Record year for Norwegian seafood exports
Despite the collapse of the Russian market, exports of Norwegian seafood set new records in 2014. The total value of
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Russia, shipping and political crisis in Greenland: 2014 Year in Review (Part 3)
Today is the last instalment of the Eye on the Arctic Year in Review where we checked in with our
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Rosneft puts Murmansk, Russia project on ice
The oil company intended to turn the Roslaykovo shipyard outside Murmansk into a major base for its Arctic operations. Now
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Russian crisis money for Novatek’s Yamal LNG project
As national economy slides towards the abyss, Russia grants 150 billion roubles from its National Wealth Fund to gas company
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Russian state company buys out Helsinki shipyard
The Russian state-owned shipbuilder United Shipbuilding Corporation USC has bought out half of the share of the Helsinki dockyard belonging
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Blog: China’s silk road plans could challenge Northern Sea Route
For several years now, the Northern Sea Route (NSR), the shipping lane hugging the north coast of Russia, has been touted
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Christmas tourism to Finland’s Arctic boasts fifth year of growth
Holiday tourism to the north of Finland has exceeded expectations this year. Charter flights to airports in Rovaniemi, Kittilä and
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No injuries reported in fire at oil field camp in Arctic Alaska
No one was hurt in a overnight fire at a North Slope camp for oil field workers operated by Eni Petroleum, an
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Finland: Fisker Karma story ends in Uusikaupunki
Valmet Automotive is dismantling Fisker Karma production lines at its auto manufacturing plant in Uusikaupunki. Contracted production of Fisker Karma
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Economist reflects on 100 years of shifting fortunes in Anchorage
In 2015, Anchorage will turn 100 years old. In the December issue of Alaska Economic Trends, local economist Neal Fried reflects on change in
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Finland: women’s wages fall behind
As part-time jobs have become more common, there has been an overall increase in the income gap between women and
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Falling oil prices benefit Sweden
The price of oil has dropped since the beginning of November and it is having positive effects on the Swedish
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Construction to begin on LNG terminal in North Finland
Construction is to begin next January on a liquefied natural gas terminal in Tornio, northern Finland. The project is a
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Currency drama has little impact on tourism in Barents region
Like the Russian ruble, the Norwegian currency has been under extreme pressure amid the collapse in oil price the last
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Rouble collapse hits Finland, Forex stops buying Russian currency
Effects of the Russia rouble’s nosedive will undoubtedly be felt in Finland. One Finnish expert says the only thing that
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