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Swedes caught in Norway border limbo

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 10:14
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Thousands of Swedes who work in Norwegian industry are unable to get to work, or to get unemployment benefit. The

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“It’s a scary situation we’re living in today” – Arctic Tourism & the Pandemic Podcast: Ep 2

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 15:29 — Last Updated: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 14:03
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Prior to the pandemic, Arctic regions and chambers of commerce around the world had increasingly touted tourism as a key

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“Situation critical in the North” – Arctic Tourism & and the Pandemic Podcast: Ep 1

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, February 8, 2021 at 16:05
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Prior to the pandemic, Arctic regions and chambers of commerce around the world had increasingly touted tourism as a key

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Yukon workers’ compensation board in northern Canada working with outfitters to improve workplace safety

Jackie Hong, CBC News @xjackiehong
Posted: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 11:49
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Safety officers visited 13 outfitting camps last year to share resources, suggest improvements The board in charge of occupational health

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Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Biden’s pick for Interior secretary is Indigenous and a passionate foe of drilling in Arctic Refuge

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, December 18, 2020 at 11:33
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President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Congresswoman Deb Haaland to be the next secretary of Interior. The New Mexico Democrat is

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Elders, internet and COVID-19 dominate most recent meeting of regional gov in Arctic Quebec

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, November 30, 2020 at 14:33
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Elders, internet and COVID-19 were the main topics discussed at the most recent Kativik Regional Government council meeting in Nunavik,

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Inuit in Nunavut, Canada suffer significant infrastructure inequality, report finds

Thomas Rohner, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 14:13
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The infrastructure gap puts Inuit in Nunavut at a serious disadvantage, says Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated Inuit in Nunavut have far less

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Canada outlines which Indigenous businesses benefit from $5M funding in the North

CBC News
Posted: Monday, August 10, 2020 at 11:17 — Last Updated: Monday, August 10, 2020 at 11:31
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The federal government has announced how $5 million in federal funding from its regional fund for Indigenous business in the

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Business Business (Sweden) Sweden 

Swedish company Birka Cruises to shut down after 49 years

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, July 3, 2020 at 10:38 — Last Updated: Friday, July 3, 2020 at 10:45
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Ferry company Birka Cruises is closing down permanently, following a huge hit to its business as a result of the

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Nickel plant in northwest Russia shutting down its first furnace

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 10:32
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With the closure comes a 33% cut in emissions from the infamous factory in the Russian, Norwegian borderland. Just one

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Unemployment rate rising in Sweden

Anders Jelmin, Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 14:19
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Unemployment is going up faster now, and for the first time in over a year, the long-term unemployment is also

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Aging nickel plant in northwest Russia due to close in late 2020

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 13:47
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A gradual halt in production is likely to take place before Nornickel fully closes its smelter in the Russian border

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Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Job growth to slow down, Finland’s labour ministry predicts

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 12:01 — Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 12:06
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Employment growth will nearly come to a halt between 2020 and 2021, according to the latest labour market forecast published

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General Russia Society Society (Russia) 

Would closing a nickel plant spell doom for the town of Nikel, Arctic Russia?

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, November 8, 2019 at 09:55 — Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2019 at 10:00
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The toxic smoke that for decades has embraced the borderlands between Russia and Norway might soon vanish. It will help

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Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

Researcher seeks to improve immigrant employment in Northern Finland

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 12:30 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 15:48
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Nafisa Yeasmin, a Doctor of Social Sciences at the University of Lapland, was named Academic of the Year 2019 by

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