Finnish business leaders optimistic about Russian market upswing
Finnish Customs reports a turn for the better in Finnish-Russian trade after a long slump, and a survey of 300
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Canada calls for Arctic wildlife enforcement network
As black market prices for elephant tusks and rhinoceros horns have reached historic highs, Canada is calling on circumpolar countries
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Russian, Chinese officials hold talks on Arctic railway project
Chinese money gives new life to the Belkomur project. Russian and Chinese officials have completed a fifth meeting in the
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Finnish economy in a rut, 1.2% growth in 2016
The Finance Ministry is predicting close to zero economic growth for 2015, but is pegging output at 1.2 percent for
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Weak ruble, Russian tourist apathy force Finnish FM to mull shuttering more missions
The weak ruble has significantly dampened Russians’ appetite for tourism, prompting the Finnish Foreign Ministry to consider pruning its embassy
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