Greenland needs new approach to preserve welfare state amidst aging population: gov
Greenland has launched a new strategy to help navigate the upcoming challenges of maintaining the welfare state amidst an aging
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Day after nurse sit-in in western Nunavik, union denounces employer actions
The day after a sit-in by nurses in the western part of northern Quebec, their union is denouncing the employer
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Pauktuutit to explore challenges confronting Inuit women in Canada’s extractive industry
Canada’s national women’s organization is working to launch a new project to better understand the violence and harassment faced by
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Sweden’s Armed Forces failed to recruit enough troops in 2017
The Swedish Armed Forces continued to struggle attracting recruits in 2017, falling well below its own target of 3,500 troops required for basic training. Swedish
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Video: Working construction in Canada’s High Arctic
Working construction in Canada’s High Arctic is not for the faint of heart. But since 2014, work crews from all
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Blog: Arctic oil – Russia pushes North as U.S. blocks Alaska leasing
While the U.S. Department of the Interior announced earlier this month that it would hold off on leasing areas in the Alaskan
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Finnair bracing for flight cancellations over pilot action
National airline Finnair has warned of the possibility of flight cancellations as pilots resort to industrial action during negotiations on
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Finnish economy still faltering
The latest preliminary data from Statistics Finland indicates that GDP declined by half a percentage point from July to September
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Finland’s shipbuilding prospects looking up
The industrial sector in Finland has been hit hard by a changing market and the economic downturn. Tens of thousands
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Finland trims economic growth forecast
Finland’s Finance Ministry says Finnish public finances will remain in deficit until the end of the decade, even if government
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What Shell’s decision means for Alaska economy
Views on the impact of a Shell pullout from the already fragile Alaska economy ranged from dire to cautious Monday,
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Mining co. on bankruptcy brink in Arctic Norway
Bankruptcy looms for iron-ore miner Sydvaranger in Kirkenes as subcontractor stops deliveries of spare parts. According to newspaper Dagens Næringsliv,
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Photo staff laid off at papers in North Sweden
Newspaper company Norrbottens Media told staff on Tuesday it was cutting positions at three of its news outlets in an effort to reduce
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Finns need Swedish, say Norway employers
Norwegian business leaders and academics interviewed by Yle’s Swedish-language news service say they are disappointed in the overall level of
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Zero growth at best for Finland: Yle Poll
The nation was hoping for economic turnaround this year. Instead, 2015 threatens to become Finland’s fourth consecutive year of recession.
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