Norwegian, Russian foreign ministers find common ground on northern issues at Italy meeting
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Norwegian counterpart Ine Eriksen Søreide had bilateral talks in Milan on Thursday, but
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Finland summons Russian ambassador over GPS jamming
Russian Ambassador to Helsinki, Pavel Kuznetsov, was set to meet in Finland’s Foreign Ministry on Monday. Norway and Finland have
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Iceland’s president admits he went ‘too far’ with threat to ban pineapple pizza
Nearly two years after the president of Iceland drew Canada’s ire with his disparaging comments about pineapple pizza, Gudni Johannesson
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Finnish Foreign Minister to meet with U.S. Secretary of State in Washington
Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini heads to Washington this week for talks with his US opposite number, Secretary of State
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Finland ready to back new nuclear disarmament talks, says president Niinistö
Finnish president Sauli Niinistö delivered the opening statements to kick off Finland’s quarterly national defence course on Monday morning at
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Finnish and Russian PMs talk environment, cooperation and money laundering probe in Helsinki
Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipilä met with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev in Helsinki on Wednesday afternoon. The premiers held
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Norway arrests Russian man over suspicion of espionage
The man was detained at Oslo airport Friday evening by the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) on suspicion of illegal
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What makes Finland a meeting point for superpowers?
With relations currently strained between the US and Russia, annual meetings such as the one convening in Vantaa (near Helsinki)
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Canada and Denmark set up joint task force to resolve Arctic boundary issues
Canada and Denmark together with Greenland plan to create a joint task force to explore options and provide recommendations on
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Landmark international science agreement comes into effect in Arctic
An Arctic Council agreement to facilitate scientific cooperation between the world’s eight circumpolar countries officially comes into effect on Wednesday.
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Norway keeps eye on Russia’s floating nuclear power plant as it heads for Arctic
The controversial Russian installation will spend the next two weeks along the Norwegian coast. The “Akademik Lomonosov” is followed with
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May Day marchers demand Russians release Norwegian ex-border inspector
“Strengthen people-to-people cooperation, help Frode get home”, was among the slogans in the 1st May parade in Norwegian border town
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International academics nominate Arctic Council for Nobel Peace Prize
Calling it a “model for promoting fraternity between nations,” a group of international academics has nominated the Arctic Council for
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100 years of Finnish independence celebrated in Sweden
As Sweden’s neighbour to the east – Finland – celebrates 100 years of independence this year, Radio Sweden spoke to Finns
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U.S. Interior Secretary tweets beer pic showing he’s A-OK with Alaska senator
If harsh words were spoken, Sen. Lisa Murkowski appears to have patched things up with Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke. Last
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