Regional Council launches Lapland east-west railway study
Tourism, mining and forestry could all benefit from a new railway across Lapland, with possible extension to existing tracks via
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Swedish iron-ore miner LKAB delivers strongest earnings ever
The Swedish state-owned iron-ore producer had an operating profit in 2021 of 26,9 billion Swedish kroner (€2,54 bn). Green technologies
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NATO sending more warships to Northern Norway
Several naval vessels are sailing in the Ofoten area and will make port calls to Narvik Last week, Russia’s Northern
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European Commission suggests extending major rail network to Northern Norway
The Norwegian ice-free port is suggested a key position in EU’s Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor railway network. As part of the next
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Sweden’s LKAB reports iron-strong earnings
Iron ore is good business and the state owned LKAB in Kiruna makes extra profit on selling highly upgraded iron
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Norway orders snap drill of 2,000 soldiers above Arctic Circle
The snap drill was kick-started Tuesday with the aim to train multiple defense tasks, the Army informs in a press-statement.
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Norwegian conference looks at development in Barents Region
A four-day conference on Arctic ports in wound up on Thursday in Narvik, Norway. The international conference was organized by
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