Ardagh Nearly all of the renewable energy produced by the portfolio has now been contracted RPC placed an order for 80 wind turbines from the German manufacturer Nordex for this cluster Nordex is scheduled to begin the delivery and installation of these turbines in the spring of 2025 with the wind farms expected to commence operations between the fourth quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026 In March 2023 RPC expanded its energy storage capabilities by forming a development partnership with Altea Green Power This collaboration aims to develop 1GW of battery energy storage systems in Italy marking RPC’s entry into a new European market Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network A one-day callup to the NHL gave Red Wings prospect William Wallinder a taste of what potentially lies ahead         William Wallinder came to the Red Wings organization via Solleftea a quiet municipality on his nation's High Coast Solleftea is less than 100 kilometers (about 60 miles) from Ornskoldsvik the professional ice hockey club that has produced more than its share of NHL players over the years         Hall of Fame center Peter Forsberg and long-time Vancouver Canucks winger Markus Naslund were MoDo's first stars but the list of NHL products who followed the pair of 1991 NHL Draftees is long: Niklas Sundstrom While there's a big paper mill in town where seemingly everybody and their brother work which pumps out hockey players like pulp from Mo och Domsjö AB the giant paper company for which the team is named who spent his teen years in the MoDo program began developing his skills in Ornskoldsvik he started showing the raw talent that gained the attention of the Red Wings who selected him in the second round (32nd overall pick) of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft getting stuck in the goalie net when his skating skills were lacking becoming a technically skilled puck-carrier at a reasonably young age that often saw him leading his team up the ice that led him to favor playing the blue line but mostly I played defense," said Wallinder "I think I played 'D' because I could play more         He was well aware of MoDo's history as a hockey factory Both Naslund and Forsberg joined MoDo's management team after finishing their playing careers Wallinder recalls hanging out at Naslund's home He played hockey with Naslund's son as well as the son of defenseman Mattias Timander one of seven MoDo players to have his number retired         Wallinder's dream of playing in the NHL had formed some time earlier one of his favorite players was Niklas Kronwall the former Red Wings defenseman from whom he would seek guidance and instruction years later         "I liked his physical play," Wallinder said "I tried to do similar hits when I was younger I was pretty good at it but grew out of it." When you are out of position too often you quickly learn the risk outweighs the reward         Getting drafted by the Red Wings was a thrill he will never forget I didn't know that they were going to pick me."         Wallinder said he had a couple of conversations with renowned talent evaluator Hakan Andersson who serves as director of European scouting for the Red Wings he had been talking to numerous people during the months leading up to the 2020 draft so I wasn't sure what would happen," he said I was really happy to join a team with a lot of Swedish players It's easier to talk about stuff outside of the rink and we all know each other since we played each other when we were younger         Wallinder played one more year with MoDo following the draft then graduated to the SHL where he played for Rögle BK – the same organization that had recruited future Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider a year earlier during the COVID-19 pandemic Wallinder was joined by 17-year-old Marco Kasper the Red Wings' first-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft         Under the direction of Canadian twin brothers Chris and Cam Abbott Rögle BK finished first in the 2021-22 standings with a record of 32-11-7-2 With Chris as the club's general manager and Cam as its head coach Rögle BK provided the perfect training ground for Detroit's young prospects         "It was good for me to be playing at a higher level And with the Abbotts as the coach and the GM They showed me how to play and how to be a pro Playing a lot of minutes was a good step before coming over here."         Wallinder said staying in Sweden for two seasons with Rögle BK allowed him to strengthen his defensive play "It was kinda like the ice was almost tilting too much I feel like I take more responsibility to play defense I think that's the biggest change in my game." the Red Wings brought Wallinder to Grand Rapids to get a taste of North American hockey He saw action in one regular-season game with the Griffins toward the end of the 2022-23 season         "I think it was good for me to see how it is I got injured in practice after the first game which made the rest of the season kinda boring but it was still good to be here and get to know a few people."         