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Norway buys 54 Leopards for protection of the North

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, February 3, 2023 at 14:20
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After a long period of consideration, Norway has decided to buy new tanks. A total of 54 Leopard 2 tanks

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Blog Featured • Zone 3 Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Norway 

Blog: Moving North – Arctic Frontiers in a changing world

Irene Quaile
Posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 10:29 — Last Updated: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 12:59
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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

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 09:08
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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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Sweden, Norway and Finland cooperating to attract workers to the far north

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, January 30, 2023 at 12:25
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There are significant workforce shortages in northern Sweden, Norway and Finland. Now educational instututions, municipalities and other organisations located in

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* Featured * Blog Business Business (Sweden) Featured • Zone 3 General Sweden 

Blog: Arctic Sweden—Kiruna pivots from underground to outer space

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, January 23, 2023 at 08:55 — Last Updated: Monday, January 23, 2023 at 09:02
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On January 13, 2023, mainland Europe’s first spaceport opened in the Swedish Arctic city of Kiruna–better known for iron ore

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Just how significant is the discovery of rare earth metals in Arctic Sweden?

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 08:56
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Last week the Swedish government-owned mining company LKAB announced the discovery of the largest quantity of rare earth metals in

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden’s Arctic city of Kiruna welcomes EU Commission

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 14:36
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All members of the European Commission and the entire Swedish government are in Sweden’s northernmost city Kiruna today for an

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LKAB discovers Europe’s largest rare earth metals deposit outside Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 12:23
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The Kiruna-based mining company has identified resources which exceed one million tons of rare earth oxides, likely the largest discovery

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‘Indian boarding home’ survivors in the North eligible to receive thousands of dollars in compensation

CBC News
Posted: Monday, January 9, 2023 at 11:00 — Last Updated: Monday, January 9, 2023 at 14:17
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Indigenous northerners who were housed in private boarding homes to attend public schools in the latter half of the 20th

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Russia’s defense minister vows more troops near Nordic countries

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 07:55
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New military bases will be created in the western regions, Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting Wednesday between top military

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Finland presents NATO membership proposal to parliament while awaiting Hungary, Turkey ratification

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, December 5, 2022 at 15:18
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Finland’s government submitted a proposal to parliament on Monday, laying the groundwork for the country’s accession to NATO while awaiting

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Researchers observe first Arctic fox den in Finland for over 25 years

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 16:16
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The combined population of Arctic foxes across the Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian areas of Lapland may have hit a record

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Over 600 young people suing the Swedish state over not doing more on climate

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, November 25, 2022 at 15:02
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The court case is the first of its kind in Sweden, and follows similar lawsuits in Germany and the Netherlands.

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Russia no longer part of Barents Press network

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 11:36 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 16:00
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“We all feel very sorry,” says Anna Kireeva, head of Barents Press Russia. Established 30 years ago, the journalist network

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Temperature increase in Sweden twice as high as global average, weather service says

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 08:46
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The average temperature today in Sweden is around 1.9 degrees Celsius higher than it was around 100 years ago, according

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