European Parliament member bikes 240 km in support of Arctic railway
A big majority of the EU Parliament Committee of Transport would support the projected railway line from northern Finland to
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Chinese tourists spend big in Finland’s capital
Chinese tourists spend a lot of money when visiting Finland’s capital. Last year visitors from China spent 214 million euros
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Federal agency to investigate ‘avoidable’ plane crashes in Alaska
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a rare investigative hearing in Anchorage on Thursday to learn more about the
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‘Over 15 mph, we make clouds’: Road dust plagues rural Alaska
BETHEL — Across rural Alaska, cars, trucks and four-wheelers kick up clouds of road dust, a plague that coats tundra berries and
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Passenger numbers skyrocket at remote airport in Russian Arctic
Boom-town Sabetta in the Yamal Peninsula sees a doubling in the number of air passengers. Up to 400.000 people could
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Helsinki, Finland set to become world’s busiest sea passenger port
Port of Helsinki CEO Kimmo Mäki says that once the year’s data is in, Helsinki may reach top of the
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Bill allowing road through wildlife refuge in Alaska passes U.S. House
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed legislation Thursday that would give the remote Southwest Alaska town of King Cove the
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Can the isolated Alaska town of King Cove get its road under the Trump administration?
The message from the Trump administration official was blunt, chastising Alaska Gov. Bill Walker’s communications director for sending a press release that
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‘The permafrost is dying’: Alaska city sees increased shifting of roads and buildings
BETHEL — Along the main thoroughfare here, drivers brake for warped asphalt. Houses sink unevenly into the ground. Walls crack and
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Finland commissions study on new Arctic railway
It will look at possible economic benefits and be made in cooperation with Norwegian transport authorities, says Finnish Transport and
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Gas company Novatek to build four artificial islands in Russian Arctic
Prime Minister Medvedev gives thumbs up for gas company Novatek’s grand plans off the coast of Murmansk. A government decree
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Alaska looks for help fighting ‘blob’ oozing toward Dalton Highway
In a race against time, state transportation officials plan to move a nearly mile-long section of the Dalton Highway so it
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Finland invites Norway to develop joint Arctic railway project
As Finland takes over the chair of Arctic Council, it addresses its Nordic neighbour over the grand development of a
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Former Gov. Murkowski to explore creation of Alaska-Canada rail link
Former Gov. Frank Murkowski is exploring the creation of a rail connection between Alaska and Canada, an unrealized priority left
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Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development wants 210 billion rubles for Arctic regions
Russia’s new Arctic program has been coordinated with all government bodies, except the Ministry of Finance, the program developers say.
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