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Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Growing concern among Nordic officials over increased Arctic border traffic

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 11:39
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Finland, Norway is up 27%, while Finland, Sweden is up 25%. The biggest concern, though, is the Tornio, Haparanda border

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Russia Society Society (Russia) 

Coronavirus: Russia hints it might close its border with Norway, Finland

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 10:54 — Last Updated: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 10:58
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Cases of coronavirus have been revealed at our neighbors, governor of the north Russian region explains. “I beg all inhabitants

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Finland Society Society (Finland) 

Improved road between Russia and Finland boosts cross-border travel

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, January 20, 2020 at 15:56 — Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2020 at 15:57
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The growth in travelers from Murmansk to northernmost Finland was more than twice the 2019-growth on the Russian-Norwegian border. For

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Business Business (Norway) Norway 

No take off for flight-shaming in northern Norway, but northern Sweden sees fall in air passengers

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, January 13, 2020 at 12:29
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With 2019 being the year when ‘Flight shame’ was introduced as a social movement aimed at boycotting air travel to

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Business Business (Canada) Canada 

2019 saw increase in commercial shipping through Northwest Passage

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 15:06
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2019 marked a busy shipping season in the Canadian Arctic with 27 ships making a full transit through the Northwest

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Russia Society Society (Russia) 

Russia-Norway cross-border traffic up 20 per cent

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 14:32
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2019 could be the first year since 2015 with an increase in travelers across the Russian, Norwegian land border in

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Finnish government considers allowing cities to charge congestion fees to slash emissions

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 10:47
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The Finnish government has plans to reduce carbon emissions by allowing urban municipalities to charge road congestion fees, according to

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) Norway Politics 

Visa-free regime will strengthen special relationship with Russia, North Norwegian leaders say

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 17:18 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 17:19
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It is not unrealistic, nor naive, to imagine the introduction of visa-free travel between Norway and Russia, regional leaders in Finnmark argue.

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General Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Russia, Norway border traffic up 18%

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 18:07 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 18:12
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Stronger ruble gives boost to cross-border shopping. 20,640 border crossings were counted at Storskog checkpoint in February, up 18,3% from

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Snow-buried Stockholm begins digging out

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 15:30
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After 39 cm of snow blanketed central Stockholm on Wednesday, the city is struggling to get roads clear and traffic

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Sweden opens world’s first electric highway

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 15:01
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The world’s first electric highway has been opened in central Sweden, where lorries are ‘fuelled’ from electric cables hanging over

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Blog Canada General Society Special Features 

Speed, politics & TransCanada: Week in Review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, November 2, 2015 at 14:37 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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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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General Russia Society Society (Russia) 

On Barents roads, no slowdown in death accidents

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 16:52 — Last Updated: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at 21:42
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Despite improved road standards, lethal car accidents continue to haunt travellers in the Barents Region. More than 600 people will

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Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

Winter speed limits coming into force in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at 18:17 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 20:29
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Lower speed limits on roads and highways will take effect nationwide no later than by this coming Friday. Lower speed

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Wild boar populations are on the rise in Sweden. (iStock)
General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

New infrastructure needed to keep wild boars off Sweden’s roads

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, October 9, 2014 at 12:56 — Last Updated: Friday, October 10, 2014 at 19:08
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Traffic accidents involving wild animals have increased steadily and the Swedish Transportation Administration has called for better infrastructure to keep

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