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Bas van Brecht

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Covers:  Politics, finance, sports, entertainment, Nordic news, books, TV, Danish news, Swedish news, Iceland news, Finnish news, Norway news
Scandinavië correspondent voor o.a. @Telegraaf @rtlboulevard - Verhalen uit Scandinavië - nordicdutchman.nl - 🏡Stockholm 🇸🇪
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Kiruna: city on the move

Kiruna: city on the move

De Telegraaf — A full-page article about the moving of the Swedish city Kiruna. The city gets moved because of mining activities in the region. I visited Kiruna and spoke with inhabitants and a Sami reindeer herder who is deeply affected by the mining expansion.
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Oil execs facing sentence for life

Oil execs facing sentence for life

De Telegraaf — A full-page article about two Swedish oil executives who are facing a lifelong sentence after possible involvement in genocide in South-Sudan. The case came to light after a publication by the Dutch Egbert Wesselink. I interviewed the Dutchman.
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Controversial Nobel price winners

Controversial Nobel price winners

De Telegraaf — A dive into the history of Nobel Prize winners. The ones that should have won but never did, and the ones that maybe should never have won the award.
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Dutch living in the 'happiest country in the world'

Dutch living in the 'happiest country in the world'

De Telegraaf — I visited Finland to speak to Dutch people living in the supposedly happiest country in the world: Finland. A country that saw a change in government with the right extremist the Finns party getting into the government and is dealing with racism scandals.
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Finland: country of 55.000 bombshelters

Finland: country of 55.000 bombshelters

De Telegraaf — I visited Finland to write this full-page article on how Finland prepares below the ground for an attack. I visited one of the biggest bomb shelters in Finland and attended a training for volunteers.
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Finland in search of Fins

Finland in search of Fins

De Telegraaf — Finland is suffering from a historic low birth rate and a quickly ageing population. I spoke to two professors about how pressing the issue is and what the solutions could be.
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The most northern tulip farm in the world

The most northern tulip farm in the world

De Telegraaf — I visited the Dutch Carolina Visser who runs the Northern most tulip farm in the world in Sollefteå, Sweden.
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The Dutch roots of Swedish city Göteborg

The Dutch roots of Swedish city Göteborg

De Telegraaf — The Swedish city Göteborg was once founded by the Dutch. A long forgotten history. I visited the city and looked for the leftover traces of the Dutch.
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Column: Sweden is not that bad

Column: Sweden is not that bad

De Telegraaf — Swedish professor Hans Rossling wrote about how we all have a distorted world view. I wrote a column on the topic. Sweden has serious issues and challenges, but also many things improved over the past 50 years.
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Finland closes it's borders to Russia

Finland closes it's borders to Russia

De Telegraaf — After a large amount of asylum seekers showed up at the Russian-Finnish border, the Finnish government decided to close most of the border. I reported on it in this article.
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Child soldiers fight on Swedish streets

Child soldiers fight on Swedish streets

De Telegraaf — I interviewed the renowned Swedish crime journalist Diamant Salihu on the gang violence in the Nordic country. The members of the gangs are getting younger and younger and more violent by the day.
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Sweden shocked but not surprised by terror attack

Sweden shocked but not surprised by terror attack

De Telegraaf — Reactions to the terrorist attack which killed two Swedish football supporters in Brussels.
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Greta Thunberg protests against windmills

Greta Thunberg protests against windmills

De Telegraaf — The Swedish environmental activist joined a Sami protest against windmills in Norway.
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Danish politician leaves party after relationship with 15 year old

Danish politician leaves party after relationship with 15 year old

De Telegraaf — A Danish politician had to step down from one of the Danish governmental parties after he confirmed his romantic relationship with a 15 year old girl.
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Sweden saw terrorist attack coming

Sweden saw terrorist attack coming

De Telegraaf — An analysis of the build up to the terrorist attack against two Swedish football supporters in Brussels.
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IUD scandal in Greenland

IUD scandal in Greenland

De Telegraaf — A group of women from Greenland sues the Danish state after a IUD scandal. Unknowingly, they got placed an IUD in the sixties. An attempt of the then Danish government to control the birth rate.
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50 year Carl Gustaf, King of Sweden

50 year Carl Gustaf, King of Sweden

De Telegraaf — A profile of the Swedish King Carl Gustaf, who is celebrating 50 years on the throne.
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Sanna Marin leaves Finnish politics

Sanna Marin leaves Finnish politics

De Telegraaf — Former prime minister of Finland Sanna Marin announces leaving Finnish politics to join the Tony Blair Institute for Change.
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Column: alcohol in Sweden

Column: alcohol in Sweden

De Telegraaf — A column on how the selling of alcohol became fully state controlled in Sweden.
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