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Finland relaxed over Moscow’s plans to deploy Iskander-M missiles near border

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 10:30
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A new missile brigade will be deployed in Karelia as part of the reestablished Leningrad Military District. Countering response to

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Politics Politics (Russia) 

More Russian men flee Putin’s call-up decree via northern borders

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, September 26, 2022 at 10:02
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Both Finland and Norway saw more military-aged Russian men crossing borders this weekend. But still far from the queues reported

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* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Russia 

Russian renewable energy soon without foreign partners

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 10:04
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Finnish energy company Fortum is exiting Russia. The same could soon be the case with Enel and other western power

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* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Russia Society Society (Russia) 

Census results shows population drain in Russia’s North

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, June 3, 2022 at 09:26
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The population of Murmansk, Arkhangelsk and other northern regions might be ten percent less that anticipated. Judging from preliminary results

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Business Business (Russia) General News Russia 

Russia’s pipeline grid inching closer to Finnish border

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, April 27, 2018 at 12:08
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The Russian natural gas company Gazprom will stretch its national pipeline grid to several Karelian towns located along the border

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General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

United Russia wins elections in Russia’s western Arctic

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, September 19, 2016 at 13:27
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The United Russia wins 39,3 percent of the votes in regional parliament elections in Murmansk, a significant increase compared with

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General Society (Finland) 

Finland’s autumn cull nets 40 bears in opening weekend

Yle News
Posted: Monday, August 22, 2016 at 14:23 — Last Updated: Monday, August 22, 2016 at 14:25
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Hunters in northern Karelia, eastern Finland bagged a total 41 bears during the weekend as part of this year’s autumn

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Russians have fled the Finnish real estate markets. (Yle)
General Russia Society Society (Russia) 

Russian property purchases in Finland at near-standstill

Yle News
Posted: Monday, February 2, 2015 at 20:21 — Last Updated: Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 21:32
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The economic crisis in Russia has affected Finland in many ways already, now in the form of new cabin purchases

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland Special Features 

Finland’s sea eagles now nesting far inland – even Karelia and Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Friday, August 15, 2014 at 11:32
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Finland’s white-tailed eagle population is staging a strong recovery after nearly disappearing four decades ago. The majestic raptors, which can

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Grand Palace in Pavlovsk Park in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. (iStock)
Culture Russia Special Features 

Karelian art on show in Russia

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at 14:23
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Put together by the South Karelia Art Museum, the exhibition in the Pavlovsk Palace features drawings and watercolours by Viktor

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Feature

Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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