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Murmansk terminates sister city relations with Akureyri

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, December 16, 2022 at 08:20
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Russia’s war aggression isolates the country’s largest Arctic city. Previously, the Nordic cities Luleå, Rovaniemi and Tromsø have all terminated

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Climate, integration & Arctic among priorities in Iceland’s Nordic Council of Ministers program

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 15:48 — Last Updated: Monday, June 19, 2023 at 15:51
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Supporting a green transition, ensuring a competitive Nordic region, and addressing climate challenges in Arctic communities will be among Iceland’s

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Geopolitics Geopolitics (Iceland) Iceland Politics 

Iceland cancels largest Arctic conference due to COVID-19

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at 14:31
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“Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the October Assembly is postponed,” announced Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, former president of Iceland and Chairman

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Business Business (Finland) Finland 

Finland eases curbs on cross-border travel, public events

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 13:26 — Last Updated: Friday, June 12, 2020 at 09:39
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Government said on Thursday that it would ease restrictions on cross-border travel imposed to slow the spread of novel coronavirus.

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Denmark/Greenland Geopolitics Geopolitics (Denmark/Greenland) Politics 

Blog – With $12.1 million US offer to Greenland, America is playing softball in the Arctic

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, May 18, 2020 at 08:00
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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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A boat approaches a massive iceberg in Lancaster Sound. Some pleasure craft will be prohibited from sailing in Arctic waters until at least the end of October.
Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

COVID-19 roundup: pleasure boats banned in Arctic Canada; travel advice in Finland, Sweden

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 18:14 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 20:13
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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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Iceland RCI Society Society (Iceland) 

COVID-19 roundup: Iceland’s borders to open mid-June; senior federal medical officer to visit Alaska

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 18:22 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 18:28
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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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Finland Society Society (Finland) 

Finland has Nordics’ oldest first-time mothers

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 11:51
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The average age of women giving birth is higher in Finland than any of the other Nordic countries, statistics from

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Fruit pizza in Nunavut, Arctic Canada (don’t tell the president of Iceland)

Jay Legere, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 10:40
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Remember a few years ago when the president of Iceland said he was fundamentally opposed to pineapple on pizza? Hawaiian

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Denmark/Greenland RCI Society Society (Denmark/Greenland) 

COVID-19 roundup: stricter rules for travellers to Greenland and the Faroe Islands

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, May 4, 2020 at 16:17 — Last Updated: Monday, May 4, 2020 at 18:47
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The Faroese government is tightening up self-quarantine requirements for travellers, saying it wants to avoid the reintroduction of COVID-19 into

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Russia Society Society (Russia) 

COVID-19 roundup: Northern Siberia residents flout lockdown; antibody testing in Sweden

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, May 1, 2020 at 16:19 — Last Updated: Friday, May 1, 2020 at 16:28
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“Calculate how many people you’ve had contact with over the past five days. Are you ready to forgive yourself if

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Canada Society Society (Canada) 

COVID-19 roundup: Sweden underestimated number of deaths; more cases across the Russian Arctic

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, April 24, 2020 at 18:24 — Last Updated: Monday, April 27, 2020 at 11:05
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A report by Radio Sweden found that the Swedish Public Health Agency underestimated the number of deaths due to COVID-19

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Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Nordic COVID-19 lockdowns will have same end results as Sweden, says former state epidemiologist

David Russell, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, April 24, 2020 at 10:33
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Sweden has opted for relatively liberal policies to fight the coronavirus pandemic. One former state epidemiologist, Professor Johan Giesecke has

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Finland RCI Society Society (Finland) 

COVID-19 roundup: Finnish PM in isolation; more financial support to Greenland companies

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 17:06 — Last Updated: Friday, April 24, 2020 at 10:28
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Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin is self-isolating after a worker at the prime minister’s residence had contact with a person

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

COVID-19 roundup: self-isolation for visitors in Iceland; reopening of businesses in Alaska

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 16:18 — Last Updated: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 17:47
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Starting Friday, Iceland will introduce temporary Schengen border controls and will also require anyone arriving in the country to observe

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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