Issues affecting circumpolar nations
Defence Minister Jussi Niinistö says that a recently-released Swedish security policy report provides no reason to re-evaluate defence cooperation arrangements
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The European Space Agency has nominated Finland as a possible location for a proposed Arctic space accelerator – a community
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Minister of Economic Affairs Olli Rehn told Yle on Friday that Finland’s energy sources are diversified and that it has
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Russia represents a greater threat to Finland, according to a new report out on Tuesday. The Finnish Institute of Foreign
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An official document indicates that Moscow is preparing the reintroduction of travelling restrictions in the borderlands to Norway and Finland.
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Finland would like to sign off on a proposed defence cooperation agreement with the United States before Americans elect a
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Hunters in northern Karelia, eastern Finland bagged a total 41 bears during the weekend as part of this year’s autumn
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President Sauli Niinistö has published a statement defending his role in discussions with Russia. He was responding to criticism in
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Salmon fishing disputes that have plagued the Tenojoki river area for decades have risen to the surface once again after
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The revenues of reindeer herding businesses doubled during the last fiscal year mainly because of higher meat prices and lower
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When the Kautokeino parish in Norway banned same-sex marriages in its church, sexual and gender minority Sápmi Pride Festival decided
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Last Friday, over a state dinner of cured salmon, salt-cured ahi tuna, and venison tartar with truffle vinaigrette, President Barack
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Last week, the European Union launched a new integrated Arctic policy. This comes on the heels of a 2008 Arctic
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The World Press Freedom Index 2016 ranks Finland on top and Russia as No 148. For the fifth year in
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A new border restriction has been in force for 10 days at Finland’s two Lapland border crossings on the Russian
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