U.S. polar bear conservation plan focuses on near-term goals
The federal agency that manages polar bears concedes the most important action needed to protect the threatened animals – reduction
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UN Secretary-General to visit Norwegian Arctic
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit the the Arctic next week as part of a trip to Norway.
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Search for Soviet war dead to continue in Finland
The remains of several Soviet soldiers, believed to have fallen in battle against Finnish forces in 1944, have been found
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Sweden’s Greens torn on Vattenfall’s coal mines
Green Party members from all over the country gather in Örebro for the party’s first ever congress as a member
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Finland: Russian links to nuclear power project questioned
The Finnish dairy giant Valio announced Wednesday that it was pulling out of the Fennovoima nuclear power project. The statement
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Arctic Alaska coastal erosion rates among worst in U.S. : report
The shoreline along Alaska’s northern coast has eroded at some of the fastest rates in the nation, putting local communities, oil fields and
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Iceland most peaceful country in the world: study
Iceland has been named the most peaceful country in the world, again, by the nonprofit Institute for Economics and Peace. The
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Expert gives dark view of geopolitics in the Arctic
World leaders, including Russia’s Vladimir Putin, have talked of the Arctic as a zone of peace and co-operation. But continued
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Cool rainy June good for Finland’s mushroom hunters
While the wet, cool weather this month may have disappointed many, it will be a boon for mushroom pickers. The
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Scientists find genetic divide between Alaska city moose and country moose
City moose and country moose are different — at least in their DNA. A new study finds that Anchorage moose have greater genetic
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Swedish exhibit explores Baltic Sea pollution
The Baltic has long been called one of the world’s most polluted seas and researchers on hand at Almedalen Week are hoping
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Russian military transport aircraft suspected of violating Finnish airspace
Air Force F-18 Hornet fighters were scrambled Friday afternoon when it is believed that a Russian IL-76 military transport aircraft
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Swedes seek “nature” in times of life crisis
A new survey of cancer patients suggests that in times of crisis many Swedes find solace in “naturen,” which translates
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Huge differences in Finland’s tapwater prices: study
The prices of Finnish tapwater may vary from 2.6 euros per cubic metre of water to as much as 17
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Imperial delays oil drilling in Canadian Arctic
Imperial Oil and its offshore Arctic joint-venture partners are delaying their plans for an ambitious drilling project in the Canadian Beaufort Sea, news organizations reported
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