Eye on the Arctic news round-up
A round-up of stories that made headlines across the North this week.
Canada
The Canadian Sealers Association slams the EU for banning Canadian seal products while allowing seals to be killed in Finland, Sweden and Scotland.
Finland
What layoffs at Nokia mean for the northern workforce of Finland and Sweden.
Iceland
A Norwegian newspaper reports that the final decision on having Finnish aircraft patrol Iceland’s airspace is coming within weeks.
Norway
The Arctic was on the agenda this week during the Finnish president’s visit to Norway.
Sweden
Questions are being asked about the security of Swedish nuclear facilities after Greenpeace activists entered and hid in two plants.
United States
A report on the challenges of tallying polar bear populations in the Arctic.
Write to Eilís Quinn at eilis.quinn(at)cbc.ca