Tag: Umeå
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Codename Pam – the secret life of the elite soldier
The code name Pam protects her identity and Petra Malm is the first operator to come forward with her real name. After passing the tough tests, she joins the elite force where she works for ten years. Her story has recently become a book. SOG – Special operations group Within the Armed Forces, there is…
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Russia’s revenge against the Swedish researchers
The poisoning of the well-known opposition politician Alexei Navalny in the autumn of 2020 has similarities to what is happening today in Ukraine. It seems to be about revenge. Perhaps this story can also teach us something about what the Russian response to EU sanctions will look like in the future. Participants: Åsa Scotthead of…
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Then it can be a criminal offense to participate in terrorist organizations
The Justice Committee wants to make it a criminal offense for people to participate in terrorist organizations. But the proposal has received criticism, including from the Law Council, because it restricts the constitutionally protected freedom of association. Investigator Mikael Forsgren, lawyer at Umeå District Court, is now handing over his investigation to Minister of Justice…
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Winner of the Swedish Radio Short Story Prize 2022: The grief in their eyes by Malin Wollin
Linda Wincent reads the winning short story Sorgen in their eyes One day the ad appears with the two brothers, Kjell and Erik Aronsson at Snäcke farm. Kill on the same day. What happened to them does not concern Sara, but it does not hurt anyone that she goes to Snäcke? Malin Wollin is a…
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Sweden almost ready with its national air ambulance network – TheMayor.EU
Sweden almost ready with its national air ambulance network The latest addition was the base launch at Gothenburg Landvetter Airport February began with the opening of a new base for the Swedish Association of Swedish Ambulance Aircraft (KSA), Sweden’s ambulance flight, at Gothenburg Landvetter Airport. The base will be equipped with an aircraft and specially…
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Blizzard hits Finland: First “code red” traffic warning issued, flights canceled
Meteorologists warned on Saturday that this winter’s biggest snowstorm to date could wreak havoc and blast transport most of Finland, especially on the south coast. A snowstorm called Valtter could bring up to 30 to 40 inches of clumps to some areas this weekend. Several flights departing from Helsinki-Vantaa Airport between Saturday afternoon and Sunday…
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This is how self-testing works with the omikron variant
According to the Swedish Public Health Agency’s recommendations, schoolchildren, those in elderly care and medical care and anyone who needs to be on site at work and who develops symptoms of covid-19, should be tested with PCR tests. So everyone else can test themselves with quick tests. But antigen tests work differently with the omicron…
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Bi Puranen
For many years, Secretary General of the World Values Survey, which for 40 years has examined and analyzed people’s values and beliefs. Bi Puranen is an associate professor of economic history and collaborates with the Institute for Future Studies and Karolinska Institutet. Bi Puranen was for a period editor-in-chief of the National Encyclopedia. – My…
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Olof Wretling
Actor and Winter Veteran Olof Wretling is now returning for the ninth time. The winter talk “The diagnoses in my life” became an acclaimed stage performance that was broadcast on SVT. The Winter Talk with the title “The failures in my life” has also been filmed and premiered on SVT December 29, 2021. Olof Wretling…
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Omikron raises concerns – and perhaps hope
We discuss the latest knowledge about the omicron variant with virologists Niklas Arnberg, Umeå University, and Tomas Bergström, University of Gothenburg. Host: Camilla Widebeck Producer: Jonna Westin
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The study has found a new group of antibacterial molecules
Stockholm [Sweden], 19 November (ANI): Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Umeå University and the University of Bonn have identified a new group of molecules that have an antibacterial effect against many antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The discovery could help develop new, effective antibiotics with few side effects. The results of the study have been published in the scientific…
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Parkinson’s disease: New treatment gives hope
Stem cell research has been going on since the 1980s, but the breakthrough is that researchers can now use stem cells from embryos and direct them towards dopamine cells. – We replace the cells that have been lost with new healthy cells. It is neither a cure nor a brake, but it is a different…
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With help from the EIB, Sweden is turning to papermaking 4.0 – TheMayor.EU
With the help of the EIB, Sweden is turning to papermaking 4.0 Demand for paper packaging is increasing worldwide On 1 October, the Swedish pulp and paper company SCA signed a loan agreement with the European Investment Bank with the aim of receiving EUR 300 million. The money will be used in the digital upgrade…
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An overview of the most Swedish corners of Finland
Many of Finland’s most significant historical figures are from Finnish Swedish, Swedish Finns who today speak mainly Swedish. In addition, some of Finland’s most successful and globally influential companies would not have been established without the members of this community. Given the long and colorful history of Finnish Swedes, it should come as no surprise…
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Tampere has the second cleanest air on the list of European cities
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has rated Tampere as the second highest air quality survey of 326 cities across Europe. The Swedish city of Umeå was at the top of the list, with Tampere very close to the other, according to the report. The study looked at the concentrations of fine particles measured over two…
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The mystery surrounding the virus lab in Wuhan
Participants: Richard Ebright, molecular biologist and professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey, Karin Tegmark Wisell, head of department at the Swedish Public Health Agency, Per Wikström and Johanna Thelaus, researcher at the Swedish Defense Research Agency FOI’s security laboratory in Umeå, Branka Horvat, microbiologist and immunologist at the French research institute INSERM in Lyon…
