Arctic Council presents united front as Finland takes over from U.S.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska –The run up to this week’s Arctic Council ministerial was dominated by just how U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
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Alaska Native Tara Sweeney steps down as head of Arctic Economic Council
FAIRBANKS — The chairmanship of the Arctic Economic Council passed from the United States to Finland on Tuesday, with Tara
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Arctic Council ministerial – View from the United States
The United States hands the Arctic Council’s two-year rotating chairmanship to Finland on May 11th in Fairbanks, Alaska. Foreign ministers
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Barents cooperation leaders meet in Russia
For the first time, leaders of the Barents working groups assembled to jointly discuss development of regional cooperation. It was
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Arctic Council ministerial – View from Canada
The United States hands the Arctic Council’s two-year rotating chairmanship to Finland on May 11th in Fairbanks, Alaska. Foreign ministers
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Blog – The Fairbanks ministerial: What to expect
For the tenth time since 1998, the eight Arctic states and six Permanent Participants will gather together as an Arctic
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Arctic Council ministerial – View from Russia
The United States hands the Arctic Council’s two-year rotating chairmanship to Finland on May 11th in Fairbanks, Alaska. Foreign ministers
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Arctic Council 2017 – How to watch & who to follow
The United States turns over the two-year rotating chairmanship of the Arctic Council to Finland this week in Fairbanks, Alaska. Over
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U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson will attend Arctic Council event in Fairbanks
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will be in Fairbanks on May 10 and 11 to attend the Arctic
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Northern Sweden cities on shortlist for battery gigafactory
Europe’s largest battery factory for electric cars could be built in northern Sweden. Access to clean water, inexpensive, carbon neutral
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New rise in cross-border travel between Russia and Nordic countries, after significant drop
In 2013, Nordic consular stations issued more than 1,5 million visas to Russians. Three years later, the number had plummeted
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Niinistö plays down possible Trump-Putin meeting in Finland
Finland might host a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, according to Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, but it won’t
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Finnish fuel billionaire invests in Arctic wind parks
The two wind parks to be built in Finnmark, Norway are located some few tens of kilometers from the border
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Canada’s Inuit hope Finland carries Indigenous suicide prevention torch further
Canadian Inuit leaders say they hope Finland will continue to focus on the issue of reducing suicide rates among Indigenous
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Traces of radioactive Iodine detected over Europe
Finland and France went public with information, but Norwegian authorities argue the measurements had no news value. A trace of
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