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Finland and Russia discuss refugee crisis

Yle News
Posted: Friday, December 18, 2015 at 15:12 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:37
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Finland’s top Interior Ministry official is in Moscow Friday for talks with Russian authorities on issues including the refugee crisis.

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SAD, Sami & sanitation: Week in Review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, December 14, 2015 at 15:05 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:37
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this

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Iceland, art & street lighting: Week in Review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, November 23, 2015 at 14:45 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this

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Baltic Sea health shows improvement: researchers

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at 15:42 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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The health of the highly-polluted Baltic Sea appears to be improving. Despite continuing periodic algae blooms and dead zones in

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Arctic nations to sign ‘historic’ coast guard agreement

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 18:43 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 12:18
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Experts from all eight Arctic nations are gathering in the United States on Wednesday to sign a historic deal for

A county board in Sweden approved a protective wolf hunt because they feel the dozens of sheep and lamb deaths are so serious there's no other alternative.(iStock)

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Swedish wolves need more genetic diversity: study

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 15:29 — Last Updated: Friday, October 9, 2015 at 18:47
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A new report commissioned by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency says Sweden needs at least 300 wolves to maintain a

Glass igloos at the Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort in Finland. (Courtesy Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort)

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Ralph Lauren collection shot in Arctic Finland

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 17:51 — Last Updated: Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 20:36
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High-end fashion company Ralph Lauren’s 2015 autumn collection feature was shot at an Arctic resort in Finnish Lapland, featuring reindeer

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Iceland, Obama, and indigenous rights: Arctic week in review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, August 31, 2015 at 13:37 — Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2015 at 13:43
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this

A meeting of the Sami parliament in Arvidsjaur. (Jenny Israelsson Skoglund/ Sameradion & SVT Sápmi)

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UN rights expert to assess Sami’s situation

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 19:11 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2015 at 19:18
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A UN human rights expert arrived in northern Sweden on Tuesday for a three-day conference on the human rights situation of the

Flying time from Helsinki to Longyearbyen will be some three hours. ( Thomas Nilsen/Barents Observer)

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Finnair opens route to Norwegian Arctic

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 18:38 — Last Updated: Monday, August 24, 2015 at 20:29
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Will be the first airline to offer scheduled international flights to Longyearbyen in the Norwegian Arctic. Finnair’s direct route from

Reindeer hot dogs for sale at Kauppatori. (Mia Bennett)

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Blog: Finland – An eastern Arctic nation

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 18:11
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Finland is the quiet player in Arctic affairs. It lacks the long Arctic coastlines of Russia, Canada, the United States,

Stories concerning everything from drilling and education, to journalism and the environment, were among your most read stories this week. (iStock)

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Citizenship, Shell and polar education:Arctic week in review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, July 10, 2015 at 20:30
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this

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Record number stripped of Finnish citizenship

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 14:35 — Last Updated: Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 18:45
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There are several ways to lose one’s Finnish nationality, including lying on a citizenship application – in which case

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Finland: Municipality files for permit to shoot geese

Yle News
Posted: Monday, July 6, 2015 at 14:02 — Last Updated: Monday, July 6, 2015 at 20:51
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The barnacle goose is a protected species and a familiar sight in Finland, but not one everyone welcomes it.

Finland scrambled Hornet jets on Friday after their airspace was violated. (Lassi Tolvanen / Yle)

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Russian military transport aircraft suspected of violating Finnish airspace

Yle News
Posted: Monday, June 29, 2015 at 18:09 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at 14:00
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Air Force F-18 Hornet fighters were scrambled Friday afternoon when it is believed that a Russian IL-76 military transport aircraft