In his rookie season with the Griffins a year ago Wallinder appeared in 65 regular-season games recording three goals and 12 assists for 15 points         He concedes that getting accustomed to playing in the smaller rinks in North America was a big adjustment          "It probably took about 20 games to get used to it," he said You can have a lot more patience and a lot more puck possession You can keep the puck for minutes if you want         Wallinder found an ally in fellow Swede Albert Johansson who recently fortified his position on Detroit's blue line after spending two full seasons in Grand Rapids "I used to hang out with Albert a lot," he said         He admits that he enjoys watching the Red Wings more for enjoyment than with a critical eye or anything analytical         "If you're watching and see something good When I've been injured and watching from up top but it's way different when you're out there."         Wallinder feels he has developed good chemistry with Antti Tuomisto another second-rounder who was chosen with the 35th overall pick in the draft a year earlier The two defensemen have frequently been paired together in Grand Rapids         "Our playing style is not the same but it feels like we know how the other person thinks," he said "Even though we don't play similar in style         He takes encouragement that Johansson and Simon Edvinsson played together in Grand Rapids and are both now mainstays in the NHL He would welcome the chance to follow a similar path with his Finnish playing partner Wallinder is doing his best to provide strong defensive play on a consistent basis So it's important to keep moving my feet."         He also knows getting stronger to take full advantage of his 6-foot-4 He realizes that he will never be confused for the second coming of Kronwall but he strives to become more of a shutdown defender         "I still need to get stronger," he said but I'm getting way better at stopping plays You don't have to run over guys to win the battle Wallinder has seen a boost in his offensive production this season he had already matched his point total from his rookie season perhaps a nod to his increased power-play time and confidence level         "I don't think about points," he said "My goal is to keep improving every aspect of my game and play more consistently so I'm just trying to focus on the things I need to."         Wallinder believes playing strong defense will lead to more offensive opportunity "I might have looked a little flashier than I look now I'm just trying to play simple and make the right play We have a really good team and a lot of good guys We don't score many goals; we just need to get more pucks on the net and Wallinder would like nothing better than to live up to the potential that the Red Wings saw when the organization selected him with the first pick of the second round after taking Lucas Raymond in the first round Wallinder found himself cut from Sweden's roster for the World Junior Championship which proved to be a crushing blow to his ego but a mighty motivating force for his play going forward        "Getting cut from World Juniors helped me because after that "I made the team the next time [in August 2022]         His experience at the World Juniors followed a 2021-22 season in which Wallinder was named the Swedish Junior Hockey Player of the Year after he paced all junior SHL players with 19 points (4-15–19) in 47 contests         Wallinder feels his transition to the North American game has been relatively smooth The one thing he misses about Sweden is the food: Swedish pizza which is a traditional home-cooked Swedish meal willing to sacrifice a change in diet to realize his dream         He got a taste of the NHL lifestyle this season when he was recalled to Detroit a couple of days before Christmas after Edvinsson was placed on injured reserve Although Wallinder didn't see any game action         "It was still cool to go up there and see what it's like," he said "I was able to skate in warmups and feel what it's like to be in the rink with the fans but it still felt like a cool experience." getting the chance to walk from the Red Wings' dressing room through the stands and onto the ice at Little Caesars Arena Wallinder couldn't help but imagine what the future could hold Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist (Social Democrats) has stressed that Sweden must manage a new security policy situation as well as increased exercise activity in the North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea (Photo: Magnus Liljegren/Swedish government) The Västernorrland Regiment is the fifth out of six military divisions to be re-established in order to strengthen the Swedish defense’s presence in all Sweden “Sweden is part of a military strategic unit