Oslo and Moscow agree about joint exploration of Arctic borderland
Seismic vessels will be allowed to cross the border to collect data. Oil and gas reserves in the area could
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industry
Norway orders new Coast Guard vessels as vanishing sea ice increases areas needing patrol
Three new vessels with ice-breaking capabilities, helicopter and longer sailing range will be built simultaneously. Norway has nearly 2 million
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Monitoring shows birds flying farther and faster than previously throught
Birds are migrating further and faster than previously thought, something that will require a rethink when it comes to habitat
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Upswing at Murmansk Port in Arctic Russia
After several years of weak results, the Murmansk port regains ground. Figures from the Association of Russian Sea Ports show
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Kirkenes, Norway becoming hub for marine traffic heading to Arctic Russia
This week, the dredger «Zheng He» — next week, the heavy lift ship “Happy Sky”. The Norwegian port of Kirkenes
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Declining interest in Northern Sea Route
Interest from international ship operators in utilizing the Northern Sea Route has waned in recent years, according to a new
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4 dead, 26 missing in Arctic Russia mining accident
Twenty six miners are still missing and four confirmed dead after explosions, rock collapse and fire hit a coal mine
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Arctic Frontiers: Our 2016 coverage
Arctic Frontiers is among the world’s most closely watched conferences on northern issues. Each year, politicians, business leaders and scientists descend
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Baltic Sea health shows improvement: researchers
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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Finland trims economic growth forecast
Finland’s Finance Ministry says Finnish public finances will remain in deficit until the end of the decade, even if government
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Energy consumption at 30-year low in Sweden
Warm weather and a weak European economy brought a dip in Swedish electric energy use in 2014. Energy-consumption levels have
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Norway: New Arctic industry research program in Fram Centre underway
The MIKON flagship program in the Fram Centre is using both social and environmental sciences to examine how High North industrial development
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Sweden’s Social Democrats make forest investment pledge
The opposition Social Democrats want to spend more on developing Sweden’s forestry industry, party leader Stefan Löfven announced today. In
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Slideshow: The secrets of Manitoba’s boreal forests
When most people think about Canada’s province of Manitoba, they think about prairies. But in reality, Manitoba is home to
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Exports to Russia drop in Finland
New figures put Germany in the top spot for overseas sales as exports to Russia dropped sharply in the last
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