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Finland

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Arctic tourist resort is becoming shadow tanker hub

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 11:48
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Carriers involved in transportation of sanctioned LNG are increasingly using the waters off the coast of Teriberka, a settlement promoted

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Greenland clash left a mark on EU-US relations says Finnish PM

Yle News
Posted: Friday, January 23, 2026 at 09:01
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Allies should not exert pressure on each other or push for the annexation of a partner country’s territory, Finland’s Prime

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Finnish president aims to ready plan for Arctic security by NATO July summit

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 13:01 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 13:29
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Finnish President Alexander Stubb said on Thursday he wants to get a plan aimed at bolstering Arctic security ready by

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Finland to take part in NATO’s major Arctic-focused exercises in March

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 08:28
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“It’s crucial for Finland that the joint training activities planned by Nato extend directly onto Finnish soil,” Brigadier General Manu

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Finland not sending more troops to Greenland

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 10:59
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Finland’s immediate focus is on easing the pressure caused by America’s demands over Greenland, says Alexander Stubb. It does not

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Finland preparing to send two liaison officers to Greenland

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 10:11
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Several European countries have sent soldiers to the region in the past few days on reconnaissance missions. Finland will send

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Only Greenland and Denmark can decide on their own future says Finnish President

Yle News
Posted: Monday, January 5, 2026 at 12:15 — Last Updated: Monday, January 5, 2026 at 12:22
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US President Donald Trump has reiterated his threat to take Greenland from NATO ally Denmark. Finnish President Alexander Stubb says that only

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2025 was second-warmest ever recorded in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Friday, January 2, 2026 at 09:07
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Last year was the second-warmest ever recorded in Finland, according to preliminary data published on Friday by the Finnish Meteorological

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Business Business (Finland) Featured • Zone 3 

It’s official: First two US icebreakers to be built in Rauma

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 12:00
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Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has signed a contract with the United States Coast Guard to build two medium-sized icebreakers at

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A thick ice fog is seen in a Whitehorse park
* Featured * Environment Environment (Finland) Featured • Zone 1 Finland General 

Much of Finland likely snow-free over Christmas, except for Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Friday, December 19, 2025 at 15:55
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If you want to see snow and ice over Christmas, you’ll have to head pretty far north, according to the

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* Featured * Environment Environment (Finland) Featured • Zone 3 Finland General 

Finnish Parliament approves wolf hunting by wide margin

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 10:44
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The Council of Regulatory Impact Analysis had sharply criticised the government’s handling of the wolf-hunting legislation. Finnish Parliament has approved

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Nearly all parliamentary groups back formal apology to indigenous Sámi

Yle News
Posted: Monday, December 15, 2025 at 10:02
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Only the Finns Party dismisses the idea of a state apology to the Sámi people, as called for by Prime

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Cross-border project looks to boost Sami handcrafts and businesses

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 15:39
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With growing interest in Saami culture and handicrafts but also mounting complications for small Indigenous businesses, the Saami Council has

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* Featured * Environment Environment (Finland) Featured • Zone 3 Finland General 

Lapland bucks the trend as rest of Finland logs near-record warm autumn

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, December 8, 2025 at 15:29 — Last Updated: Monday, December 8, 2025 at 15:38
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While Lapland maintained its trademark cool this fall, the rest of Finland had what meteorologists classified as an unusually or

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Finland’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission makes 70 recommendations

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 16:24
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Finland’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission has urged sweeping reforms to strengthen Sámi rights and overhaul the country’s approach to Indigenous

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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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