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Lapland sees a population decline that will continue for years to come

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 10:43
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Finland’s northernmost region lost almost 500 inhabitants in the ten months period from January to November 2020. There are now

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General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

How Murmansk government plans to attract newcomers and reverse regional decline

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 21, 2019 at 10:11 — Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2019 at 10:23
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“We need 200,000 newcomers to compensate for natural population decline in the region over the coming decade,” she says. Depopulation

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Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

Finland’s population could begin falling in 2031

Yle News
Posted: Monday, September 30, 2019 at 16:17 — Last Updated: Monday, September 30, 2019 at 16:24
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Statistics Finland’s projection, published on Monday, gives backing to often heard predictions that the country’s population will soon go into

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General Society Society (USA) USA 

Understanding Alaska’s growing senior population

Abbey Collins, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, June 24, 2019 at 09:30
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The senior population in Alaska is growing faster than any other state in the United States. State Demographer Eddie Hunsinger

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General Russia Society Society (Russia) 

Arctic Russia: Military towns growing while overall population slides

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 16:09
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The population of Murmansk is shrinking to a historical low. Only the Northern Fleet garrisons see new people moving in.

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Shrinking workforce a growing problem for Murmansk’s economy

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 15:00
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Over the last five years, the economically active population of this region in northwest Russia has shrunk by more than

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Finland General News Society Society (Finland) 

Finnish state should invest in services to keep rural areas populated: poll

Yle News
Posted: Monday, July 23, 2018 at 15:14
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Finland’s public broadcaster Yle recently asked the pollster Taloustutkimus to carry out a survey asking a sample of Finns about

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General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Small town hopes to reverse depopulation trend affecting rural and Northern Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 16:22 — Last Updated: Friday, February 23, 2018 at 08:54
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  While more and more people move to Sweden’s bigger towns and cities, 63 municipalities in the countryside have seen

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Finland General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Finland) Society 

Dozens of asylum seekers march from Lapland into Sweden border town

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 16:31
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Some 55 asylum seekers who took part in a protest against Finland’s asylum policies at the northern border crossing town

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General Society Society (USA) USA 

‘Every year it’s harder’: Hiring teachers gets increasingly difficult in rural Alaska

Tegan Hanlon, Alaska Dispatch News @teganhanlon
Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 15:03 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 15:05
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In the Lower Kuskokwim School District in Southwest Alaska, classes started this month with about a dozen teaching jobs unfilled.

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General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Enough with Stockholm, move gov agencies across country including to Arctic, says Swedish PM

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 15:34
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The offices of seven authorities will be relocated from Stockholm to other cities and towns in a bid to “decentralise”

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General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Finland asylum seekers to march from Lapland border town into Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 14:11 — Last Updated: Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 14:18
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According to social media and Finnish news reports, a group of mostly Iraqi asylum seekers in Finland are planning to make their way

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General Society Society (USA) USA 

Low enrollment forces 2 more school closures in Alaska

Tegan Hanlon, Alaska Dispatch News @teganhanlon
Posted: Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 16:03 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 16:06
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A tiny school on remote St. George Island in the Bering Sea and an alternative school in the Interior’s Delta

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Canada General Science Science (Canada) 

Plenty of water? Canadian Arctic communities on the verge of running out

Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 14:21 — Last Updated: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 14:27
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Looking at a map of Arctic Canada, it seems there are literally thousands of lakes and rivers, yet many Arctic

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Business Finland Special Features 

Finland: 5 reasons the economy is bogged down

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 10:21
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Past recessions have come and gone, so why does it seem that the Finnish economy is now bouncing back so

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