North Pacific, Nordic partnerships and Canada’s Arctic Foreign Policy
International cooperation is taking center stage in Canada’s evolving Arctic strategy, with its newly released Arctic foreign policy emphasizing links
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Finland leaving Barents Euro-Arctic Council after 2025
Finland will withdraw from the Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC) after 2025, the government said Thursday, citing the evolving security situation
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Two carrier groups on exercise outside Norway
This is deterrence against potential future attacks on the Nordic region, says the Norwegian Armed Forces in a statement released
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Budget cuts threaten Sami-language development, Indigenous leaders say
Proposed budget cuts in Sweden and Finland could threaten the development of Sámi languages and leave the body responsible for
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Built to befriend Russia, Barents Cooperation transforms to Nordic front
War and aggression has left regional cooperation with Russia in shatters. The Norwegian government nonetheless continues to nurture hope for
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SVT: 38 suspected spies at Russian embassies in the Nordic region
38 suspected spies can be linked to Russia’s embassies in the Nordic region, according to an investigation by Nordic public
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Russian spy ships surveying Nordic energy infrastructure
Russia is using civilian vessels to survey critical Nordic infrastructure. That’s according to Swedish public service tv SVT’s investigative programme
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Swedish rangers might return to Lapland
Twenty years after the Ranger Regiment in far northern Kiruna was disbanded, the Swedish government considers a reopening. Swedish Defense
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Norway’s new Arctic Policy outlines dramatic shift in regional security
A sharp change in Norway’s relationship with neighboring Russia stands a the core of the Prime Minister’s new policy document.
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Iceland tightens up COVID-19 rules and increases social distancing rule to two metres across the country
Iceland announced more stringent COVID-19 regulations on Monday, which include increasing social distancing between people from one metre to two.
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Sweden to re-establish northern regiment, fears armed attack
“Sweden will be affected if crisis or an armed conflict arises in our neighbourhood. An armed attack against Sweden cannot
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Finland reinstates border restrictions with Sweden and Estonia due to COVID-19
Only a handful of European countries now have coronavirus rates below the maximum level set by Finland. The Finnish government
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Lapland tourism industry voices concerns over Finland’s COVID-19 “test and travel” rules
Draft legislation relating to new rules for travellers hoping to visit Finland has generated confusion and criticism as the bill
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Nordic COVID-19 lockdowns will have same end results as Sweden, says former state epidemiologist
Sweden has opted for relatively liberal policies to fight the coronavirus pandemic. One former state epidemiologist, Professor Johan Giesecke has
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Walt Disney Animation Studios to release Saami-language version of “Frozen 2”
The sequel to the Walt Disney mega-hit film Frozen will also be available in the Saami language, Walt Disney Animation
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