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PHOTO REPORT – Abandoned Russian airbase to become wealthy residential neighborhood

11 June 201828 June 2018 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments airbase, CITIES, Cold War, ghos, history, Korzunovo, Luostari, military base, Russia, Soviet Union

Luostari was once the Soviet Union’s nearest airfield to NATO territory. Now, the nearby ghost town of Korzunova could be

Wild boar populations are on the rise in Sweden. (iStock)

Countries ENVIRONMENT Environment Featured General Sweden

Police hunt for wild boar in Swedish city

14 October 201515 October 2015 Radio Sweden 0 Comments CITIES, nature, wildlife

Police in central Malmö, Sweden had an unusual call-out Tuesday night, to hunt for a wild boar which had been

Countries Featured General SOCIETY Society SPECIAL FEATURES Sweden

Relocation of Arctic town underway in Sweden

22 April 201523 April 2015 Radio Sweden 0 Comments CITIES, construction, Kiruna, LKAB, mining, urban

After years of planning, the first steps of tearing down and moving the Arctic town of Kiruna started today in

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

Countries Featured Finland General SOCIETY Society

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

9 March 201510 March 2015 Yle News 0 Comments bicycle, CITIES, transportation, urban, winter

Fatbike hysteria this winter caught Finland’s bicycle industry unprepared. Demand for bikes with over-sized tires exceeded supply, but retailers promise

A smelter in Norilsk, Russia. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)

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

11 February 201516 April 2015 Mia Bennett 0 Comments Arctic, CITIES, COMMODITIES, environment, history, mining, soviet

There are many ways of framing Arctic climate change. On the one hand, countries in the south often see themselves as