binding both the Baltic region and the Arctic region together” Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist stresses Hultqvist recently visited Sollefteå in Central Sweden to attend the reopening of the military division called the Västernorrland Regiment (I 21) The re-establishing of the Västernorlanld Regiment with the Jämtland Marine Corps (I 21) is one out a series of extensive initiatives taken within the framework of Sweden’s most recent long-term plan for the Armed Forces the purpose is to strengthen Sweden’s defence capacity as the security policy situation in Sweden’s immediate areas has deteriorated over time and the need for military presence all over Sweden has become all clearer Establishing a permanent military presence at the geographical center point in southern areas of Norrland county is important, in particular for operative reasons, according to a press release from the Swedish Ministry of Defense In addition to the Västernorrland Regiment Sweden also re-opens five other regiments from north to south in the country “The Defense Decision of 2020 also strengthens Sweden’s military capacity in Sweden’s geographical center point and the inauguration here today is part of this development Sweden is part of a military strategic unit binding together both the Baltic Sea region and the Arctic region Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist says in the press statement Sweden’s military capacity is also strengthened in Northern Sweden one of the areas that has previously received less security policy focus in Sweden “What happens in Sollefteå today is about the defense of Sweden Source: regjeringen.se (Swedish government) This article was originally published in Norwegian and has been translated by HNN's Elisabeth Bergquist High North News is not responsible for the content or opinions expressed on external web pages Editor in Chief:Trine Jonassen E-mail High North News Editor/Commentator: Arne O. HolmTel: (+47) 905 29 472 Journalist:Hilde-Gunn Bye Journalist:Astri Edvardsen Translator:Birgitte Annie Molid Martinussen Social Europe 8th July 2024 But they find it difficult to imagine the green transition the sociologist Kari Norgaard described life in a Norwegian costal town which in 2000-01 experienced a particularly warm winter the local ski resort had to close all slopes bar one (covered with expensive artificial snow) and the ice did not settle on the lake What used to be a tourist destination—‘completely black with people out on the ice every winter’ a man told Norgaard—turned into a death-trap: a woman drowned when the usually thick ice cracked Yet while the local newspapers and residents linked the unusual weather to global heating, and although businesses dependent on winter tourism were badly hit, inertia remained. ‘What perplexed me,’ Norgaard wrote, summarising her study, Living in Denial ‘was that despite the fact that people were clearly aware of global warming as a phenomenon everyday life in Bygdaby went on as though it did not exist.’ So what does it take to stimulate action, changing habits and living differently? It’s not so much awareness as possibilities, I conclude in a new study (in Swedish but with a summary in English) with Marika Palmér Rivera researcher on climate issues at the Swedish trade union confederation we set out to do doorstep interviews in four socio-economically disadvantaged rural communities affected by climate-related disasters: forest fires the residents of these communities seemed acutely aware of climate change It was all around them: the bumble bees missing from the meadows the fear of yet another summer with uncontrollable wildfires It was all too apparent that the weather was becoming more and more extreme ‘There have been winters when there was only rain and sleet in January Then there were winters when we literally had two metres of snow up to the top of the apple tree,’ one woman told us In the semi-detached houses of Sollefteå, in the rented flats in Ljusdal, in the neat family bungalows in Fagersta, people were living not in denial but in despair. They did, indeed, worry more about the end of the month than the end of the world The cost-of-living crisis has hit hard in rural communities where the margins were small already before prices started soaring Electricity and food is getting more expensive everything,’ a 29-year-old woman in Målilla told us ‘They raise everything but the salary,’ said a 38-year-old man in Ljusdal It’s always a question of money,’ said a women in her 40s childcare and social care—rising costs have led to cutbacks and layoffs everywhere An assistant nurse told us she was afraid of growing old: shifts at the retirement home where she worked were understaffed and there was never time for anything beyond the ‘warehousing’ of the clients In Sweden, as in the United Kingdom—if last week’s election is anything to go by—there is a sense that society, the state, has withdrawn. Just as the British