Arctic seas: little ability to cope with an oil spill
A new report suggests little is known how an oil spill in the Arctic would act or spread in icy
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economy
Arctic Economic Council to meet in Nunavut in September
The first official meeting of the Arctic Council’s Arctic Economic Council will take place in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of
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Weak ruble, Russian tourist apathy force Finnish FM to mull shuttering more missions
The weak ruble has significantly dampened Russians’ appetite for tourism, prompting the Finnish Foreign Ministry to consider pruning its embassy
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Finland: Delinquent debt close to depression-era peak
The number of cases of delinquent debt has risen close to levels seen after the 1990s depression. Last month around
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Canada’s Arctic Council leadership gets mixed reviews
Canada is now just over one year into its two-year chairmanship of the Arctic Council. It assumed leadership of the
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Finland prices higher than EU average
An international study comparing consumer prices among 37 Europeans countries has concluded that price levels in Finland are nearly a
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Finland forest sell-off has risks
This year the government will begin selling off almost 20,000 hectares of forest to raise 25 million euros. But one
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Denmark knights Arctic historian
Kenn Harper of Iqaluit, the capital city of Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, is now a Danish Knight. Kenn
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Bank of Finland: No economic growth this year
Finland’s central bank has lowered its economic forecast for 2014. The Bank of Finland now expects zero growth this year
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Canada falling behind in western Arctic
Sometimes it seems like not a week goes by without headlines trumpeting business opportunities in the North. But here in
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Nordea: Finland risks ‘protracted recession’
The banking concern Nordea’s latest economic outlook paints a bleak picture of Finland’s prospects. While the other Nordic countries are
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Russians selling off their Finnish summer cottages says agent
A slump in the economy of Finland’s eastern neighbour has sparked a sell-off of Russian-owned property in Finland, according to
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Board urges protection of caribou lands in Canada
In the northern Canadian territory of Nunavut, the Nunavut Planning Commission (NPC) has been advised again to place restrictions on
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Fighting to protect bird habitat in North America’s boreal forest
Billions of birds are returning from the South to North American’s boreal forests where they’ll be nesting this spring. But
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Canada’s Northwest Territories to stay the course on fracking, despite report
The government in Canada’s Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) isn’t changing its approach to hydraulic fracturing, despite a panel of experts saying
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