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Finland's economic affairs minister Olli Rehn (pictured above in 2014) confirmed on Wednesday that the government is planning putting additional money into the troubled Talvivaara mining group. (Kostas Tsironis/AP)

Finland to sink 112m euros into Talvivaara mining

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Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 13:26 — Last Updated: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 20:02
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Finland’s economic affairs minister Olli Rehn confirmed Wednesday that the government is proposing putting an additional 112 million euros into

An explosion near Tuktoyaktuk releases gravel at the beginning highway construction season in 2014. (CBC)

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Construction season ends on Arctic Canadian highway

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 20:09 — Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 20:54
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The second highway construction season between the Arctic Canadian communities of Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk has come to a close. In

Diving oil prices will have a serious effect on Barents drilling. Gazprom Neft and Eni, the two companies which have production platforms in the area, will inevitably have to record major losses. (iStock)

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U.S. federal official says continued low oil prices could threaten trans-Alaska pipeline

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, May 29, 2015 at 13:45 — Last Updated: Monday, June 1, 2015 at 15:46
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The top official at the federal Energy Information Administration on Thursday said he’s concerned about the viability of the trans-Alaska oil

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Russia’s Finance Ministry proposes steep budget cuts of state programs

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 14:38 — Last Updated: Friday, May 22, 2015 at 15:42
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Ship building, space program and development of the Far East are the biggest losers in the ministry’s proposal to cuts

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Finland facing EU warning over deficit

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Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 17:55 — Last Updated: Friday, May 15, 2015 at 17:32
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The European Commission is set to warn Finland to rein in its state budget deficit and government debt after they

Employees of the Swedish company Lundin work on an oil derrick 21 September 2005, in Poligny, some 50 kilometers from Paris. (Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images)

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Low oil prices taking toll on Norway drilling

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, May 8, 2015 at 13:50 — Last Updated: Friday, May 8, 2015 at 13:53
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The low oil price takes its toll on the Norwegian shelf. Companies are significantly reducing their activity level in Norway as

Oil transit and other pipelines in Arctic Alaska.(Al Grillo / AP)

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ConocoPhillips predicts flat Alaska oil production for ‘three years and beyond’

Dermot Cole, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Friday, May 1, 2015 at 14:10 — Last Updated: Monday, May 4, 2015 at 17:35
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ConocoPhillips expects that its Alaska oil production will remain relatively stable over the next three years thanks to new projects on the North

United States Secretary of State John Kerry leaves a news conference at the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting Friday, April 24, 2015 in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Ministers from the eight Arctic nations and the leaders of northern indigenous groups form the Council. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)

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Blog: Arctic Council Ministerial – Winners and Losers

Heather Exner-Pirot
Posted: Monday, April 27, 2015 at 13:43 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 14:04
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Canada’s Chairmanship of the Arctic Council concluded on Friday in Iqaluit. With the dust now settled, it’s time to review

Flags from participating nations are seen in the Nunavut Legislative Assembly in preparation for the Artic Council Ministerial Meeting Thursday, April 23, 2015 in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Ministers from the eight Arctic nations and the leaders of northern indigenous groups will met Friday in Iqaluit. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)

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Mining, environment and polar politics – Arctic week in Review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, April 24, 2015 at 22:39 — Last Updated: Monday, April 27, 2015 at 20:29
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this

Artist impression of the Akademik Lomonosov floating nuclear power plant, currently being built for the Siberian town of Pevek. (OKBM)

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Floating nuclear power stations for Arctic?

Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 19:53 — Last Updated: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 20:08
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An Ontario company is proposing the idea of small floating nuclear stations to power mining sites and towns in the

The new shopping centre in Kirkenes is set to open in June. (Thomas Nilsen/Barents Observer)

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Russia’s ruble is rebounding, will it boost border traffic?

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 21:52 — Last Updated: Friday, April 10, 2015 at 21:54
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Russia’s ruble strengthened to below 53 to US Dollar on Thursday, up 32 percent since end of January. On the Norwegian side

Finland's Nordica icebreaker ship docked in the Helsinki port on May 1, 2012. (Roni Rekomaa/AFP/GettyImages)

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Finland: Icebreaker strike cancelled, ports to stay open over Easter

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Posted: Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 13:47 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 19:42
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A dispute between icebreaker crew and their employer will not now shut Finnish ports on Thursday after the two sides

(Harald Pettersen / Statoil via Scanpix Norway /AP)

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In Arctic, Norway steps on the gas

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 15:56 — Last Updated: Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 21:54
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Gas production in northern Norwegian waters is steadily making its way. But more discoveries and new infrastructure are needed for

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Alaska’s financial dilemma: The state dependence on oil begins

Dermot Cole, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Monday, March 16, 2015 at 14:03
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Oil taxes and royalties have been the source of about 90 percent of Alaska’s unrestricted general revenues, but with oil

The company Kuzbassrazrezugol (KRU) does no longer want to build a coal terminal in Murmansk. (Atle Staalesen/Barents Observer)

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Murmansk, Russia: Transport hub trouble, again

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 15:28 — Last Updated: Friday, March 13, 2015 at 20:37
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The development of the Murmansk Transport Hub might be in jeopardy as costs swell and a key private investor seeks