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Sweden Is Trying to Build a Whole City Borough Out of Wood to ‘Show What is Possible’
A Stockholm development company has a dream contract in its hands—the construction of a whole new city borough entirely of lumber that aims to...
Sweden’s First EV-Charging Road Will Power Electric Vehicles as They Drive
The "E-20" highway stretch in Sweden will soon become the nation's first functioning charging road to juice the batteries of heavy vehicles carrying freight...
In One Week, Both Sweden and Austria Celebrated the Closing of Their Last Coal Plants
Sweden and Austria have made history as the second and third European nations to successfully phase out coal, led only by Belgium.
McDonalds is Turning Dozens of Roadside Billboards into ’Bee Hotels’ in Sweden
McDonalds has started transforming dozens of unused roadside billboards and signs into housing structures for honeybees in Sweden.
Sweden to Reach Its 2030 Renewable Energy Goal This Year!
An exciting new report shows that Sweden has installed so much wind power, the country is now 12 years ahead of schedule for its...
World’s First ‘Mental Health Ambulance’ is Helping Hundreds of People in Sweden
While law enforcement officers are usually the ones to respond to mental health calls, this team of specially-trained paramedics are coming to the rescue instead.
Sweden Opens World’s First Mall for Repaired and Recycled Goods
A new generation of recycling has now emerged from local drop-off centers into an entire shopping mall that sells only repaired or upcycled products.
The...
Tourists Fly Beggar From Scotland to Their Home in Sweden for Christmas
This formerly homeless man who was begging in Edinburgh was given a home for Christmas thanks to two kind-hearted tourists who had gotten lost in...
Penniless Artist in India Falls in Love, Rides Bike to Sweden to Be With Her
It has all the makings of a Bollywood movie: a man from the lowly “untouchable” caste falls in love with a princess. But this...
An Amazing Thank-You Sent to Blood Donors in Sweden is Just Perfect
A simple gesture is having a huge charitable impact, causing more people to sign up to give blood in Stockholm, Sweden. And everyone is...
Five Economic Lessons from Sweden, the Rock Star of the Recovery
Almost every developed nation in the world was hit by the financial crisis. Their economies became paralyzed. And then there’s Sweden.
The Scandinavian nation has...
Sweden Helps South Korea Convert Food Waste into Biogas
The South Korean city of Ulsan has allowed water generated from processing food waste to run off into the ocean, which can generate methane...
Sweden Approves Same-Sex Marriage Legislation
A broad majority in the Swedish parliament Wednesday approved adoption of same-sex marriage legislation after a six-hour debate. Six of the seven parties...
Kid-friendly Sweden Aims to Better Families With Parenting Classes
Already considered one of the best countries for raising children, Sweden aims to better its record by offering even more classes to help mums...
Sweden, Iceland Say Yes to NO OIL
Thanks to Lisa D. for submitting this story she found in a recent edition of Positive News magazine in the UK: By...
Good News in History, April 14
41 years ago today, EMI released David Bowie's 15th studio album Let's Dance. The album became Bowie's greatest commercial success, with 11 million albums sold and...
Good News in History, April 9
15 years ago, Parks and Recreation, a television mockumentary debuted on NBC, and leaped right into the hearts of millions of Americans. Without being...
Experts Find a 1,000-Year-old Ice Skate Made of Animal Bone in Czech Republic
From the Czech Republic comes a fascinating archaeological find—a 1,000-year-old ice skate blade made of a horse's shinbone.
Located during excavations of a cellar in...
Ancient Hazelnuts are Being Used by Archaeologists to Reconstruct Prehistoric Woodlands
Scientists have devised a method of analyzing preserved hazelnut shells to find out what the habitat was like in prehistoric times.
The Oxford University team...
New Research into Beethoven’s DNA Reveals He Didn’t Inherit his Musical Talent
The famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven did not inherit much musical talent from his ancestors, according to a new study that shows his genes...