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Helsinki, Finland among world’s top 10 liveable cities
Helsinki has been ranked among the world’s ten most liveable cities by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The Finnish capital, the only Nordic city on the
CANADA
Inuit and Canadian government agree on Arctic conservation area
Nearly five decades after Canada’s Inuit began their fight to preserve a unique marine ecosystem, the federal government, the Territory of Nunavut and the Qikiqtani
DENMARK/GREENLAND
Ice-Blog: Greenland on the horizon
When I first visited Greenland back in 2009, it was not a place that made the news very often. This summer, as I prepare for
SWEDEN
Sweden welcomes surge of Chinese visitors
Tourism is on the rise in Sweden’s capital, and the CEO of Visit Stockholm thinks the increased interest has partly to do with the attraction
RUSSIA
Moratorium on Arctic offshore licenses will continue, says Russian minister
«It will last at least until year 2020». The Russian Ministry of Natural Resources introduced the moratorium on oil and gas licenses in Arctic waters
FINLAND
Helsinki, Finland among world’s top 10 liveable cities
Helsinki has been ranked among the world’s ten most liveable cities by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The Finnish capital, the only Nordic city on the
NORWAY
Statoil starts controversial drilling in Arctic waters
With operations more than 400 kilometers north of mainland Norway, Greenpeace says it is the most controversial and aggressive drilling globally this year. Drilling started
ICELAND
NATO trains in anti-submarine warfare in northern waters
In a show of strength, 11 vessels from 10 allied countries unfold a large-scale exercise in the North Atlantic. The exercise named Dynamic Mongoose 2017
USA
Federal agency to investigate ‘avoidable’ plane crashes in Alaska
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a rare investigative hearing in Anchorage on Thursday to learn more about the fatal crash of a Ravn
