Sweden’s Social Democrats make forest investment pledge
The opposition Social Democrats want to spend more on developing Sweden’s forestry industry, party leader Stefan Löfven announced today. In
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Fur farming bucks decline, creates jobs in Finland – but still faces opposition
Fur farming and related industries such as leather goods production and animal feed manufacturing have combined to create some 1,200
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Russian food import ban halts Finnish lorries at the border
Smaller firms and subcontractors are expecting to be particularly hard hit by Thursday’s announcement that Russia is placing an embargo
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New Russia sanctions will affect Finland, but not radically: politician
As EU ambassadors gather on Tuesday to agree a new round of tougher sanctions against Russia over its involvement in
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Activists chain themselves to mining drill in Sweden
Around ten activists have chained themselves to a large drill machine at a mine in Norra Kärr, by Sweden’s second
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Arctic Economic Council to meet in Nunavut in September
The first official meeting of the Arctic Council’s Arctic Economic Council will take place in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of
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Creating whiskey in Arctic Norway
When most people think whiskey, they think of Scotland or Ireland. But a group of Norwegian entrepreneurs wants to the
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Finnish companies come together for new climate change initiative
The Climate Leadership Council, launched on Wednesday by SITRA and 6 large companies, encourages cleantech innovations and other ideas that
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Canada’s Northwest Territories to stay the course on fracking, despite report
The government in Canada’s Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) isn’t changing its approach to hydraulic fracturing, despite a panel of experts saying
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New wind parks to be constructed in North Finland
A series of wind park projects in northern Finland has progressed to construction stage. Wind farms to be located in
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Sweden’s petrol plan ‘setback for environment’ say critics
The Swedish government wants to relax rules for what fuels gas stations must sell in an effort to keep more
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Feature Interview: The need for business cooperation in the Arctic
All over the circumpolar world, business and the prosperity of indigenous communities is taking centre stage. Canada, the current chair
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Finland-Russia Society rep: Relations with our eastern neighbour are still good
Finland-Russia Society’s Olli Nepponen says the crisis in Ukraine has not affected cultural cooperation between the countries. However the newspapers
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2 ConocoPhillips trucks tip on winter road in Canada’s North
Two trucks carrying a mix of water, chemicals and sand that was used at ConocoPhillips’ fracking project in Canada’s Northwest
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Artists boycott market in Arctic Sweden over mining conflict
Thursday is Sami National Day, celebrated internationally by indigenous people of the European Arctic, including in Sweden. This is also
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