Russia, Finland leaders talk defence, environment and possible US sanctions
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for talks in eastern Finland on Thursday. The two leaders
Read more
military
Finnish grave hunter brings over 100 war dead home from Russia for burial
A Finnish man has brought back the remains of more than 100 fallen soldiers from Russian territory to be laid
Read more
Alaskans greet North Korean missile test with a shrug not a shriek
The news on Tuesday of a successful intercontinental ballistic missile test by North Korea has world leaders calling for restraint.
Read more
Russia makes big cuts in Arctic spending
The revised funding scheme for the Russian Arctic program, which is to cover the period until year 2020, is 17 times lower than the original sum.
Read more
NATO trains in anti-submarine warfare in northern waters
In a show of strength, 11 vessels from 10 allied countries unfold a large-scale exercise in the North Atlantic. The
Read more
Swedish PM questions Chinese warships in Baltic Sea
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has said Sweden will confront China on its decision to send a fleet of warships
Read more
Our future lays in the Arctic, says Putin in annual press conference
Russia’s power and opportunity grow as we expand into the Arctic, the president underlined in yesterday’s Direct Line press conference.
Read more
Surveillance and search and rescue top Canada’s Arctic defence priorities
Despite blasting Russia for its “illegal annexation of Crimea” and “its willingness to test the international security environment,” search and
Read more
Russian soldiers to collect waste at nuclear test site on Novaya Zemlya island
94 soldiers from the 12th Main Directorate fly to Novaya Zemlya to collect scrap metal at the nuclear weapons test
Read more
Russia’s Northern Fleet takes on key role in search and rescue exercise with Norway
It used to be civilian rescue services and the Coast Guard which represented Russia in the joint search and rescue
Read more
Population growth in military towns of Kola Peninsula, Russia
Among the areas with demographic growth is the border municipality of Pechenga. Figures from the regional office of Rosstat, the
Read more
Russian military aircraft spotted outside Norway during Arctic Challenge break
Fighter jets from Bodø were sent on Quick Reaction Alert on Saturday. Norwegian Joint Headquarters confirms increased activity by Russian
Read more
Military exercise Arctic Challenge 2017 set for take off
More than 100 aircrafts from 12 nations will crowd the skies over northern Finland, Sweden and Norway. The Norwegian Defence
Read more
Arctic Council ministerial – View from Russia
The United States hands the Arctic Council’s two-year rotating chairmanship to Finland on May 11th in Fairbanks, Alaska. Foreign ministers
Read more
Fifth Russian aircraft interception off Alaska’s coast in a month, but experts not alarmed
U.S. fighter jets intercepted Russian military aircraft on Wednesday afternoon, the fifth incident since mid-April. The latest incident bears some
Read more