Asylum seekers continue to arrive via northern route from Russia
The number of asylum seekers arriving in Finland at border crossing points on the northeastern border has not fallen since
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Arctic Profile: Running Tromso – the successes and the challenges
Arctic Profiles is an occasional Eye on the Arctic series where we check in with different Arctic regions to take
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Finland and Russia discuss refugee crisis
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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Finns need Swedish, say Norway employers
Norwegian business leaders and academics interviewed by Yle’s Swedish-language news service say they are disappointed in the overall level of
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Refugees find Arctic gate to Schengen
Norway takes extraordinary measures as the influx of refugees across its Arctic border with Russia surges. The numbers are still
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Svalbard visitor list rules “unfriendly” says Russia
Norwegian authorities’ introduction of new travel regulations at Svalbard has stirred an outcry in Moscow. “The action of the Norwegian
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Airlines instructed to turn over passenger lists to Svalbard
The Governor of Svalbard wants to know the identity of all air passenger arriving to the Arctic archipelago. Airlines have
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Record number stripped of Finnish citizenship
There are several ways to lose one’s Finnish nationality, including lying on a citizenship application – in which case
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Should Canada have a plan for climate refugees?
A new report looking at how climate change around the world will affect human migration, suggests governments need plans to
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Immigrants join forces in Finland’s Arctic
The trauma of arriving in wintry, near-deserted Rovaniemi, a city in Finland’s Arctic, from Bangladesh’s capital of 15 million people
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Nature excursions offered to young Swedes from immigrant backgrounds
Young immigrants are getting the taste of Swedish nature and wildlife, as part of an initiative by the Swedish Hunters
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Finnish politician defends status of Swedish speakers
Contrary to claims of Finland’s Justice Minister Anna-Maja Henriksson (Swed), researchers say that by 2050 there will be as many
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Russian language gains in Finland
The number of Russian speakers resident in Finland could match the size of Finland’s Swedish-speaking minority within 40 years. Russian
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