fear what has become of the underfunded National Health Service worries about healthcare came up again and again in our conversations Pregnant women are forced to travel for hours on badly maintained roads to deliver babies are born on the roadside and demographers have already noted a dramatic dip in winter births while the benches are occupied not by passengers but by junkies going nowhere—the opioid crisis has arrived here grateful that so many gave so generously of their time dinner being prepared or school work getting done sat on the porch or joined a walk with the dog Yet one question did not elicit a ready response Living in denial of what it really takes to set a green transition in motion, the mega-polluting global elite intends to continue paying its way out of any responsibility to change destructive lifestyles while the middle classes seduce themselves with the notion they can save the world by becoming vegetarians and riding bikes they can direct their anger and contempt not upwards—where it belongs—but towards the struggling classes below with their carnivore eating habits and unwillingness to forgo their fossil-fuelled cars Our study confirms that the problem is not awareness: people know the climate is changing and they are worried. But they lack the capacity to cope—and to change. Amartya Sen reminds us that enhancing people’s capabilities is essential to human development These would include capability to cope with the inevitable consequences of climate change, such as through the building of embankments against floods and cutting firebreaks in forests. But they would also embrace capability to meet the costs of transition: that new electric car All this will require a redistribution of resources Save your moral indignation—pay your taxes instead people also deserve capabilities to contribute to the green transition The planet may impose its boundaries on us but the transition must not be imposed—rather co-created anchored in the priorities of people locally This is a joint publication by Social Europe and IPS-Journal Lisa Pelling (lisa.pelling@arenagruppen.se) is a political scientist and head of the Stockholm-based think tank Arena Idé She regularly contributes to the daily digital newspaper Dagens Arena and has a background as a political adviser and speechwriter at the Swedish foreign ministry The Spring issue of The Progressive Post is out the US – hitherto the cornerstone of Western security – is destabilising the world order it helped to build The US security umbrella is apparently closing on Europe Ukraine finds itself less and less protected and the traditional defender of free trade is now shutting the door to foreign goods How will the European Union respond to this dramatic landscape change assess how the US president's recent announcements will impact international trade and explore the risks  and opportunities that algorithms pose for workers Our Mission Team Article Submission Advertisements Membership Themes Archive Politics Archive Economy Archive Society Archive Ecology Archive RSS Feed Legal Disclosure Privacy Policy Copyright Sign In Register Fredrik Nyman travelled a long way to take part in the Moose Jaw Sask Curling Tour stop this past weekend, so why not just go out and win the whole thing? Nyman and his rink from Solleftea, Sweden dropped a single game during the 14-team tournament at the Moose Jaw Curling Centre, eventually taking a 6-5 win over former Tankard champion Scott Manners in the title game Sunday evening. The final actually looked as if things were going to be over early -- Nyman put up a four-spot in the third end to take a 5-1 edge and would lead 6-2 heading into the break. Manners didn’t go easily, though, picking up single points in the sixth and seventh ends and forcing Nyman to throw his final rock to pick up the win. “(The third) was a big end for us, but they played a really good game,” said Nyman, who took the ice with third Patric Mabergs, second Simon Olofsson and lead Johannes Patz. “They were pressuring us in every end we had last rock except the one where we scored four, so the scoreboard doesn’t reflect the game, I think. They’re a tough team, but it just worked out good for us and not so good for them.” Nyman opened with a 6-4 loss to Saskatoon’s Logan Ede but went on a tear from there. He defeated Moose Jaw’s Dustin Woloschuk in the B semifinal and followed up with a 7-2 win over Langenburg’s Jeff Hartung to qualify for the playoff round. There, it was a 5-1 win over Canora’’s Brandon Zuravloff -- who included Moose Jaw’s Brett Behm at third -- followed by a 6-5 victory over Saskatoon’s Michael Carss in the semifinal. Manners and his Lloydminster rink of Ryan Deis, Kalin Deis and Carter Babij went unbeaten through to the final, taking a 5-3 win over Swift Current’s Brendan Ross -- with Moose Jaw’s Daniel Mutlow at second -- before downing Moose Jaw’s Ben Gamble 7-5 and Zuravloff 8-4 in the A final. A 6-4 win over Saskatoon Jason Jacobson sent Manners into the championship game. The Moose Jaw SCT stop was the final tournament in a cross-Canada tour for Nyman, who the weekend prior posted a 1-2 record in the heavyweight-filled DeKalb Superspiel in Morris, Man. “It was the first time for us in Saskatchewan and I’d never heard of Moose Jaw before, so we didn’t know what to expect,” Nyman said.  “Actually, I guess we knew about the Tunnels, those were great. And the arena is awesome, there’s nothing close to this in Sweden. So it was a lot of fun, friendly teams and we had some fun at the casino, too,” he added with a laugh. The foursome are flying home back to Sweden on Monday and will have a good chunk of the $6,000 on the line this weekend in their pockets. The whole idea of the tour was to gain experience against Canadian teams, something Nyman was more than happy with. “It’s way better than home, we’re not used to playing these good teams, so it was a really good weekend and a good trip,” he said.  Perennial Moose Jaw SCT contender Brent Gedak, who included Moose Jaw’s Derek Owens at third, reached the B final before being eliminated with an 8-1 loss to Jacobson. Gamble lost 7-6in the B semifinal to Gedak to end his tournament. Moose Jaw’s Jaedon Miller reached the C qualifier after a 6-5 win over Woloschuk, but dropped a 6-4 decision to Regina’s Josh Bryden. Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world As an ante-natal course for leaner times, it would have been unusual even in a cash-strapped country, let alone in one whose economy is enjoying its longest period of growth in at least four decades and whose finances are flourishing. Sweden is a nation in surplus and the government has still been raising taxes, with the top marginal rate now reaching 60 percent. The award is awarded to Ebba Andersson, Sollefteå Skidor IF, for her outstanding achievements: Swedish Cross-Country Skiing is currently at its best. Winning gold at the National championships can be as difficult as taking a medal in the World Cup or Olympic Games. Ebba Andersson, Sollefteå Skidor IF, won both 10 kilometers and 15 kilometers at the National championships in Sundsvall. Therefore, she is a worthy winner of the Sixten Jernberg Prize 2019. The prize has been awarded since 1965, the year after Sixten Jernberg completed his successful career. It goes to a rider who responds to strong performances during the SM competitions. Ebba Andersson laid the foundation for the gold in Relay C during the World Championship in Seefeld. Ebba Andersson is only 21 years old and thus the skier from Sollefteå has many great Championships ahead of her. Everything speaks for her that she will be an important part of the success wave of Swedish Skiing at the moment. The jury who named Ebba Andersson for the 2019 winner consists of Ludvig Remb from the Swedish Ski Association, Björn Vedin, Leif Johansson and Åke Ekblom from the SM organizations in Sundsvall, Gällivare and Bruksvallarna and journalist Johan Esk. 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But this year it is only a preparation for next year There is no doubt Russia’s nordic skiing team will be on the podium in Sochi exactly one year from today the Russian team were once again the dominant force at the 2013 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships The team boasts a top crop of well-established and experienced athletes like Paralympic medallist and world champion in the men’s sitting category Roman Petushkov and multiple-Paralympic and world champion But the Russians also have a whole host of athletes who are not even 20 years old and were already medal contenders in Solleftea who lost his legs just two years ago in a train accident and now he can already call himself a double world champion Murygin won the biathlon short-distance race and was part of the victorious Russian open team relay in Solleftea who finished fifth in the women’s standing biathlon long distance race and has a promising future ahead of her according to Russian head coach Irina Gromova there’s standing skiers Rushan Minnegulov and Vladislav Lekomtcev while Lekomtcev won the cross-country skiing sprint and middle distance races and was also part of the glorious Russian open team relay “I am satisfied,” Gromova said following all of the Russians’ top performances in Solleftea but Paralympic Games are Paralympic Games,” said Gromova Following the World Championships the Russian team are now heading to Sochi for the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup finals which are the test event for next year’s Paralympic Games It will be a chance for all athletes to get to know the tracks and make themselves familiar with the Laura Cross-Country and Biathlon Centre prior to the big event “There are some small problems with the track For the able-bodied athletes there is a lot of space on the track but for us you always have a track for the sit skiers on one side There’s only one expectation for