STOCKHOLM – Scores of firefighters in central Sweden are battling a wildfire that has burned 150 square kilometers (60 square miles) of forested land and killed at least one person. Officials say ...

In January 2005, the storm Gudrun hit Sweden. It has been estimated to have caused an overall economic damage of 2.4 billion euros in Swedish forestry alone. But has there been more damage to the ...

Sweden and Finland should be doing more to protect their primary and old-growth forests, argues the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in a new report. "Thousands of hectares of forests with high conservation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rays of sunlight filter through the clouds illuminating the Esrange Space Center, a base deep in the Swedish forest and a part of ...

Sweden is known as one of the world’s most environmentally conscious countries. The International Energy Agency (IEA) called the country a global leader in building a low-carbon economy. Sweden's ...

Swede Jessica Roswall has been designated the new Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy. [Thierry Monasse/Getty Images] Jessika Roswall’s appointment as ...