Moscow say’s it won’t lower ambitions in Arctic
The capacity of seaports along the Northern Sea Route will reach 83 million tons in 2024, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri
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Profit drops for Nornickel in Arctic Russia
Nornickel still earns very big money, but war-related sanctions and reorientations of sales to new markets were factors causing net
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Land forces at Kola, Russia reduced to one-fifth, Norwegian Intelligence says
“The land forces on Kola are reduced to a fifth of their original numbers before the invasion of Ukraine,” says
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Arctic oil-driller Gazprom Neft creates its own private military company
Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on February 4 signed the order allowing Gazprom Neft to establish a private military company. The existence
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Kola Peninsula sees drop in mining
Industrial output, measured in volume, decreased by 4,1 percent from 2021 to 2022, according to data by Murmanskstat, the regional branch
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Inuit, environmental groups call for stronger measures to reduce underwater noise
Hunters from Pond Inlet, Nunavut. — known as Mittimatalik in Inuktitut — have said they’re seeing fewer narwhal in areas
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Last Schengen land-border open for Russian tourists sees 33 percent increase in traffic
Due to the restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, the numbers for this January are not comparable with previous years. Russia
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Finland: National Sámi Day
Finland celebrates National Sámi Day on Monday, writes farming union newspaper Maaseudun Tulevaisuus (siirryt toiseen palveluun) (MT). The day commemorates the first
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Blog: Moving North – Arctic Frontiers in a changing world
Tromso is living up to its image as Norway’s Arctic capital, as I step off the plane into a flurry
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Lonely Lavrov invites Arctic colleagues to Siberia, but no one will come
It was late last fall Sergey Lavrov sent the official invitation for the bi-annual ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council.
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Norway hesitates on granting asylum to Russians fleeing army draft
Russian citizens applying for asylum in Norway was up from 13 in 2021 to 294 in 2022. Should Norway shelter
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Finnish Border Guard deploys surveillance drones, Norway not
The border guard is one of few army units in Norway not in possession of drones. With the mid-winter icy escape
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Captains battle thick sea ice in Arctic Russia, despite possible record warmth
Ship captains are battling with major volumes of sea-ice across the Russian far north. But the troubled navigation notwithstanding, temperature
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Finland closes Murmansk consulate office
Three decades of Finnish diplomatic presence come to an end in Russia’s largest city inside the Arctic Circle. It has
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Russian Arctic LNG advances in European market
While deliveries of pipeline gas are dwindling, shipments of liquified natural gas from Russia’s far northern Yamal Peninsula to Europe
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