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Environment

Late snow in Lapland, mild days nationwide mark Finland’s October
* Featured * Environment Environment (Finland) Featured • Zone 3 Finland General 

Late snow in Lapland, mild days nationwide mark Finland’s October

Politics

Carney recommends 7 major projects for approval, including in Nunavut and Yukon
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (Canada) 

Carney recommends 7 major projects for approval, including in Nunavut and Yukon

Society

N.W.T. suicide rates stable since 2022 but men still most at risk, report says
* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General Society Society (Canada) 

N.W.T. suicide rates stable since 2022 but men still most at risk, report says

Science

Photo of community of Kuujjuaq, Que.
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Science 

Nunavik health board proposes hiring private staff to help curb tuberculosis outbreak

Business

Finnair adds three direct flights to Lapland from European cities
* Featured * Business Business (Finland) Featured • Zone 1 Finland General News 

Finnair adds three direct flights to Lapland from European cities

Art & Culture

NYC’s MoMA adds artwork by Nunavut artist Shuvinai Ashoona to collection
* Featured * Art (Canada) Art and Culture Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General 

NYC’s MoMA adds artwork by Nunavut artist Shuvinai Ashoona to collection

Newsroom Picks

Carney recommends 7 major projects for approval, including in Nunavut and Yukon
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (Canada) 

Carney recommends 7 major projects for approval, including in Nunavut and Yukon

Friday, November 14, 2025John Paul Tasker, CBC News0
Trump administration repealing protections for key swaths of Alaska petroleum reserve
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Business Business (USA) Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 2 USA 

Trump administration repealing protections for key swaths of Alaska petroleum reserve

Friday, November 14, 2025The Associated Press0
Facing rapid Arctic warming, Inuit call for full voice in COP30 climate decisions
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 3 

Facing rapid Arctic warming, Inuit call for full voice in COP30 climate decisions

Thursday, November 13, 2025Eye on the Arctic0

News

Finnair adds three direct flights to Lapland from European cities
* Featured * Business Business (Finland) Featured • Zone 1 Finland General News 

Finnair adds three direct flights to Lapland from European cities

Friday, November 14, 2025Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0
N.W.T. suicide rates stable since 2022 but men still most at risk, report says
* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General Society Society (Canada) 

N.W.T. suicide rates stable since 2022 but men still most at risk, report says

Friday, November 14, 2025CBC News0
Late snow in Lapland, mild days nationwide mark Finland’s October
* Featured * Environment Environment (Finland) Featured • Zone 3 Finland General 

Late snow in Lapland, mild days nationwide mark Finland’s October

Friday, November 14, 2025Eye on the Arctic0

Canada

N.W.T. suicide rates stable since 2022 but men still most at risk, report says
* Featured * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 2 General Society Society (Canada) 

N.W.T. suicide rates stable since 2022 but men still most at risk, report says

Friday, November 14, 2025CBC News0
Carney recommends 7 major projects for approval, including in Nunavut and Yukon
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Canada Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (Canada) 

Carney recommends 7 major projects for approval, including in Nunavut and Yukon

Friday, November 14, 2025John Paul Tasker, CBC News0
Carney in B.C. to unveil next list of recommended nation-building projects, including Iqaluit hydro project
* Featured * Canada Countries General Politics (Canada) Society 

Carney in B.C. to unveil next list of recommended nation-building projects, including Iqaluit hydro project

Thursday, November 13, 2025CBC News1

Denmark/Greenland

Facing rapid Arctic warming, Inuit call for full voice in COP30 climate decisions
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 3 

Facing rapid Arctic warming, Inuit call for full voice in COP30 climate decisions

Thursday, November 13, 2025Eye on the Arctic0
A new study suggests that Greenland’s northeast ice stream, located 600km to the interior of its ice sheet is thinning because of warming temperatures.(iStock)
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) Featured • Zone 3 General News Newsroom Picks • zone 1 

As COP30 nears, new report warns of ‘irreversible’ polar ice loss

Thursday, November 6, 2025Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0
New US ambassador to Denmark assumes duty as Trump eyes control of Greenland
* Featured * Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

New US ambassador to Denmark assumes duty as Trump eyes control of Greenland

Wednesday, November 5, 2025Thomson Reuters0

Finland

Finnair adds three direct flights to Lapland from European cities
* Featured * Business Business (Finland) Featured • Zone 1 Finland General News 

Finnair adds three direct flights to Lapland from European cities

Friday, November 14, 2025Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer0
Late snow in Lapland, mild days nationwide mark Finland’s October
* Featured * Environment Environment (Finland) Featured • Zone 3 Finland General 

Late snow in Lapland, mild days nationwide mark Finland’s October

Friday, November 14, 2025Eye on the Arctic0
Many tourism firms in Finnish Lapland violate labour laws, say union and hospitality association
* Featured * Business Business (Finland) Featured • Zone 3 Finland General News 

