Family company in North Sweden gets business award
A gingerbread factory has been named Food Exporter of the Year. Nyåkers Pepparkakor, based in northern Sweden, got the award
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Clarify role of state investor: Finland minister
Heidi Hautala, Finland’s minister responsible for state-owned entities, wants to clarify the role of the state investment company Solidium. She said that
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Canada denies mine’s $1B cleanup cost
The federal government of Canada maintains there has been no increase to the costs of cleaning up the Giant Mine
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Nunavut mine owes $2M for cleanup
The owner of the Jericho mine site in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut has failed to pay millions of dollars to
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Yukon Electrical to test use of LNG in northern Canadian territory
The Yukon Electrical Company will be first in this northwestern Canadian territory to experiment with liquefied natural gas. The company has applied
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National park spurs debate in Finland’s Arctic
Finland’s Environment Ministry wants to establish a new national park at the tip of Finnish Lapland’s remote north-western ‘arm’, the
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The future of LNG shipping in the Arctic
As Alaska continues to struggle with jumpstarting construction on a massive natural gas pipeline project, Russia is marching ahead with
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Shell and Gazprom sign Arctic agreement
This week, Russian energy company Gazprom signed an agreement with Royal Dutch Shell on exploration and development in Russia’s Arctic.
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Icebreaker stuck in Finnish canal
The Saimaa canal, which connects eastern Finland to the Russian town of Vyborg, remains closed thanks to unusually thick ice
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Nunavut, Canada gold mine back on track
In the next few days, Agnico-Eagle will pour its one-millionth ounce of gold at its mine near the community of Baker
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First Nations Bank to open in Yellowknife, Canada
The First Nations Bank of Canada will open a branch in Yellowknife, the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) this
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STX launches Arctic vessel in Finland
The head of the Korean shipbuilder STX’s European operations told Finland’s Yle News on Thursday that the company has no
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Conoco’s Arctic drilling program on hold
Not long after Royal Dutch Shell said it would “pause” its Arctic Ocean drilling program, ConocoPhillips Alaska announced early Wednesday
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Company buys Ekati mine in Canada’s North
The Dominion Diamond Corporation became the first Canadian company to hold a majority share in a diamond mine after it
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Environmental review for Nunavut, Canada mining project
MMG’s proposed Izok Corridor mining project near the community of Kugluktuk in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, will undergo
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