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Inuit from Alaska, Canada, Greenland & Russia condemn U.S. torpedoing of Arctic Council declaration

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 19:18 — Last Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 04:28
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The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), an organization that represents 165,000 Inuit in Alaska, Canada ,Greenland, and Chukotka, Russia, blasted the

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Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

U.S. stonewalling on climate language scuttles Arctic Council declaration

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 13:27 — Last Updated: Friday, May 10, 2019 at 12:07
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ROVANIEMI, Finland – For the first time in history, an Arctic Council ministerial ended without a joint declaration from the

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General Politics (USA) USA 

U.S. stuns audience by tongue-lashing China, Russia on eve of Arctic Council ministerial

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, May 6, 2019 at 14:51 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 07:03
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ROVANIEMI, Finland – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stunned onlookers Monday by tongue-lashing China and Russia during an Arctic

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Finland General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Finland) News Politics 

Venezuelan tensions part of discussion at Arctic Council meeting

Yle News
Posted: Monday, May 6, 2019 at 10:00 — Last Updated: Monday, May 6, 2019 at 10:12
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The Arctic Council ministerial meeting began on Monday in Rovaniemi, Arctic Finland with one of the most highly anticipated talks

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Blog – What to expect from the 2019 Arctic Council Ministerial

Heather Exner-Pirot
Posted: Friday, May 3, 2019 at 12:55 — Last Updated: Friday, May 3, 2019 at 13:04
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The Arctic Council is a collegial and sober organization, that likes to stay above the fray of geopolitical tussling. But

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Finland General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Finland) News Politics 

Fighter jets flying low over Arctic Finland for military drill in northern Sweden

Yle News
Posted: Friday, March 22, 2019 at 13:36 — Last Updated: Friday, March 22, 2019 at 13:51
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Planes from the Finnish and Swedish air forces could be seen flying over Finnish Lapland on Friday as part of

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Gas flares, a producer of black carbon, go off at a an unnamed liquefied natural gas plant on Sakhalin island in Russia's Far East.
Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

U.S., Russia thwarting black carbon reduction efforts in Arctic, says Finland

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, March 22, 2019 at 12:45 — Last Updated: Friday, March 22, 2019 at 15:13
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Black carbon pollution remains a pressing concern in the Arctic, but the U.S. and Russia are thwarting regional co-operation efforts

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Finland General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Finland) News Politics 

U.S. Secretary of State expected to attend Arctic Council meeting in Finland

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 10:23 — Last Updated: Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 10:31
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Finland’s hope for an Arctic Summit with heads of states vanished earlier this year, but this spring, the Arctic Council

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General News Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Railway linking Barents Sea coast to Arctic Finland not commercially viable, report says

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 11, 2019 at 11:00 — Last Updated: Monday, February 11, 2019 at 11:05
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Finnish-Norwegian working group says cargo volumes are too small to justify building a railway from Rovaniemi (Arctic Finland) to Kirkenes

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Finland General News Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland takes another step towards building Arctic rail link

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 4, 2019 at 10:07 — Last Updated: Friday, February 8, 2019 at 10:42
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Finnish Government includes Rail Baltica project in infrastructure plan as it invites private investors to participate future development. Finland’s Transport

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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 News Norway Politics (Norway) Society 

Blog – Snapshots from up and down the Arctic in 2018

Mia Bennett
Posted: Friday, January 18, 2019 at 11:16 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:45
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In 2018, conferences, workshops, and meetings brought me to seven of the eight countries with territory north of the Arctic

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Business Business (Finland) Finland General News 

Arctic Finnish firm wins US award for road maintenance technology

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 12:08
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Technology developed by Roadscanners, a company based in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland that specialises in traffic infrastructure management, was recognised by

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Business Business (Finland) Finland General News 

Turkish Airlines to carry tourists to Finnish Lapland through new Istanbul hub

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at 15:55 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 09:54
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Flights are scheduled from Istanbul three times a week starting next winter season. Istanbul’s new giant airport opened this week

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) News Norway Politics 

NATO set to launch massive Trident Juncture war games in southern Norway, air forces to fly above Arctic Europe

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 10:48
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Land forces will mainly exercise in southern Norway, while air forces will fly above the Arctic Circle from the airports

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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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