US Arctic : Trump advances icebreaker plan
President Donald Trump is calling on his administration to get a fleet of new icebreakers on the water by 2029.
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Finland
Jump in, the water’s (mostly) fine in Finland, study finds
It’s safe to swim at the vast majority of Finland’s public beaches, according to a new report from the European
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Report: Finland behind on sustainable development goals
Finland is making some progress towards achieving the goals set out in the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, but there
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Finnish Lapland may see more mosquitoes this summer after snowy winter
Heavy snow in Lapland last winter has made this a promising summer for mosquitoes–less so for humans. Lapland may be
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Man trying to enter Russia stuck in Finland for over 2 months
A man who became stuck at the Vaalimaa border station between Finland and Russia in mid-March, has now been stranded on the
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Finland joins other Nordic countries in virtual tourism due to pandemic
Finnish tourism destinations are turning to virtual tourism to get around travel restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. The first
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Sweden seen as major source of COVID-19 in Western Finland region
Vaasa Central Hospital’s infectious diseases chief physician Juha Salonen told Svenska Yle that people who tested positive for Covid-19 in Finland’s western region
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Nordics concerned over COVID-19 spread in Sweden
Norway and Finland are looking at opening their borders for the tourist season and are said to be considering retaining
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Blog – With $12.1 million US offer to Greenland, America is playing softball in the Arctic
Despite lacking Arctic territory, Beijing is outcompeting Washington, D.C. in the region. Greenland may be one place where the U.S.
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COVID-19 roundup: pleasure boats banned in Arctic Canada; travel advice in Finland, Sweden
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has banned pleasure boats from operating in Canada’s Arctic as of June 1 in order
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Why residents of northern Finland pushed back against border closure with Sweden
One of the government’s early measures aimed at dealing with the coronavirus epidemic was the closure of national borders. That
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COVID-19 roundup: Iceland’s borders to open mid-June; senior federal medical officer to visit Alaska
Restrictions on international business travellers and tourists arriving in Iceland are expected to be lifted in mid-June, with the government
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Growing concern among Nordic officials over increased Arctic border traffic
Finland, Norway is up 27%, while Finland, Sweden is up 25%. The biggest concern, though, is the Tornio, Haparanda border
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Half of Finnish Lapland’s tourism businesses fear failure by winter
The impact of the coronavirus crisis on travel and tourism has already brought many businesses in Finnish Lapland to the brink of
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Virus crisis sees tourism spending in Finland plummet by up to €10b
Forecasts from the Ministry for Employment and the Economy (TEM) suggest that spending on tourism, accommodation and related services in
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