Tag: Kiruna
The repository needs more dogs – Ilona guards all of Kiruna alone
Home Guard dog handler Johan Lindmark is currently the only one within the defense in Kiruna to have a service dog. Together with Ilona, the crew goes out on quick…
Here, Kiruna sees the sun – for the first time this year
Kiruna received just over half an hour of sun during Thursday. It was the first glimpse of the sun in the city since before Lucia. And a clear sign that…
Kerstin in Kiruna plays loud music in the stable during New Year – to calm the horses
– The horses are terrified of fireworks. They panic and in the worst case they blow up the fence and run away, says Kerstin Nilsson. It is clear that the…
LKAB is building a new office in Kiruna – for close to half a billion
The state mining company has signed an agreement with Peab and the new office is to replace the current one which is adjacent to the industrial area. The old office…
See the snowboard tricks in “Sweden’s best park” in Kiruna
After the season premiere in Gällivare last weekend, it was time for Luossavaarabacken in Kiruna to become a competition arena. Among the competitors are three national team skaters from Kiruna,…
Now it is decided – Kiruna or Uppsala will be the capital of culture
At 2 p.m., the press conference that the Culture Council is holding from Filmhuset, Biograf Mauritz in Stockholm begins. In place to represent Kiruna are, among others, the municipal councilor…
Kiruna one of the most indebted municipalities in the country
If the debt were to be distributed among the people of Kiruna, it would mean SEK 135,365 for each one. But there are municipalities in the country that are even…
Warmest at the top of the country – pure Stockholm weather in Kiruna
Kiruna was just 0.1 degrees away from breaking its previous record for this time of year. But the peak from 2011 stands and the thermometer stayed at ten even plus…
No evidence of armed intrusion at LKAB in Kiruna – investigation closed
LKAB has known for a long time that there are rare earth metals in Kiruna. The slag, i.e. what has already been mined in the existing mine, contains low levels.…
Green light for controversial graphite mine in Kiruna
In a press release, Talga’s CEO Martin Phillips expresses great joy. – We are incredibly happy about the successful completion of the environmental permit process. The anode project that Talga…