Finland: 5 reasons the economy is bogged down
Past recessions have come and gone, so why does it seem that the Finnish economy is now bouncing back so
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Arctic rain threatens baby falcons
Warmer Arctic temperatures and changing weather patterns are introducing a new problem for peregrine falcons breeding on the west coast
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Wind farm could hurt duck habitat says Swedish court
Sweden’s Land and Environmental Court of Appeal rejected on Tuesday a proposed wind farm off the coast of Gävle in
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Weather changes disrupt subsistence hunt in Arctic Alaska
Opportunities to safely hunt whales and caribou in one northwestern Alaska village have diminished because treacherous winds have become more
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Bank lowers economic forecast for Finland
The latest economic forecast from Nordea predicts a one percent contraction in the Finnish economy this year, a worsening outlook
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Diamond find near Iqaluit, Canada
Peregrine Diamonds says it has found a lot of gem diamonds in a bulk sample from the Chidliak project near
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Winter? What winter? November downright balmy in Arctic Alaska
The vicious bite of winter has swept across much of Alaska, but Barrow, a community that’s typically one of the
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Iceland has first fatal police shooting
Police in Iceland said Monday they shot dead a gunman — the first time armed police have killed someone in
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Arctic presence guards against U.S. threat says Russia
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Russia had vital defence and economic interests in the Arctic, citing a potential U.S.
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Storm could cost Sweden’s timber industry millions
The effects of Storm Hilde on Sweden’s timber industry were announced Tuesday, with 3.5 million cubic meters of trees downed
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Sled dog rescued in Canada’s NWT
A sled dog, dubbed “Gwennie” is recovering in a Yellowknife clinic after being rescued this weekend. Dr. Tom Pisz found
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Conoco adds rigs to Alaska operations
Oil rigs usually do their work in obscurity, but the two that ConocoPhillips hopes will help boost production on the
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Finland: Varma & its Talvivaara holdings
Finnish pension insurer Varma has further lessened its holdings in the beleagured Talvivaara mining company. At the end of October
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Get tough with U.S. on salmon: chief
Preliminary data indicates the 2012 Chinook salmon run on the Yukon River was the worst ever. The International Yukon River
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Russia hosts meeting on polar bears
Canada’s minister of the environment will represent Canada this week at the Polar Bear Range States meeting in Russia. The
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