KGB archives set to open up to Finnish researchers
How did the Soviet Union affect president Urho Kekkonen’s career? Why was the Porkkala peninsula handed back to Finland early?
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Anglicans could lose new igloo church in Canadian Arctic
Officials from the Anglican diocese of the Arctic say they are in a financial crisis after receivers for a bankrupt
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Nikiski edges out Valdez and other Alaska gasline terminal hopefuls
The three largest oil corporations doing business in Alaska and a Canadian pipeline builder are now looking to acquire
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Franklin search: Relatives hope for answers in Arctic mystery
Simon Ekins was a young British lad of about eight when his father told him they had a famous explorer
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Understanding the rules to Finland’s ‘right to roam’
Known as “everyman’s right” in Finland, people are free to roam public and private lands for recreation or exercise, even
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Alaska Supreme Court to hear climate change case
Alaska’s high court became the first state supreme court in the country yesterday to hear an appeal in one of
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Permafrost data helps city in Canada’s Northwest Territories plan road repairs
Permafrost data collected by Natural Resources Canada could help the city of Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories plan for road
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Southcentral Alaska Utilities report gas supply secure to 2018, ‘black holes’ beyond
Last year, it was hard not to miss the message Southcentral Alaska utilities and political leaders were shouting: a natural
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Boil water advisory issued for town in northern Sweden
Contaminated water has been discovered in a reservoir in northern Sweden, meaning that people in the town of Örnsköldsvik should
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FEATURE INTERVIEW: Would a Canada-U.S. merger be good for the Arctic?
Canada and the United States have a reputation for being among the world’s friendliest neighbours. They share a common language,
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Aurora borealis set autumn skies ablaze in Finland
In previous nights the northern lights have lit up skies across Finland, even down south. According to Finnish Meteorological
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Ministers agree on environmental goals for the Baltic Sea
After several hours of debates in Copenhagen environmental ministers from the Baltic Sea countries agreed that phosphorus and nitrogen pollution
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Watchdog says mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories is behind in clean up
The agency in charge of monitoring the environmental footprint of the Ekati Diamond Mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories says its
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Relief in North Pole, Alaska after Air Force F-16 decision
North Pole Mayor Bryce Ward said there’s a palpable feeling of relief in his community and across the Fairbanks-North Star
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Putin says Russia will expand its Arctic presence, restore Soviet-era military base
President Vladimir Putin pledged Thursday that Russia will expand its presence in the Arctic, adding that work is underway to
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