Denmark’s new defence agreement renews focus on protecting the Baltic
For the first time in over two decades, the Danish government is looking to renew its military’s focus on the
Read more
Denmark
Blog – Tales of the unexpected: Inuit shepherds in Greenland
In Greenland, there’s a joke that if you go out to dinner with a Greenlandic people, there’s five people: mom,
Read more
Finland’s solar industry lags behind sector leaders, despite recent breakthrough
Finland’s solar industry has made a breakthrough in recent years, according to one professor in the field, but the sector
Read more
Sweden raises alert level after Danish bird flu outbreak
Sweden has raised its alert level for poultry to the second highest after an outbreak of bird flu in neighbouring
Read more
Russia wants Arctic delimitation deal with Denmark
Negotiations must start immediately, Minister Sergey Donskoy tells President Putin. In a meeting devoted to Arctic developments yesterday, Minister of
Read more
Canadian icebreaker sets sail to shore up elusive North Pole claim
A Canadian icebreaker is setting sail Friday to collect scientific information to support Canada’s submission on the extended continental shelf
Read more
Finland to plan joint Nordic military uniform
The Finnish Defence Forces are set to use a so-called Nordic Combat Uniform (NCU) from 2020, in a move to
Read more
Obama to talk terrorism, Arctic with Nordic leaders this summer
US President Barack Obama will host the leaders of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway this summer in Washington to discuss a
Read more
Arctic nations to sign ‘historic’ coast guard agreement
Experts from all eight Arctic nations are gathering in the United States on Wednesday to sign a historic deal for
Read more
Conflict over Arctic shelf “unlikely”: expert
It all depends on Russia’s and the other Arctic countries’ willingness to follow the recommendations issued by the UN, an expert
Read more
Russia submits claim for North Pole
The Russian continental shelf stretches beyond the North Pole, the Russian government asserts. The country this week submitted its renewed
Read more
Iceland blasts Arctic Five for exclusion from fishing agreement
Iceland says the recent Arctic fishing moratorium, signed by the five Arctic coastal states without Iceland’s participation, is ‘unacceptable’ and
Read more
Swedes pay more than neighbors for mobile broadband
Surfing on a cellphone costs Swedes more than users in neighboring Nordic lands, according to a price review. Swedish Television
Read more
Majorities in Arctic nations favor cooperation with Russia
A majority of the people living in the Arctic wants to continue cooperation with Russia despite the conflict in Ukraine.
Read more
Expert: Nordic ministers’ article unwisely provoked Russia
Markku Kivinen, Director of the Aleksanteri Institute, the expert academic body in Finland on all things Russian, says the five
Read more