Russians facing stricter visa rules for Schengen countries
A growing number of Russians are crossing the border to Norway in the north for shopping and transfer to other
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Norway has adopted EU’s updated sanctions against Russia
Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt says the sanctions are “a necessary response to Russia’s brutal and unprovoked attack on Ukraine.” The
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We’re building a ‘Noah’s Ark’ in the Arctic, Rosneft CEO says in speech
A great Flood is on its way from the West, Igor Sechin warns. He finds salvation in Arctic project Vostok
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As Moscow prepared for war, Gazprom sold Arctic gas worth almost €140 billion
The country’s main natural gas producer in 2021 recorded a 13-fold increase in profits. Gazprom has never before had the
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Blog: Russia’s Arctic gas is funding the war in Ukraine
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the seven other member states of the Arctic Council have hit a “pause”
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EU ready to co-fund removal of sunken nuclear subs from Russian Arctic seabed
The Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership (NDEP) has decided to start a technical review aimed to find a safe way to
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Blog: The Arctic Circle’s comeback
Following a hiatus last year due to the global pandemic, and instead shifting to virtual presentations for much of 2020 and after,
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Blog: Red light, green light – The European Union upgrades its Arctic policy
As the field of Arctic foreign policy continues to expand, the European Union has often found itself being the odd
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Norway gets new government as voters make a forceful left turn
A green shift was in the air, but a majority of Norwegians ultimately cast their votes for a center-left coalition
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Finland welcomes fully-vaccinated travellers, but Sputnik V isn’t valid
From July 26 there are now longer any internal border controls for traffic into Finland from EU- and Schengen countries,
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Sweden to see new restrictions after EU unveils climate package
The Swedish carbon market, forests and bio energy will be affected by the new restrictions from the EU’s “Fit for
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Arctic Circle Assembly to hold in-person conference in October
The Arctic Circle Assembly, one of the biggest Arctic conferences in the world, will be holding an in-person event this
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Nuclear power plant construction in north Finland faces delay, upped costs, geopolitical uncertainties
Costs for the partly Russian-owned controversial plant will be €1 billion more than previously estimated. “Further deterioration of political and
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Report: Moscow sees Finland as friendly, but not a major EU player
Russia no longer sees Finland as an influential EU country, so Moscow has less interest in routing strategic communications through
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Improved road between Russia and Finland boosts cross-border travel
The growth in travelers from Murmansk to northernmost Finland was more than twice the 2019-growth on the Russian-Norwegian border. For
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