Putin vows to restrict asylum seekers’ into Finnish Lapland
In several hours of talks on Tuesday, the Russian and Finnish presidents discussed a wide range of issues, from sanctions
Read more
General
Canadian study looks at Arctic beetles as climate change markers
The poster boy for climate change in the Arctic is the ferocious but wildly photogenic polar bear. But if Chris
Read more
Oil, Obama & drilling: Week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
Read more
Blog: Descent into Russia’s Far East
In the middle of February, after five and a half sleepless hours in the window seat of a diamond mining
Read more
Arctic Council uses Fairbanks meeting to think about the future
Midway through the U.S. chairmanship of the eight-nation Arctic Council, the group is taking time to look at the long-term
Read more
Canadian Guild of Crafts celebrates 110 years of indigenous art
The Canadian Guild of Crafts in Montreal, Quebec is a non-profit organization that works to promote the art of Inuit
Read more
Helsinki Airport “best in northern Europe”
Finland’s Helsinki Airport is northern Europe’s best airport of 2016, according to a survey of 13 million international travellers. The
Read more
Declining interest in Northern Sea Route
Interest from international ship operators in utilizing the Northern Sea Route has waned in recent years, according to a new
Read more
Arctic’s ‘startling’ winter warmth ‘milepost’ say scientists
FAIRBANKS — This winter was so unusually warm in Alaska — and around the Arctic — that it took even
Read more
Finland: Nordea forecasts continued slow growth
Banking group Nordea released its Economic Outlook on Wednesday, forecasting continued slow growth worldwide. The bank sees poor growth and
Read more
Construction work restarted on Russia to Norway road
New year, new cash. Excavators and dump trucks are back in business on Russia’s road towards the Norwegian border. After
Read more
Sweden: Gotland & Öland could face severe water shortage
Record-low groundwater levels have been recorded on the islands of Öland and Gotland in southeastern Sweden and may lead to
Read more
Nobel Peace Prize winners call for halt to Arctic drilling
Several Nobel Laureates point a warning finger against Norway; oil exploration in the Arctic must stop. In a letter, the Nobel
Read more
Critics call feds’ new ‘mitigation’ a coerced fee
The concept of “mitigation” comes up a lot in stories about development in Alaska. Typically, it’s compensation a company has
Read more
Finnish GDP up 0.5 percent in 2015
According to Statistics Finland, Finland’s gross domestic product in 2015 grew by 0.5 percent, not 0.4 percent as earlier reported
Read more