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The largest party seems to be gaining some influence
The opposition party Hunting and Fishing Sami received 37.6 percent of the vote in the election to the Sami Parliament. Despite this, it seems that the current political coalition can remain as they have 16 of 31 seats together. “If the Hunting and Fishing Sami gain greater influence over the Sami Parliament than they have…
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The nerdy identity – from quirky to trendy
The nerd has gone from quirky to cool. From shameful to trendy. Today, special interests and “being a nerd” in something are a commonly known concept. From coffee nerds to knitting nerds. The nerd’s time has come. But has this revolution been frictionless? Hardly. We hear nerds, researchers and psychologists about the nerd’s identity and…
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Children in the city break their legs more often than children in the country
Children in higher-income families are more likely to suffer fractures. Fractures are also more common in the city than in the countryside, shows a new dissertation at Umeå University. The doctoral student and pediatric orthopedist Erik Hedström has gone through all the injuries that led to emergency visits to Norrland University Hospital between 1993 and…
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The prosecutor has decided to close the preliminary investigation into suspected rape against the Brynäs player who has been in custody since 5 May. The man has now been released from custody and is no longer suspected of rape, the prosecutor’s office writes in a press release. However, the suspicions of abuse remain. The other…
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Pontus must pick other people’s corona debris: “Do not feel safe”
Pontus Aspbäck and his colleagues clean in central Umeå and often have to pick up others’ used mouth guards. It feels both scary and insecure to have to deal with that type of corona debris, Pontus thinks. He also believes that the workload has become higher. “I do not take it with my hands. Never!…
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On Wednesday afternoon, an arrest hearing was held in Umeå District Court against the Brynäs player who was arrested on suspicion of a rape in Umeå. The prosecutor had asked the man to detain on probable cause on suspicion of a crime that was allegedly committed in a summer cottage area just outside Umeå late…
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For several years, there has been a shortage of voles and lemmings, which are the basic food for birds of prey and predators. But new forecasts indicate that it is about to turn around this year. An increased supply of mountain lemming, gray siding and voles can benefit more predators that live on the rodents,…
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Students infected after Valborg party – the university interrupted the course
A weekly course with 91 medical and dental students at Umeå University was interrupted on Wednesday, when two students were found to be infected with covid-19. According to the university, the infection seems to have spread at a Walpurgis party, where several of the students participated. Although the course was conducted in a number of…
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Works against domestic violence – trains tenants in civil courage
To reduce domestic violence, the municipal housing company in Umeå, Bostaden, sends out books to train its tenants in civil courage. According to Anna Wiberg, communicator at Bostaden, one of the most important things is to knock. “The knowledge that there are neighbors in the house who care, who act, also means that the perpetrators…
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Problems with the mobile connection in Tavelsjö – again
Residents in Tavelsjö outside Umeå have major problems with the mobile connection, for the third time since last autumn. Calls are interrupted, sometimes after just a few seconds or the call is not forwarded at all. David Israelsson lives in Tavelsjö and has been forced to interrupt his work from home due to telephony problems.…
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Voters think that the Sami Parliament has too little influence
Three out of four who are allowed to vote think that the Sami Parliament is important to the Sami, this shows an opinion poll. At the same time, 59 per cent think that the Sami Parliament has too little influence on important Sami issues. “It should be a healthier collaboration between Sápmi and the Swedish…
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Voters think that the Sami Parliament has too little influence
Three out of four who are allowed to vote think that the Sami Parliament is important to the Sami, according to an opinion poll conducted by Novus on behalf of Sami Radio and SVT Sápmi. At the same time, 59 per cent think that the Sami Parliament has too little influence on important Sami issues.…
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Team TG Swedish champion in floorball
Team TG won the SM final against Pixbo with 5-4. The Umeå team was down 1-3 but accounted for a strong turnaround. The final was TG Umeås, also known as Team Thorengruppen, first. Before the season, the club took over the seven-time champion team Iksu’s place in the Swedish Super League (SSL) after Iksu withdrew…
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Criticism of slow measures during the second wave
During the autumn, a number of easing of the restrictions was implemented despite the fact that the spread of infection increased. It would have been better to introduce tougher measures earlier when the spread of infection was low, according to critics. Minister of Social Affairs Lena Hallengren does not think it is possible to introduce…
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The government eased restrictions – despite increased infection
The government’s decision on easing the corona restrictions in the autumn, which allowed larger audiences at culture and sporting events, came out of step with the spread of infection, so that the rules were eased when the infection increased, Ekot’s review shows. Critics say it sent the wrong signals. “You signal that there is no…
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Studies: Low risk of infection via surfaces
Several studies show that the spread of infection rarely occurs via surfaces. Recently, the CDC, the US public health authority, stated that it is possible to be infected via surfaces but that the risk is low. “It is now clear that the main routes of infection are droplet infection or airborne infection,” says Niklas Arnberg,…
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Women with low incomes are at greater risk than men with low incomes of developing asthma. This is shown by a study by the Norrbotten Region and Umeå University. Helena Backman is one of the researchers who has worked with this. She says that the purpose is to provide knowledge and direct the right public…