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Russia intends to make Arctic towns more attractive with new “Arctic standard”

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 11:16
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Plenty of paint and cement will be needed as Russian bureaucrats introduce an “Arctic standard” and “design code” for far

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PHOTO REPORT – Abandoned Russian airbase to become wealthy residential neighborhood

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, June 11, 2018 at 15:40 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 16:27
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Luostari was once the Soviet Union’s nearest airfield to NATO territory. Now, the nearby ghost town of Korzunova could be

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Wild boar populations are on the rise in Sweden. (iStock)
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Police hunt for wild boar in Swedish city

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 13:21 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 18:20
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Police in central Malmö, Sweden had an unusual call-out Tuesday night, to hunt for a wild boar which had been

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(Alexander Linder/ Sveriges Radio)
General Society Society (Sweden) Special Features Sweden 

Relocation of Arctic town underway in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 19:53 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 19:04
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After years of planning, the first steps of tearing down and moving the Arctic town of Kiruna started today in

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Fatbike tires have a maximum width of 4.8 inches, or 12 centimetres. (Arvo Vuorela / Yle)
Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

Finns go wild for the fatbike – perfect for biking in the snow

Yle News
Posted: Monday, March 9, 2015 at 14:09 — Last Updated: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 14:05
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Fatbike hysteria this winter caught Finland’s bicycle industry unprepared. Demand for bikes with over-sized tires exceeded supply, but retailers promise

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A smelter in Norilsk, Russia. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)
Blog General Russia Society Society (Russia) Special Features 

Blog: Norilsk, Russia -The inescapability of the company town on Russia’s tundra

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 16:54 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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There are many ways of framing Arctic climate change. On the one hand, countries in the south often see themselves as

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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