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Drone applications on the rise in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Monday, March 14, 2016 at 13:54
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The uses for unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones, have multiplied in recent years and applications are being developed

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General Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Norway resumes transportation of asylum seekers to Russia

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 15:15
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Migrants who came to Norway from Russia across the border-crossing point at Storskog last autumn and winter, are now being

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The first asylum seekers arrived at the new centre on Tuesday. (Minna Rinta-Tassi / Yle)
Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

North Finland town opens asylum seeker hub

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at 19:59 — Last Updated: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 18:09
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The mayor of Tornio expects the opening of the distribution hub and arrival of more police, Customs and Border Guard

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General Norway Society Society (Norway) Special Features 

Norway visa rules worry indigenous peoples

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 11:19 — Last Updated: Friday, September 11, 2015 at 15:38
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Andrey Vokuev in Naryan-Mar, Russia, fears for the cooperation between indigenous peoples. Next week, applicants from the Nenets tundra will

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Migration pressure is increasing in Europe, including at the northernmost Schengen border. (Thomas Nilsen/Barents Observer)
General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Refugees find Arctic gate to Schengen

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 21, 2015 at 19:12 — Last Updated: Monday, August 24, 2015 at 20:29
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Norway takes extraordinary measures as the influx of refugees across its Arctic border with Russia surges. The numbers are still

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Russia's Arctic city of Murmansk. Two of the new Coast Guard vessels planned by Russia will be based here. (AFP)
General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

New vessels for Russia’s Coast Guard

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 13:35
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The Russian Coast Guard is renewing its fleet with new ice-going vessels and has been reorganized to meet the enhanced

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Russia says the move to stop expedited freight shipments at Vaalimaa is not connected to any developments in Ukraine.(Juha Korhonen / Yle)
Business Russia 

Russia stops expedited freight shipments at Vaalimaa, Finland

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 09:40
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Russian customs have announced they will stop handling TIR freight shipments, which speed through border crossings without customs formalities, from

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Finland will need to employ more staff at border posts if the Russian frontier becomes visa-free. (Yle)
Finland Society Society (Finland) 

Finns cool on visa-free Russian travel

Yle News
Posted: Friday, September 27, 2013 at 09:58
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Finns are divided on the idea of introducing a visa-free travel regime on the Russian border. The strongest opposition is

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