Finland: Shutdown of maritime traffic may affect 100,000 passengers
The Finnish Seamen’s Union and the Finnish Engineers’ Association are threatening to start supportive action at 2 pm Thursday to
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Earth Hour doesn’t move the needle on Finland’s electricity grid
Several Finnish landmarks turned the lights out on Saturday night to mark the WWF’s Earth Hour event to highlight climate
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Russian shoppers back in Finland
A stronger exchange rate for the ruble has brought more Russian customers back to shops in Finland. Some local retailers
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Finnish-Swedish-US joint training sorties begin
The Finnish Air Force fighters on Tuesday began training with planes from the Swedish Air Force and the 510th Fighter
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Finns still sharply divided over wind power
Yle asked its audience whether or not they would welcome a wind turbine in close proximity to their home. The
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Swedes enjoy spectacular Northern Lights show
There is another chance tonight for people in the whole of Sweden to get to see the Northern Lights. On Tuesday evening, Swedes living
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Will Russia’s foreign minister attend top-meeting in northern Finland?
Last Barents Council meeting in Norway was the first in history without attendance of a Russian Foreign Minister. Will Lavrov
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Russia’s Northern Fleet put on full combat alert exercise
After being away from public appearance for 10 days, the Russian President first thing Monday ordered full alert in a
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Peace and stability crucial for Arctic economy
The overall goal for Norwegian Arctic Policy is to ensure that the current geopolitical tensions do not spill over and
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Finnish politicos divided over proposed joint EU army
Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö and Defence Minister Carl Haglund have come out in support of a proposal by EU Commission
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China, defence strategy & drilling: Arctic week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this
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Introduce carbon tax on meat and flights say Swedish researchers
The amount of carbon dioxide emissions within Swedish borders has decreased, but the total amount of emissions caused by Swedish
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Sweden and Finland to bolster military co-operation
Sweden and Finland are to intensify their military co-operation, both country’s defence ministers announced on Tuesday. A joint study by
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City in North Sweden to approve 68 new windmills
Sixty-eight new windmills soon to be approved near Skellefteå. In 2014, Europe installed more new wind energy capacity than gas
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Sweden: LKAB cuts staff, reduces investments
Profits plummet by more than 90 percent and the Swedish mining giant is forced to take a series of crisis
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