Issues affecting circumpolar nations
With international interests increasingly active in the Arctic, it’s more important than ever that Inuit stand up for their human
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Japanese and Nordic partners team up with Russia’s telecom giant MegaFon taking the proposed Arctic fiber optic project a major
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All year long, Eye on the Arctic brings you news, and newsmakers, from around the North. But as 2019 gets
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Over the weekend, as the temperature in Seoul plunged to -12°C, Koreans bundled up in the long puffy black parkas
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The base, which previously housed 12 submarines from the powerful Pacific Fleet, will soon become a terminal for Novatek’s Arctic
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Finland’s food exports are growing briskly. In 2016 Finland exported 1.5 billion euros’ worth of foodstuffs, surpassing 1.6 billion last
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Negotiations failed this week when Norwegian and Russian aviation and transport officials meet in Oslo to discuss possible access for
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Trial runs might start in 2020, the biggest South Korean shipping company says. As Arctic ice reaches historical lows, Asian
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Tourism is on the rise in Sweden’s capital, and the CEO of Visit Stockholm thinks the increased interest has partly
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A little over four years ago, as several Asian countries were vying for observer status in the Arctic Council, there
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Finland takes over the chairmanship of the Arctic Council from the United States this week. The Finnish government will emphasise
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The Arctic Council Ministerial will be held in Fairbanks on May 11, marking the end of the United States’ two
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2016 was a record-setting year for the tourism sector in Finnish Lapland. More visitors, especially from Asia and the UK,
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I’ve just published a new article in the peer-reviewed journal Area Development and Policy called “The Silk Road goes north: Russia’s role within China’s
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Moscow invites New Delhi to joint oil and gas projects in Arctic waters. Cooperation in the Arctic constitutes a key
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