the nordic skiing delegation Russia will send to Sochi The Russian team have been travelling since the beginning of January without seeing home and after the World Cup Finals in Sochi they will all get a well-deserved break before the big Paralympic preparations begin the team will begin their stages of Paralympic training camps “We will have one training camp each month for two or three weeks We will have about six training camps before December altogether.” and even if the athletes are not at training camps twice a day for about two to three hours each session Despite the Russian dominance on the trails there are several up-and-coming athletes who could get in the way of Russia’s golden dreams in Sochi he shot well (in Solleftea) so he is a competitor and now there is also a new athlete from Sweden “Five years ago in the women’s standing category there were only six or eight athletes “And there are very young athletes from Ukraine But you can see in Gromova’s eyes that she remains as confident as ever Going into Thursday’s final day of competition which will see athletes compete in the biathlon long The Sochi 2014 hosts have won 28 out of 60 medals Two Russian biathlon short gold medallists from the recent IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships in Solleftea Sweden showed their form again on Wednesday (20 March) winning the same event at the World Cup Finals in Sochi In the Finals that are doubling up as a Sochi 2014 test event the Russian duo of Mikhalina Lysova and Nikolay Polukhin were in unbeatable form winning the women’s and men’s visually impaired class races Lysova and her guide Alexey Ivanov won all three biathlon world titles and the duo were never in trouble over 6km at the Laura Cross-Country and Biathlon Centre almost 14 seconds ahead of teammates and world silver medallists Iuliia Budaleeva and guide Tatyana Maltseva (18:46.2) in second Bronze was won by Germany’s Vivian Hoesch and guide Michael Huhn (20:13.9) Polukhin won all three biathlon world titles in Solleftea too and he and his guide Andrey Tokarev stormed to victory on Wednesday over 7.5km well ahead of two Ukrainian duos - Iurii Utkin and guide Vitalii Kazakov (20:57.5) and Vitaliy Lukyanenko and guide Borys Babar (20:57.8) - in silver and bronze respectively On the fourth day of competition Russian athletes again showed they will be the ones to beat on home snow at next year’s Paralympics winning half of the gold medals up for grabs In addition to Lysova and Polukhin’s golds there was also a win for Svetlana Konovalova in the women’s sitting 6km race To win gold Konovalova (20:21.9) beat Ukraine’s world champion Olena Iurkovska (20:34.6) into silver medal position Russia’s Marta Iurkovska (20:34.6) had to settle for bronze Ukraine took home gold in both the women’s and men’s standing events over 6km and 7.5km respectively World bronze medallist Oleksandra Kononova (18:42.7) took gold in the women’s race finishing ahead of Finland’s Maija Jarvela (18:53.0) and Russia’s world silver medallist Anna Milenina (19:17.3) The men’s race was won by biathlon middle world champion Ihor Reptyukh (19:31.0) Silver went to his teammate Grygorii Vovchynskyi (19:56.4) whilst bronze was won by Norway’s Nils-Erik Ulset (20:12.6) Japan’s Kozo Kubo (22:18.2) was victorious in the men’s sitting biathlon short over 7.5km Russia’s Alexey Bychenok (22:44.8) and Ukraine’s Maksym Yarovyi (22:51.9) took the remaining medals Live final day coverage can be found at www.ParalympicSport.TV Regular updates can also be found at www.twitter.com/IPCNordic and www.facebook.com/IPCNordicSkiing The Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games will take place between 7-16 March and are set to feature 700 athletes from 45 countries They will compete in five sports – alpine skiing Para- snowboard will make its Games debut as part of the alpine skiing programme Helene Ripa won gold at Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in the women's 15km standing cross-country skiing race and silver in the mixed team relay “You have a goal that you want to take a gold medal at the Paralympics because it’s the highest you can do Sweden’s Nordic skiing Paralympic champion Helene Ripa has compared her experiences of Summer and Winter Paralympic Games two decades apart stating that the standard of para-sport has improved significantly “The competition has been harder because the athletes are much After undergoing an amputation of her right leg to beat cancer at a young age Ripa focused all of her rehabilitation efforts on swimming eventually showing enough promise to be named to the Swedish swimming team for the Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games Ripa chose to step away from the sport and focus on her personal life Fast forward a decade later and the 42-year-old was introduced to Nordic skiing by her husband “It was the freedom of being out and to actually be able to travel and do a long journey on skis and being