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March to join NATO ‘moving faster in Finland than it does in Sweden’, says expert

Frank Radosevich, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, April 15, 2022 at 06:02
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Finland appears to be closer to applying to join the NATO military alliance than its western neighbor Sweden, says Jan

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Russia warns of nuclear, hypersonic deployment if Sweden and Finland join NATO

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 11:44 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 11:50
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One of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies warned NATO on Thursday that if Sweden and Finland joined the U.S.-led

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Finnish Sámi activists win fishing rights case

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 10:39
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The Supreme Administrative Court has acquitted Sámi activists of breaking fishing rules on the Tenojoki river, in a ruling that

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Cambridge Bay’s 1st transition home for women set to open soon in Eastern Canadian Arctic

Amy Tucker, CBC
Posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 17:40
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The Kitikmeot Friendship Society announced its latest pilot project — a transitional home for women in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. It’s

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Report: Finland and Sweden joining Nato would increase security in the Baltic Sea region

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 10:41
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The government has submitted a detailed report to Parliament on “fundamental changes” in the foreign and security policy environment following

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NATO membership decision draws closer as Finnish and Swedish leaders meet

Linnéa Wannefors, Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 10:21 — Last Updated: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 10:24
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Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin met with Swedish PM Magdalena Andersson in Stockholm Wednesday to discuss defense and security policy,

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Preserving Indigenous language, cultural teachings with tech in Northwestern Canada

Jasmine Kabatay, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 16:23
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Preserving language and culture is important for Indigenous people, and from creating language apps to cultural camps, there have been

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Survey: Majority of Finns consider Russia a significant military threat

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 11:13
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Eighty-four percent of Finns consider Russia to be a significant military threat, according to a recent values and attitudes survey

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New sanctions deal fatal blow to Russia’s Arctic LNG

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 10:51 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 10:54
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Russia intended to become a world leader in liquefied natural gas. The war against Ukraine has torpedoed its plans. The

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Tourism in Finnish Lapland faces uncertainty due to sanctions on Russia

Saara-Maria Salonen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, April 11, 2022 at 17:14
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The closure of Russian airspace is causing uncertainty in Lapland’s tourism industry, which has relied heavily on travel from Asian

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* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Geopolitics Geopolitics (USA) News Politics USA 

Arctic nations say they’re ramping up military spending as they meet with U.S. Senators

Lex Treinen, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, April 11, 2022 at 11:26 — Last Updated: Monday, April 11, 2022 at 11:38
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Arctic nations are boosting military spending in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. That was the message from Arctic nations’

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Direct flight between Canada and Greenland could strengthen cultural, language ties

April Hudson, CBC News
Posted: Monday, April 11, 2022 at 10:28
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When Navarana Beveridge finally takes a long-overdue trip home to Greenland from Nunavut, she’ll have two options for getting there:

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Government-set fuel prices up in some northern Canadian communities

Avery Zingel, CBC News
Posted: Friday, April 8, 2022 at 16:36
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Fuel prices in N.W.T. communities that don’t have privately-owned gas stations went up on April 4, for the first time

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NATO chief: Decision on Finland’s membership can be quick

Yle News
Posted: Friday, April 8, 2022 at 16:35
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At a meeting with Nordic journalists, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reiterated on Thursday that a political decision on Finland’s NATO membership

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In Russia’s North, locals are starting to feel the new war economy

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, April 8, 2022 at 16:35
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Five weeks after the onslaught against Ukraine, dire consequences of war are increasingly being felt by ordinary Russians. Inflation is

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