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Business Business (Norway) Norway 

No take off for flight-shaming in northern Norway, but northern Sweden sees fall in air passengers

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, January 13, 2020 at 12:29
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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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Business Business (Finland) Finland General 

Paper mill in northern Finland confirms hundreds of layoffs

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 14:35
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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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Business Business (Finland) Finland General News 

Paper mill in northern Finland will cut up to 400 jobs

Yle News
Posted: Monday, March 18, 2019 at 14:12
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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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Business Business (Norway) General News Norway 

Norway’s Tromso airport still the busiest in northern Scandinavia, stats show

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 16:04
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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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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Above-average temperatures expected across Finland to begin fall

Yle News
Posted: Friday, August 31, 2018 at 13:32
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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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Business Business (Norway) General Norway 

Tourist boom raises hope for Scandinavia’s northernmost cross-border flights

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, March 26, 2018 at 10:03
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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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Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Arctic nations develop coast guard co-operation

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Monday, March 12, 2018 at 16:36 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 08:59
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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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Finland General Geopolitics (Finland) Politics 

Finland chooses Kirkenes in Norway for new Arctic railway terminal

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 9, 2018 at 11:26
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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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Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

Another snowy, windy, wet and dangerously slippery day in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 09:12
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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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Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Pollution, education and climate change resilience top agenda of Arctic Council meeting in Finland

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Friday, October 20, 2017 at 14:52 — Last Updated: Friday, October 20, 2017 at 14:56
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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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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Finland’s longest ice-road to open next week

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 15:32 — Last Updated: Friday, January 15, 2016 at 20:35
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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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Business Business (Norway) General Norway 

Air route links Norway, Sweden and Finland in Arctic

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 20:49 — Last Updated: Friday, October 17, 2014 at 18:20
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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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Suspected wolf tracks in Maikkula, Oulu. (Niko Mannonen / Yle)
Environment Environment (Finland) Finland 

Wolves on the prowl in North Finland

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, February 6, 2014 at 12:25
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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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Photos of striking "pillars of light" by Oulu photographer Thomas Kast were featured as the Astronomic Picture of the Day on the NASA website. (Thomas Kast)
Finland Society Society (Finland) Special Features 

Photographer’s Finland images light up NASA website

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at 12:40
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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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Hailuoto is the largest island off the northern part of the west coast. (Yle Uutisgrafiikka)
Finland Society Society (Finland) 

Hovercraft rescue from ice in North Finland

Yle News
Posted: Monday, April 29, 2013 at 09:31
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Despite frequent warnings from Finnish authorities, people still venture out onto the weakened sea ice in late spring. Rescue officials

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