Hundreds of foreign soldiers join military exercise in Arctic Finland
A record high 880 Swedish soldiers have crossed the northern border to Finland for a week-long exercise kicking off on
Read more
NATO
NORAD’s role vital for North America and for NATO, says Stoltenberg
NATO’s secretary general got an up-close look at Canada’s northern defences — and culture — on Thursday during a visit to
Read more
NATO chief tours Arctic defences as Canada comes under pressure
NATO’s secretary general is getting an up-close look at Canada’s northern defences Thursday as he visits the Arctic — a region of
Read more
NATO chief’s first visit to Canadian Arctic signals thaw in Ottawa, experts say
Prime minister, NATO secretary general to tour military radar site in Nunavut Canada’s longstanding resistance to NATO involvement in the
Read more
Defence ministers of Norway, Finland, Sweden to talk security at Thursday meeting
Finland will host the defence ministers of Norway and Sweden on Thursday to talk about the “changing security environment” facing
Read more
Prime Minister, NATO secretary general to spotlight Arctic defence on Nunavut visit
The 2 plan to discuss climate change and its impacts on defence and security Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Jens Stoltenberg, the
Read more
Scandinavian fighter jets in joint training with American B-52 bombers above Arctic Circle
Simultaneously as Russia’s Northern Fleet kicks off a larger exercise in the Barents Sea is NATO flexing muscles in the
Read more
Russian fishermen violated shore leave regulations
Liberal Party (V) leader Guri Melby, a member of the Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense, says Russian fishing
Read more
US Senate votes overwhelmingly in favour of Sweden and Finland joining NATO
Just after midnight Swedish time, the US Senate voted in favour of ratifying Finland and Sweden’s application to join the
Read more
Russia taking over ownership stakes in Arctic oil field
Russia announced further moves Tuesday to take over foreign ownership stakes in energy projects, saying it would acquire the stock
Read more
New Russian war monument near Norway praises battle and aggression in Ukraine
The Kola Peninsula has hundreds of war memorials paying tribute to Soviet soldiers and victims of Nazi German aggression during
Read more
Murmansk offers 100,000 rubles cash in recruitment campaign for Ukraine war
Governor Andrei Chibis takes a more active role in the Ukraine war and promises payment by signing to “Arctic patriots.”
Read more
Blog: A line drawn here … Arctic boundaries shift in a time of conflict
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine entered its fifth month, and with little sign of a resolution, Arctic governments in
Read more
Turkey green lights Sweden and Finland’s NATO application
Turkey, Finland and Sweden jointly signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday that lifts Turkey’s veto against the Nordic nations’
Read more
Norwegian military vehicles take new transit corridor via Finnish Lapland
The transport route via Finnish Lapland took place only hours after the Norwegian Parliament approved a welcome of Finland and
Read more