outside in the snow because it’s very hard to be on the snow with a prosthetic,” Ripa said describing what grew her passion for cross- country skiing after that first encounter it was the only spark Ripa needed in order to rekindle her competitive spirit After connecting with members of the Swedish para-Nordic team Ripa made her international debut during the 2012-13 IPC Cross Country World Cup season finishing seventh out of 19 ranked skiers in the world Entering international competition a year out from Sochi 2014 also provided Ripa with a chance to compete at the 2013 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships conveniently located in the Swedish ski resort of Solleftea Ripa did not waste any time in making her presence known to the rest of the world on home snow taking gold in the women’s cross-country sprint classic standing and claiming bronze in the middle distance race “I think that I was more surprised in Solleftea that I did so good but that actually got me started thinking about medals at the Paralympics too,” Ripa said Ripa roared to the top of the podium in the long distance cross-country classic race and composed one half of the Swedish team featuring Zebastian Modin and then guide Albin Ackerot Having witnessed Ripa’s rise since coming aboard has seen Ripa use what celebrity status she has gained from her successes in order to thrust her team into the national spotlight but everyone watching her at home” Uusitalo said “We have been to training camps together with the national teams and she is great.” As events come and go on the Nordic skiing calendar battling against her competitors and coming out on top Den här webbplatsen är optimerad för alla moderna webbläsare och din är inte en av dem Installera en av nedanstående webbläsare för att säkerställa att både funktioner och utseende blir som tänkt This website uses cookies to ensure full functionality The Swedish Armed Forces wants to ensure that everyone can understand the content on our websites we put a lot of energy to write texts that are easy to read and to use code and technology to make it easier for our visitors we have gathered some tools that we hope can help With our reading tool you can have pages read aloud through your speakers The regiment will be responsible for training two locally recruited infantry battalions; one in Sollefteå and one in Östersund The reestablishment of I 21 is part of the mandate from the Swedish government to enhance Swedish defence capability in light of the uncertain developments in the surrounding world I 21 will conduct activities in Sollefteå as well as in Östersund through Jämtland Ranger Corps The regiment was reinaugurated on 16 January 2022 Do you want to contact us or keep yourself updated Functional cookies are used to store information about your settings and choices on the website Cookies for local storage are used to avoid having to load the same content several times Cookies for marketing are used to measure and analyse marketing campaigns Russian skiers have swept the board at long distance biathlon races in Oberried at the finals of the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup claiming victories in all races and taking a total of 14 out of a possible 18 podium places on Saturday (25 January) Whilst three non-Russian athletes hold world titles from the 2013 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships in Solleftea partly cloudy conditions in the Black Forest World Cup leader Azat Karachurin (39:45.1) led Ukrainian middle distance biathlon champion Ihor Reptyukh (40:36.9) onto the men's standing podium France's Benjamin Daviet finished with a flourish in the final 3km to grab third place (41:00.7) Triple biathlon world champion Mikhalina Lysova showed that she will be difficult to stop come March in an attempt to catch up with teammate World Cup leader Iuliia Budaleeva Lysova and guide Alexey Ivanov finished in 36:18.9 leading Budaleeva with guide Tatiana Maltseva (36:43.0) and third place compatriot Elena Remizova The battle for the overall visually impaired World Cup title will now be decided in the middle distance races on Sunday (26 January) Marta Zaynullina (44:47.0) finally broke the recent dominance of German world champion Andrea Eskau in the women's 12.5km sitting race The 23-year-old sits just marginally behind teammate Svetlana Konovalova in the World Cup rankings with Konovalova having to settle for second this time around (44:55.9) Nadezda Andreeva completes the podium in third (47:00.8) The ongoing exchange of men's visually impaired podium places took a turn in favour of Stanislav Chokhlaev (38:53.5) and guide Maksim Pirogov with a convincing win over Russian World Cup No.1 Nikolay Polukhin (40:47.8) has already run away with the overall crown for 2013-14 Ukrainian Anatolli Kovalevskyi and guide Oleksandr Mukshin improved in the final 6km to snatch third (41:03.5) Reigning world champion Anna Milenina (35:44.6) and