Sharp drop in emissions near Norwegian border, says Russian mining company
New technology at the ore-briquetting plant in Zapolyarny could be good news for the fragile taiga forest. But does Nornickel
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Russian salmon farmers buy Norwegian smolt company
Business tycoon Maksim Vorobyov and his Russian Aquaculture acquires Villa Smolt AS, a Norwegian company with license to produce an
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Finland commissions study on new Arctic railway
It will look at possible economic benefits and be made in cooperation with Norwegian transport authorities, says Finnish Transport and
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Sámi concerned about Arctic railway plans
Tiina Sanila-Aikio says no Sámi people have been invited to discuss the new Rovaniemi-Kirkenes railway that will run straight through
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Canada takes part in EU meeting on Arctic policy
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland was in Finland on Thursday to participate in an European Union high-level meeting focused on Arctic
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Coldest spring in 20 years in northern Finland
Average May temperature in Finnish Lapland was more than 6° C colder than last spring when it was green leaves
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Arctic countries blast Trump decision to withdraw from Paris climate deal
Politicians from many of the world’s eight circumpolar nations wasted no time lambasting U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday after he announced
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Russian state oil company interested in Norwegian shelf
As Norway’s oil industry moves further north, further east, the Russian state oil giant confirms its continued interest in the
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When it comes to electric cars, Finland lags behind Nordic neighbours
Sweden has ten times more electric cars than Finland, thanks to subsidies, while Norway has over a hundred times more,
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Alaska Native Tara Sweeney steps down as head of Arctic Economic Council
FAIRBANKS — The chairmanship of the Arctic Economic Council passed from the United States to Finland on Tuesday, with Tara
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Barents cooperation leaders meet in Russia
For the first time, leaders of the Barents working groups assembled to jointly discuss development of regional cooperation. It was
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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
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Arctic-based Russian NGO labeled «foreign agent» by Moscow
Kola Eco Center in the town of Apatity is the latest non-governmental organization (NGO) to be stigmatized as «foreign agents» by
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Moscow says NATO meeting in the Arctic is a provocation
An upcoming meeting by NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly in Longyearbyen is triggering a sharp reaction from Russia’s Foreign Ministry. In a
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Tourism outdoes Russian coal mining in Svalbard settlement
The proud mining history of Barentsburg comes closer to an end as industrial sites and facilities are taken over by
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