Finnish national parks will remain free despite budget woes
Outdoor destinations managed by the state forest agency Metsähallitus will still be free for public use regardless of budget shortfalls,
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Infrastructure
Canadian government gives giant boost to Northern highway project
The federal government has announced it is investing $102.5 million in the Northwest Territories’ Mackenzie Valley Highway project, aimed to
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Trump claims Alaska wildlife refuge road ‘almost completed’… but is it?
President Trump on Tuesday asserted the controversial King Cove road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge (southwestern Alaska) will be
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Arctic electric rally hits the road towards Northwestern Russia
Electric car enthusiasts from Bergen (southwest Norway), Oslo (southeast Norway), Hammerfest (Arctic Norway), Minsk (Belarus) and St. Petersburg (Western Russia)
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Chinese bank invests in Russia’s Northern Sea Route
Building of Russian Arctic infrastructure is part of a $9.5 billion credit agreement signed with the China Development Bank. On
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Murmansk Governor says lack of infrastructure hampering growth
The Russian Arctic region of Murmansk faces increasing troubles in financing its flagship project, the Murmansk Transport Hub. The Arctic
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Blog – Underwater tunnels revolutionize transport in the Faroe Islands
Fifty-five million years ago, the Northeast Atlantic Ocean opened up between Europe and Greenland, pushing the two landmasses apart. In
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Can railway project in Russian North attract bank investment?
We are definitely interested in the materialization of the Belkomur railway, leader of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) makes clear.
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France’s Total buys stake in major gas project in Russian Arctic
French Oil company Total obtains 10 percent of Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2, the major project in the remote Gydan Peninsula,
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Blog – How Northwestern Inuit led construction of Canada’s highway to Arctic Ocean
Last November, Canada’s first highway to the Arctic Ocean opened. When shovels broke ground on the all-weather road in January
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After bridge to Crimea, Russia set to build new railway to Arctic
It will open new export routes for natural resources from the Ural region and be key part of Russia’s future
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Alaskan historical site, birthplace of state flag, remains a ruin despite investments
The Jesse Lee Home is a nearly century-old former children’s home and the birthplace of the Alaska state flag. The
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Russia’s Putin to turn Northern Sea Route into global shipping artery
President Putin presents his policy priorities for the next 6 years. As he last week entered into his fourth term
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Blog – Faroe Islands host Arctic Circle Forum, trumpet “infrastructure miracle”
Situated halfway between Iceland and Scotland, the Faroe Islands are so remote from most people’s minds that even the customs
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Will NATO save important air base in Norwegian Arctic?
The Norwegian government planned to abandon the Air Force base in Andøya, located in the North. But NATO might want
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