Longer runway for bigger planes in Kirkenes, northern Norway
Norwegian Government gives priority to extension of the runway at Kirkenes airport. Today’s runway is too short for the largest
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New rise in cross-border travel between Russia and Nordic countries, after significant drop
In 2013, Nordic consular stations issued more than 1,5 million visas to Russians. Three years later, the number had plummeted
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Nunavut gears up for increase in Arctic tourism
Canada’s northern territory of Nunavut is gearing up to receive a growing number of tourists drawn to visit the remote
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Foreign cruise vessels line up for voyages to Franz Josef Land
It’s a paradox, but global warming opens more Arctic waters for vessels with tourists who want to see the sea
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Barneo, Russia’s seasonal North Pole station in the making
Two helicopters are on their way to find a suitable ice floe for the Barneo-2017. Like previous years, the Norwegian
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Four new direct flights from Europe to Lapland, Finland
Lack of snow on continental Europe gives boost in air-traffic to northern Finland. London to Ivalo twice a week is
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Caribou decline, Arctic shipping and renewable energy: WWF Canada looks back at 2016
The Arctic is already experiencing the effects of climate change with extremely alarming statistics on temperature rise and lack of
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Tourism, Trump & Arctic ice in a death spiral : 2016 Arctic Year in Review
The end of the year is a time to take stock. Here at Eye on the Arctic, it’s also the
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Climate, tourism and Obama’s big surprise: 2016 Arctic Year in Review
The end of the year is a time to take stock. Here at Eye on the Arctic, it’s also the
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Finnair bracing for flight cancellations over pilot action
National airline Finnair has warned of the possibility of flight cancellations as pilots resort to industrial action during negotiations on
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Alaska: Co-owner of flightseeing business under attack for anti-Native remarks posted on Facebook
A pilot who is majority owner of a flightseeing business outside Denali National Park has enraged many in recent days
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No Chinese resort in Svalbard, Norway after all
The Norwegian government buys a 218 square km privately-own plot and puts a stop to a possible foreign acquisition in
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Swedish eco-park rises from the flames
The devastating forest fire of 2014 burnt 13,000 hectares of forest to the ground, people were evacuated and houses destroyed – and
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Blog: Cruise through Northwest Passage has set sail
In 1969, the first commercial cargo ship sailed through the Northwest Passage. In 2013, the first bulk carrier traversed those
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Russia – Norway border traffic twice as high as few years back
Including July, this year has seen more crossings at the Russian-Norwegian border than during entire 2009. Immigration officials at Norway’s
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