North Pole camp for Russian paratroopers
Tourists will be replaced by soldiers and scientists on the North Pole this spring. Instead of the traditional Barneo ice
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Special Features
Oil spill exercise in Finland attended by international experts
Experts from as far afield as China and Canada will observe Wednesday’s oil recovery exercise on the Gulf of Bothnia.
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Birding and conservation groups call on Canada, U.S. to preserve boreal forest
Birding and conservation groups launched a campaign on last week calling on the Canadian and U.S. governments to preserve at
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Blog: The Third Wheel: Observers in the Arctic Council
Does the United Kingdom need an Arctic Ambassador? According to the UK House of Lords Select Committee on the Arctic,
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Finns still sharply divided over wind power
Yle asked its audience whether or not they would welcome a wind turbine in close proximity to their home. The
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Alaska’s financial dilemma: Reserve funds lately have earned more money than oil
Second of three parts For Alaska state government, the richest renewable resource is cash in the bank. A year ago,
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Russian troops near Finnish border placed on combat readiness
Large-scale military exercises slated for Russia’s Kola Peninsula will involve motorized brigades now based in Alakurtti. The soldiers, who were
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Finland shelves indigenous rights agreement ratification
Finland will not be ratifying the International Labour Organisation’s “Convention No. 169”, which vouchsafes the rights of indigenous peoples, until
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Alaska’s financial dilemma: The state dependence on oil begins
Oil taxes and royalties have been the source of about 90 percent of Alaska’s unrestricted general revenues, but with oil
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Column: Journalists want to report on Barents region – Here’s why it’s not working
In basically every newsroom in the Barents region you can find journalists who are willing to report about what is
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Supply barge adrift in the Arctic for months
A Canadian company’s supply barge which has been floating loose around the Arctic since last October, is now just off
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Peace and stability crucial for Arctic economy
The overall goal for Norwegian Arctic Policy is to ensure that the current geopolitical tensions do not spill over and
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Murmansk, Russia: Transport hub trouble, again
The development of the Murmansk Transport Hub might be in jeopardy as costs swell and a key private investor seeks
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Finnmarksløpet 2015 dog sledge race underway in Europe
Europe’s longest and and one of the world’s hardest dog sledge races, Finnmarksløpet, takes place this week. The winner becomes
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Norway launches High North military exercise
5000 soldiers and 400 vehicles take part in the largest winter exercise in Finnmark since 1967 Soldiers from all of the
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