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The Svappavaarabanan in Kiruna, Sweden.
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Increase in thefts of railway copper cables a major headache in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:11
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Copper cables being stolen from along railway lines is becoming increasingly common as the market price for the metal has

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Business (Canada) Business (USA) Canada RCI USA 

Trump to approve $22B railway between Alaska and Alberta

Sarah Rieger, CBC News
Posted: Monday, September 28, 2020 at 11:47 — Last Updated: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 08:55
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U.S. President Donald Trump says he will grant approval to a $22-billion freight rail project connecting Alaska and Alberta. The

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Business Business (Russia) Russia 

Russian military engineering troops sent to restore Murmansk railway connection

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, June 12, 2020 at 14:35 — Last Updated: Monday, July 6, 2020 at 12:48
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It was in early June the railway bridge across the Kola River collapsed as the spring flood destroyed one of the pillars

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Business Business (Russia) Russia 

New Barents Sea port and 500 km railway link will connect Asia to Russian Arctic

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 10:59 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 11:05
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Russia pushes for more of the global cargo flow to go north. A new year-round port near Indiga in the

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Finland Society Society (Finland) 

Arctic railway dream fades away as Sami herders signal ‘veto’

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 11:40
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Sami politicians and reindeer herders across the Norwegian-Finnish border join efforts and make clear no Arctic railway from Kirkenes to

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General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

“The ‘Smart Arctic’ is Indigenous,” Saami leader tells Arctic Frontiers

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 11:06
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We Sámi people manage the life cycles of natural resources and produce little or no wastes, that is what I

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Blog General Society 

Blog: China’s one belt, one road project, comes to the Arctic

Mia Bennett
Posted: Sunday, November 6, 2016 at 03:14
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I’ve just published a new article in the peer-reviewed journal Area Development and Policy called “The Silk Road goes north: Russia’s role within China’s

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Reindeer in Finnish Lapland. (iStock)
Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General Special Features 

Up to 500 reindeer killed annually by trains – no fences planned

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 18:28 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 21:00
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Citing high annual livestock losses,  the  Reindeer Herders’ Association is urging Finland’s State Railways VR to build fences alongside railway

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Arrivals to destinations in Finland's North are between 30 and 90 minutes later than usual. (Kalle Niskala / Yle)
Finland Society Society (Finland) 

Finland’s “frost-time” schedules test patience

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 10:32
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Train passengers in Finland can expect longer journey times again as railway VR introduces its spring timetable with lower speed

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Could the Arctic Ocean be one of the keys to future Finnish success? (EPA / Mario Hoppmann / Alfred Wegener Institute)
Business Finland 

What the changing Arctic means for Finland

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 09:22
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Global warming, the melting of the Arctic Ocean and new rail lines could open great opportunities for Finland. Its time

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Feature

Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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