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Chinese tourists replacing Japanese visitors in Finnish Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Monday, October 1, 2018 at 15:51 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 09:52
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However, at the same time – and for the past decade – the number of Chinese tourists visiting Finland’s Arctic

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Business Business (Finland) Finland General News 

Quality key to Finnish food industry’s success in Asia

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 11:08 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 11:11
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Finland’s food exports are growing briskly. In 2016 Finland exported 1.5 billion euros’ worth of foodstuffs, surpassing 1.6 billion last

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Canada Politics Politics (Canada) 

Japan looks to Canada to keep an eye on China’s Arctic ambitions: expert

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 16:04
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Concern over growing Chinese naval action in the Arctic is prompting the Japanese military to seek closer cooperation with Canada

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Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

New wind power plant for Russian Arctic coast town

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 16:40 — Last Updated: Friday, July 14, 2017 at 14:06
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Preparations are underway for the erection of wind turbines in the town of Tiksi. The town located on the Russian

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Business Business (Canada) Canada General 

How Arctic shipping could boost Canada’s trade relationship with Asia

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 15:40 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 11:24
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While the Northwest Passage is a long way away from becoming a commercially viable maritime shipping route, even a moderate

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Environment Environment (USA) General Science USA 

Ice extent still well below normal in Arctic

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, May 6, 2016 at 13:55
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Arctic sea-ice extent in April was probably at a record low for the month, continuing this year’s trend of record

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Business Business (Finland) Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Japan, Finland agree to boost cooperation in the Arctic

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 11, 2016 at 21:44 — Last Updated: Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 01:38
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Japan and Finland are ready for Arctic cooperation, including the use of the Northern Sea Route and the development of

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Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Japan wants more Arctic cooperation with Russia

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at 18:33
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Japan’s Ambassador in Charge of Arctic Affairs, Kazuko Shiraishi has outlined three main areas of cooperation between Russia and Japan

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Blog Iceland Politics Politics (Iceland) 

Blog: Asia and the Arctic in Eurasian Geography and Economics

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, August 11, 2014 at 09:22 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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For interested readers, the peer-reviewed journal Eurasian Geography and Economics has just published my article, “North by Northeast: Toward an

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The Chinese icebreaker Xuelong harbored in Shanghai in 2012. The Xuelong is the first Chinese vessel to cross the Arctic Ocean. (Pei Xin / Xinhua / AP)
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Blog: Full steam ahead for Asian icebreakers in the Arctic this summer

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, July 7, 2014 at 16:18 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) governs many of the activities on and below the

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The Russian contingent at Arctic Circle, Reykjavik, 2013. Center: Artur Chilingarov, Russian polar scientist and explorer. Right: Russian Ambassador at Large for Arctic Cooperation and Senior Arctic Official Anton Vasiliev. (Mia Bennett)
Blog Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Blog: Russia puts countries on edge in the Arctic

Mia Bennett
Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 11:21
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The Arctic has been one of the bright spots in cooperation between Russia and the West for several years now

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The fin whale taken in the North Atlantic is butchered. (CBC)
Business Business (Iceland) Iceland 

Endangered whale meat shipped from Iceland via Halifax

The Canadian Press
Posted: Monday, February 24, 2014 at 15:54 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 28, 2014 at 20:50
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Environmentalists are pushing for stricter trade laws in Canada involving at-risk species after the recent shipment of fin whale meat

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Trash from the 2011 tsunami in Japan finds its way ashore at Beach River on Montague Island. (Chris Pallister, Gulf Keepers of Alaska, Alaska Dispatch)
Environment Environment (USA) USA 

Removing tsunami trash from remote Alaska beaches

Pat Forgey, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 11:13
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Trash from Japan’s huge 2011 earthquake and tsunami is littering coastal beaches, including Alaska, but only limited cleanup efforts are

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