teammate Alena Kaufman (36.15.1) were split by Ukrainian Oleksandr Kononova (37.29.0) in the women's standing Action in Oberried continues on Sunday with the conclusion of the 2013-14 biathlon IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup in middle distance races athletes will compete in a total of 18 medal events at the Laura Cross-Country and Biathlon Centre at Sochi 2014 Photos can be downloaded at https://www.flickr.com/photos/paralympic/. ProductionUniper and Sasol scrap 200MW green hydrogen-based aviation fuel project in SwedenSkyFuelH2 is the second synthetic aviation fuel development in Sweden to admit to headwinds this year Cyber attacks against computers and servers are increasing all over the world many such attacks are targeted against Swedish companies as well as government agencies and critical infrastructure The Swedish Armed Forces monitors and analyses network traffic 24 hours a day 365 days a year Swedish cyber defence comprises all capabilities as well as offensive and defensive actions that have been taken to defend critical infrastructure The Armed Forces has the capability to carry out any type of computer network operation (CNO) Cyber defence is an integral part of all operations and procurement conducted by the Swedish Armed Forces controlled and managed by the Chief Information Office and the cyber defence department of the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters Cyber defence operations are performed by several units a new conscript programme for cyber soldiers will be initiated The aim of the programme is to reinforce the cyber defence capability as well as to form the basis for long- term preparedness and a skilled and competent workforce In order to build up a strong defence of critical IT infrastructure robust and reliable maintenance procedures must be put in place The Communication Information Systems Command (SwAF CISCOM) is responsible for maintaining the Swedish Armed Forces’ joint telecommunications and IT infrastructure Research and development in the area of cyber defence and information security is also key to ensure that the Swedish Armed Forces is on top of technology developments Efforts to this effect are taken within the Swedish Armed Forces as well as together with national and international partners Andrea Eskau of Germany is one of the top competitors in the women's nordic skiing sitting events and I know there is still quite a way for me to go to catch her.” Sit skier Andrea Eskau won the first gold medal for Germany at the 2013 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships in Solleftea finishing the women’s sitting cross-country 12k race in a time of 38:50.0 Esaku won two gold medals in handcycling at the London 2012 Paralympic Games Norway’s Mariann Marthinsen added a silver medal to her bronze from the sprint race with a time of 39:16.3 and I know there is still quite a way for me to go to catch her,” Marthinsen said of Eskau “I did my best today and tried to reach her The men’s sitting long distance race was once again dominated by Russia’s Roman Petushkov gold-medal winner of the sprint race the day prior putting more than 47 seconds between him and second-place finisher Enzo Masiello of Italy bronze medallist at the 2011 World Championships and the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games over the 15k distance the IPC’s Athlete of the Month for January were within just a few seconds throughout the race this is my first medal at a World Championships in a cross-country skiing race I will train hard to also win a medal in Sochi next year.” Russia’s Irek Zaripov who was expected to be the strongest competitor for Petushkov in the day’s race finished in a disappointing 18th place There have been ceremonies around Sweden raising the Nato flag at the same time as the Swedish flag was raised at Nato headquarters in Brussels today civilian as well as military representatives took part in the ceremony the Swedish Nato delegation has gained a new seat around the decision-making table Radio Swedenenglish@sverigesradio.se plus weekly summary on Fridays at 4.30pm on P2 (P6 89.6FM in Stockholm) Kontakta gärna Sveriges Radios forum för teknisk support där vi besvarar dina frågor vardagar kl Protesters from northern Sweden have traveled down to Stockholm in order to meet with national politicians about the state of health care in the county of Västernorrland On February 1, the obstetrics ward in Sollefteå was shut after a county council decision that according to Allehanda.se politicians estimated would save more than SEK 15 million per year Swedish Radio's local P4 station reports that the protestors are meeting with the social affairs minister Annika Strandhäll; the leader of the Christian Democrats Ebba Busch Thor; and the National Board of Health and Welfare One issue the protesters want to bring up is registration codes for births there are no statistics on how many babies are born outside of hospitals