How Murmansk government plans to attract newcomers and reverse regional decline
“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’s population could begin falling in 2031
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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Population declining in Arctic Norway
Shrinking population also in cities like Tromsø, Harstad and Mo i Rana during first half of 2019. Population is down
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Abandoned properties a challenge for rural Sweden
Many properties in rural Sweden are simply abandoned as more people move to the towns and cities. This is becoming
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Population in northwest Russia continues to slide
There are now less than three quarter of a million people living on the Kola Peninsula. By beginning of 2019,
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Fewer than 50,000 births in Finland last year
According to preliminary data from Statistics Finland, 47,307 births were recorded in the country last year, a good 3,000 fewer
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Why are people moving away from Alaska?
More people are leaving Alaska than are moving to the state, leading to overall population decline. That’s the major takeaway
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Report highlights Finland’s top 5 housing problems
Parliament’s audit committee issued a report on Tuesday outlining five major problems with housing policy in Finland. The committee concluded
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No buyers for homes in Finland’s remote areas
Anja Soininen would like to sell her home and move closer to her son’s family, but there are no interested
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Population dropping in Northwestern Russia
Arkhangelsk and Murmansk Oblasts are the part of the Barents region with sharpest drop in population, while both Northern Sweden
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County in North Sweden votes to keep health services
An overwhelming majority has voted in favour of keeping local health services open in two northern Swedish districts hit
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