Many tourism firms in Finnish Lapland violate labour laws, say union and hospitality association

Monday, November 10, 2025Yle News0

Iceland

Iceland sees security risk, existential threat in Atlantic Ocean current’s possible collapse
* Featured * Environment Environment (Iceland) Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland News 

Iceland sees security risk, existential threat in Atlantic Ocean current’s possible collapse

Wednesday, November 12, 2025Thomson Reuters0
Blog: Have we reached peak Arctic Circle?
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Blog Featured • Zone 2 General Iceland Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (Iceland) 

Blog: Have we reached peak Arctic Circle?

Wednesday, October 22, 2025Mia Bennett1
Europe’s Von der Leyen strengthens Arctic security ties with Iceland during visit
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland News Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Politics Politics (Iceland) 

Europe’s Von der Leyen strengthens Arctic security ties with Iceland during visit

Friday, July 18, 2025Eye on the Arctic0

Norway

Northern Norway feels the consequences of record-high fossil fuel emissions
* Featured * Environment Environment (Norway) Featured • Zone 3 General Norway 

Northern Norway feels the consequences of record-high fossil fuel emissions

Friday, November 14, 2025The Independent Barents Observer0
Weather above normal for 18 consecutive months
* Featured * Environment Environment (Norway) Featured • Zone 3 General Norway 

Weather above normal for 18 consecutive months

Wednesday, November 5, 2025The Independent Barents Observer0
Arctic Norwegian town fears flight cuts could chill winter tourism boom
* Featured * Business Business (Norway) Featured • Zone 3 General News Norway 

Arctic Norwegian town fears flight cuts could chill winter tourism boom

Monday, November 3, 2025The Independent Barents Observer0

Russia

Russian Geographical Society opens office on Svalbard
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russian Geographical Society opens office on Svalbard

Friday, November 7, 2025Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer0
Putin tells officials to submit plans for possibly resuming nuclear tests after Trump’s remarks
* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 3 General News Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Putin tells officials to submit plans for possibly resuming nuclear tests after Trump’s remarks

Thursday, November 6, 2025The Associated Press0
China pledges to defend shared security interests with Russia
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

China pledges to defend shared security interests with Russia

Monday, November 3, 2025Thomson Reuters0

Sweden

Energy products continue to make up the majority of Finland's imports from Russia. (iStock)
* Featured * Business Business (Sweden) Featured • Zone 3 General Sweden 

Electricity to get more expensive in the north due to new Sweden-Finland powerline

Wednesday, November 12, 2025Radio Sweden0
Proposal: Sweden’s 2030 climate targets to remain unchanged
* Featured * Environment Environment (Sweden) Featured • Zone 3 General Sweden 

Proposal: Sweden’s 2030 climate targets to remain unchanged

Friday, October 31, 2025Radio Sweden0
Sweden to lead NATO force in challenging Arctic region
* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden to lead NATO force in challenging Arctic region

Thursday, October 23, 2025Radio Sweden0

USA

Trump administration repealing protections for key swaths of Alaska petroleum reserve
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Business Business (USA) Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 2 USA 

Trump administration repealing protections for key swaths of Alaska petroleum reserve

Friday, November 14, 2025The Associated Press0
Crews working to fix Alaska Native villages devastated by flooding. But will residents return?
* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 1 General News Society Society (USA) USA 

Crews working to fix Alaska Native villages devastated by flooding. But will residents return?

Monday, November 10, 2025The Associated Press0
Archaeological site in Alaska that casts light on early Yup’ik life ravaged by ex-Typhoon Halong
* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General News Society Society (USA) USA 

Archaeological site in Alaska that casts light on early Yup’ik life ravaged by ex-Typhoon Halong

Friday, October 31, 2025The Associated Press0

Podcasts

Arctic Tourism and the Pandemic

Longforms

Arctic Ambition: Taloyoak’s quest to transform its economy through environmental protection
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Featured • Zone 2 Featured Longform Longform Newsroom Picks • zone 2 

Arctic Ambition: Taloyoak’s quest to transform its economy through environmental protection

Wednesday, June 12, 2024Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic0

Blog

Blog: Have we reached peak Arctic Circle?
* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Blog Featured • Zone 2 General Iceland Newsroom Picks • zone 1 Politics Politics (Iceland) 

Blog: Have we reached peak Arctic Circle?

Wednesday, October 22, 2025Mia Bennett1

Video Reports

Inuit artists reflect on their art, their culture and their language
Art Art (Canada) Canada Culture General Video Reports 

Inuit artists reflect on their art, their culture and their language

Wednesday, November 6, 2019Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic1

Feature

Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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