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Russia cancels Norwegian cruise ship’s Arctic expeditions

20 August 201920 August 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments cruise ships, cruises, defence, Franz Josef Land, Hurtigruten, military, Murmansk, Northern Sea Route, tourism

The two high-profile voyages had been planned for years with prestigious support from regional authorities in Murmansk. 250 passengers will

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Local workforce won’t be enough for future battery factory in northern Sweden

16 August 2019 David Russell, Radio Sweden 0 Comments Electric vehicles, employment, Skellefteå, work

The company Northvolt plans to recruit more than 2,500 people to its planned battery factory in Skellefteå, which is scheduled

BUSINESS Business Countries General Russia

Luxury cruise ship leaves Alaska toward Northern Sea Route

15 August 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Alaska, cruise ships, cruises, Nome, Northern Sea Route, tourism, tromso

The Silver Explorer gets escort by a Russian icebreaker as it launches its ice edge cruising through Russian Arctic waters.

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From wolves to ‘idiots’ with backhoes, threats to fibre lines in Northern Canada are many

6 August 20196 August 2019 Randi Beers, CBC News 0 Comments communications, fibre optics, Internet, Northwest Territories, Northwestel, NWT

Residents of Yellowknife, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, are learning how fragile their internet connection can be after suffering two major

BUSINESS Business Countries General Russia

Russia-Norway border traffic up in July

5 August 20195 August 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments borders, economy, Kirkenes, Murmansk, travel

Most Russians go to Norway for shopping and when the ruble gets stronger against the krone follows more cross-border travel.

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Bookstore in Yellowknife, Northern Canada celebrates
40th anniversary as owner prepares for next chapter

5 August 2019 CBC News 0 Comments books, Northwest Territories, NWT, Yellowknife

While brick-and-mortar book stores across Canada face increasing pressure due to online retailers, a downtown Yellowknife, N.W.T. shop has beaten

BUSINESS Business Countries General Norway

Electric car sales skyrocket in Arctic Norway

5 August 20195 August 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Electric vehicles, Finnmark, Renewables, transport

Sales rose 140% in the first half 2019 in Finnmark, Norway’s northernmost region, compared to the same period last year.

BUSINESS Business Countries Denmark/Greenland Featured • Zone 2 General

Greenland issues new exploration, prospecting licences to Anglo American

1 August 20191 August 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Avannaata municipality, copper, Erik Jensen, mining, Ministry of Mineral Resources and Labour, nickel, platinum group metals, politics, Upernavik

Greenland’s Ministry of Mineral Resources and Labour has granted British multinational Anglo American a series of licences in western Greenland.

BUSINESS Business Countries General Russia

Russian grains to reach Japan via Northern Sea Route

31 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments food, Irtysh River, Japan, Northern Sea Route, Omsk, Sabetta, shipping, Siberia

It could open a new window to Asia, a regional governor in Siberia argues. The region of Omsk in 2018

BUSINESS Business Countries Featured Featured • Zone 3 General Russia

Rosneft announces more offshore drilling in Arctic Russia

30 July 201930 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic drilling, energy, Kara Sea, oil, Rosneft

Five years after it found one of the largest oil fields in Arctic waters, Rosneft makes clear that more drilling

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Inuit community council in Atlantic Canada signs agreement with Nalcor Energy for $10-million

26 July 201929 July 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments country food, Dwight Ball, hydroelectric, indigenous, Johannes Lampe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunatsiavut, NunatuKavut Community Council

The community council representing the around 6,000 Inuit in the southern and central region of Labrador has signed an agreement

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Labour shortage in northwestern Canada is ‘choking off economic growth,’ says economist

25 July 201926 July 2019 CBC News 0 Comments Conference Board of Canada, economy, employment, industry, Mines, Yukon

Yukon’s economic growth, in northwestern Canada, is expected to be slow in 2019, then pick up again in the next

BUSINESS Business Countries Finland General Highlights

Rovaniemi, Kuopio and Oulu most lucrative Finnish cities for residential investment

19 July 201922 July 2019 Yle News 0 Comments Finland, Kuopio, Oulo, real estate, Rovaniemi

The most attractive cities for residential real estate investors in Finland are Rovaniemi, Kuopio and Oulu, followed by Turku and

BUSINESS Business Countries Finland General Highlights

Finnair reports weakening profits in second quarter

18 July 2019 Yle News 0 Comments air carrier, Finland, Finnair, flight, travel

Finnair’s operating profit declined to 47.2 million euros in the second quarter of 2019, a drop of nearly 20 percent

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Norwegian ships accompany Chinese rig to Russian Arctic drill site

16 July 201919 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments China, energy, Gazprom, Kara Sea, Murmansk, Novatek, offshore drilling, oil, Rosneft, Russia

A fleet of supply ships surround the Chinese rig “Nan Hai Ba Hao” as it gets ready to spud a

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