Russian property purchases in Finland at near-standstill
The economic crisis in Russia has affected Finland in many ways already, now in the form of new cabin purchases
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Russia requiring detailed travel itineraries from visitors
Foreigners traveling to Russia must from today provide a specified pre-fixed route of places to visit. “This isn’t great for the
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Blog: When is it New Year’s at the North Pole?
When December 31 draws to a close, people around the world will welcome in a new year. Unlike in the
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Service reindeer for police in Russia’s Arctic
Russian authorities are considering establishing a ‘reindeer police force’ to help combat crime in the Yamalo-Nenets tundra region. Police in Yamalo-Nenets
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On Barents roads, no slowdown in death accidents
Despite improved road standards, lethal car accidents continue to haunt travellers in the Barents Region. More than 600 people will
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Russia: Submarine «Vladimir Monomakh» finishes trials
Russia’s newest strategic nuclear-powered submarine «Vladimir Monomakh» has passed all state tests and will soon be ready to be handed
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Sport cooperation continues in Barents Region
Sport plays and will continue to play an important role in the people-to-people cooperation in the Barents Region, top sports
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Pacific Akulas arrive in Severodvinsk, Russia
The two nuclear submarines have crossed the entire Northern Sea Route onboard the heavy-lift vessel “Transshelf.” “Transshelf” arrived in the
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Alarming situation for indigenous peoples in Russia
President of the Norwegian Sàmi Parliament, Aili Keskitalo, presses the alarm bell to world leaders meeting in New York about
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Sami leader harassed by police on way to UN conference
Valentina Sovkina was on her way from Lovozero on Russia’s Kola Peninsula to the UN World Conference on Indigenous Peoples.
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Creating links across the Arctic – A look back on the Beringia Arctic Games
To view photo captions, click on “SL” and then the “info” button in the top right-hand corner The inaugural Beringia
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Russian spy plane nearly collides with SAS flight
An SAS airliner narrowly avoided a midair collision with a Russian military intelligence aircraft some 50 kilometers outside of Malmö,
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Hey Alaska, what would you ask Vladimir Putin?
Russia’s central TV station is apparently looking for a few good Alaskans to ask Russian President Vladimir Putin some questions
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Siberia’s ice road truckers: ‘A way of life,’ says writer
Siberia’s ice road truckers may not have the same celebrity status as their North American counterparts, but one Russian journalist
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Ice-Blog: Why high suicide rates in Arctic Russia?
Back at DW headquarters in Bonn after returning from Arctic Frontiers in Tromso at the weekend, I am sorting out
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