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Finland’s security services identify China-linked cyber-spying agent in Finnish Parliament hack

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 12:00
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The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) has identified a cyber espionage operation as being behind a cyber-attack on Finland’s Parliament last

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Finland’s Defence Ministry blocked Chinese plans for research airbase in Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 10:15
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A Chinese state research institute sought to lease or buy an airport adjacent to a military zone in 2018. Yle

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Half of Lapland coronavirus cases found in visitors

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 10:47
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Half the coronavirus cases in Lapland in the past two weeks have been detected in visitors from outside the region,

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Sami Parliament in Finland agrees more time needed for Truth and Reconciliation Commission preparation

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, February 22, 2021 at 14:42 — Last Updated: Monday, February 22, 2021 at 14:54
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The Sami Parliament in Finland has decided more time is needed to prepare for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission saying

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Eye on the Arctic report How not to promote Arctic tourism wins silver medal at Canadian Online Publishing Awards

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 09:42 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:27
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Eye on the Arctic won the silver medal at the 2020 Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA) in the Best Investigative

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Calling attention to climate emergency, Lapland town Salla launches parody bid for 2032 Summer Olympics

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 29, 2021 at 11:00 — Last Updated: Friday, January 29, 2021 at 11:10
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“Please, don’t let these games happen,” municipal authorities in Salla write in their call to host the 2032 Summer Olympics.

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Lapland sees a population decline that will continue for years to come

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 10:43
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Finland’s northernmost region lost almost 500 inhabitants in the ten months period from January to November 2020. There are now

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Blog – The road to Reykjavik and a look ahead at Arctic governance in 2021

Marc Lanteigne
Posted: Friday, December 11, 2020 at 14:31
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The last quarter of 2020 has witnessed a flurry of activity in the area of Arctic governance and cooperation, including

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Eye on the Arctic report How not to promote Arctic tourism among finalists at Canadian Online Publishing Awards

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 08:12 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:24
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Eye on the Arctic has been named as a finalist at the 2020 Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA) in the

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Russia approves e-visa for Nordic citizens from February 2021

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, October 9, 2020 at 08:58
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Entry to Russia will be much easier as e-visas for tourism, business, humanitarian and guest visits will be issued online

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Nordic politicians sign landmark defense cooperation deal in Arctic Norway

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 11:54
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The defense ministers of Finland, Norway and Sweden meet in the far northern military base of Porsangmoen to sign an

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Finland, UK to remove travel restrictions on Sweden

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Posted: Friday, September 11, 2020 at 14:06 — Last Updated: Friday, September 11, 2020 at 14:09
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Both Finland and the UK have said they would relax coronavirus-related travel restrictions for visitors from Sweden. Starting early Saturday morning,

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Finland lifts border restrictions, Lapland tourism businesses happy

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, September 11, 2020 at 12:42
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The Finnish Government on Friday decided to open for Sweden and Finland from next Saturday, September 19. Removal of restrictions means Norwegians

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Miners hunting for metals to battery cars threaten Finland’s Sámi reindeer herders’ homeland

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, July 17, 2020 at 17:02 — Last Updated: Friday, July 17, 2020 at 17:05
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Nobody had asked them about exploring for minerals inside their siida, a reindeer foraging area, in northern Finland. The Sámi

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COVID-19 Roundup: Phase 1 of Greenland’s reopening on June 15; Finland believes in a greener recovery

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, May 25, 2020 at 17:36 — Last Updated: Monday, May 25, 2020 at 17:42
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Phase 1 of Greenland’s reopening strategy will start on June 15, the government said in a Monday news conference, accompanied