New vessel hopes to renew fisheries in Inuit region of Labrador, Atlantic Canada
A new exploratory fishing vessel is looking to renew an old industry in Nain, in northern Labrador, Atlantic Canada. The
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Mining boom to drive economic growth in northern territories beyond rest of Canada, report says
Economic growth in the territories will outpace the rest of Canada over the next two years, driven by the strength
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Finland’s economic growth to slow down, finance ministry report says
The pace of Finland’s economic growth is set to slow down over the next few years, according to the Ministry
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Recruiter in Finland accused of discriminating against Russian-Finnish dual citizen freed by court
The Helsinki District Court has dismissed a case against a man suspected of discriminating against a Finnish-Russian job applicant applying
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Finland’s new gov breezes through no-confidence vote over its agenda
The newly-assembled government of Prime Minister Antti Rinne won a vote of no-confidence over its proposed agenda by 113 votes
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Northern hiring targets up to 75% for all-season road project in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories government, in Northern Canada, has revealed northern hiring targets it’s setting for the construction and operation of
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Paper mill in northern Finland confirms hundreds of layoffs
Finnish-Swedish forest industry firm Stora Enso has confirmed that it is shedding 365 jobs at its Oulu Mill, in northern
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What Permanent Fund Dividend checks do for jobs, crime and health in Alaska
The checks qualified Alaskans receive each year give residents some extra cash. But the Permanent Fund Dividend, or PFD, could
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Struggling to hire, Finnish firms send mixed economic signals
Mixed economic signals emerge from the latest survey from Finland’s main business lobby. Expectations took a dip at the start
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Canada: chamber of mines says mining industry in Northwest Territories ‘will die’ without investment
The City of Yellowknife, in Canada’s Northwest Territories (N.W.T.), was given a grim update on the state of the territory’s
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Thousands of overseas applicants vie for seasonal jobs in Arctic Finland
Travel agents and employers in Finland’s northernmost region say they have seen a marked increase in the number of seasonal employees
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“Climate change will be a major market distortion”, says Finland’s central bank
Finland has come to the end of a period of rapid economic growth, the bank of Finland said in economic
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Alaska shelter helps homeless promptly find work, home and stability
When Linda Baker moved from Minto to Fairbanks (central Alaska) a few months ago, she didn’t expect to end up
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Beauty spot in Arctic Norway set to become Barents oil terminal
Majority in Norway’s Standing Committee on Energy and Environment rules in favour developing the Johan Castberg oil field in the
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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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