Issues affecting circumpolar nations
Costs for the partly Russian-owned controversial plant will be €1 billion more than previously estimated. “Further deterioration of political and
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With 2019 being the year when ‘Flight shame’ was introduced as a social movement aimed at boycotting air travel to
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Finnish-Swedish forest industry firm Stora Enso has confirmed that it is shedding 365 jobs at its Oulu Mill, in northern
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Finnish-Swedish forest industry firm Stora Enso announced on Monday that it plans to sharply downsize operations at its Oulu Mill,
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Scandinavian aviation authorities report a year-on-year increase in passengers at most northern airports in 2018. Tromsø airport posts a solid
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Following a record-shattering summer, Finland seems set to enjoy a relatively warm start to the autumn. According to Yle meteorologist
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It’s Thursday and the queue for boarding the flight to Tromsø is longer than ever. This off-scheduled flight directly to
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Despite growing tensions between Russia and NATO in Eastern and Northern Europe, the eight Arctic nations are pushing ahead with
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The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has decided that a railway routing to the Arctic Ocean via Oulu, Rovaniemi
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Heavy, drifting snow disrupted road traffic and delayed rail services in northern parts of the country on Thursday. Rain and
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Senior government representatives from the eight Arctic states will gather in northwestern Finland next week for the first meeting of
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The sea-ice off the coast of Oulu is almost thick enough to support vehicles along Finland’s longest frozen road –
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TROMSØ: With economic support from the regions, Arctic Airlink will be the first east-west route linking Norway, Sweden and Finland
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Unusual tracks in the snow spotted around town are thought to belong to a cub that may have strayed from
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Oulu, Finland resident Thomas Kast succeeded in capturing astounding images of pillars of light apparently descending from the sky. The
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