Finland: Summer season brisk at most Lapland hotels
Many in the accommodation sector say that sales are up, even though tourist numbers are about the same as last
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New national park planned in Canada’s High Arctic
A new national park in Canada’s High Arctic became one step closer to being set up after a bill was
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Feature Interview: Unconventional petroleum resources found in Canada’s Sahtu region…. Now what?
Canada’s National Energy Board and the Northwest Territories Geological Survey released a report last month that almost 200
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North Pole nuclear cruises season started
Russia’s largest nuclear powered icebreaker is currently crushing the Arctic sea ice with 117 tourists on board. Powered with two
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Yurts, tents and urban suites — Airbnb options grow in Alaska
Travelers seeking discount lodging off the beaten path can find it at its most rugged in Alaska, thanks to an increasing number
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Feature Interview: Arctic hamlet drives cultural centre campaign
Kinngait Studios is legendary in Canadian art circles. It’s housed in the small, ramshackle couple of buildings that stand across
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Tanks, drilling & polar drones: Arctic week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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UAVs to be banned in the Arctic and Antarctic
Two major associations representing tour operators in the Arctic and Antarctic have stated that they will not allow visitors to
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Most luxury cruise liners still dumping sewage in Baltic Sea
The international cruise season in the Baltic has just begun, and several hundreds of thousands of cruise tourists are expected
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Feature Interview: The Arctic Council – What was accomplished and where we go from here
The Arctic Council Chairmanship passed from Canada to the United States last week. It was a time to look back
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Arctic Finland looks for boost from Chinese tourists
Growing numbers of Chinese tourists are expected to visit Finnish Lapland as the Regional Council of Lapland expands contacts with
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Russia’s ruble is rebounding, will it boost border traffic?
Russia’s ruble strengthened to below 53 to US Dollar on Thursday, up 32 percent since end of January. On the Norwegian side
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North Pole camp for Russian paratroopers
Tourists will be replaced by soldiers and scientists on the North Pole this spring. Instead of the traditional Barneo ice
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Alaska senate passes bill to end daylight saving time
The Alaska State Senate has passed a bill that would eliminate daylight saving time. Fighting over Alaska’s clocks has been
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Russian Arctic regions of Murmansk and Yamal widen cooperation
Two important regions in Russia’s Arctic ambitions – Murmansk and Yamalo-Nenets, have signed an agreement on cooperation. Governor of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous
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