Falling oil prices benefit Sweden
The price of oil has dropped since the beginning of November and it is having positive effects on the Swedish
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transportation
Service reindeer for police in Russia’s Arctic
Russian authorities are considering establishing a ‘reindeer police force’ to help combat crime in the Yamalo-Nenets tundra region. Police in Yamalo-Nenets
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Russia: Third of 10 Arctic search and rescue centre opens on Northern Sea Route
The third of ten planned search and rescue centers along the Northern Sea Route has opened in Arkhangelsk, Russia. The center
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Finland: No need for diplomatic action on Aranda
Finland will not request clarification on the Russian Navy’s run-in with Finnish marine research vessel Aranda. The Ministry of Foreign
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Alaska Native children less likely to have been wearing helmet in ATV crashes: study
Alaska Native children hurt in off-road-vehicle accidents are far less likely than non-Native children to have been wearing helmets, resulting
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Barents Region’s only east-west flight could be grounded in late October
TROMSØ: Pskovavia’s permission to fly to Tromsø expires in two weeks. Passengers fears the route will be closed since no
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Blog: Northern Sea Route – Open for business?
Russia’s Northern Sea Route Administration has received 604 applications for transits this year. The bulk of sailings take place on the
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Blog: With Keystone XL delay, Alberta, Canada looks North
Keystone XL, the $5.4 billion, 1,897-kilometer pipeline that would transport crude oil from the Alberta tar sands across the border
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Blog: Field notes from Greenland – The road to the ice
The Greenland Ice Sheet covers 81 percent of the country’s terrain and is the second-largest body of ice in the
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Finland’s pay-as-you-go road tax runs into roadblock
A change of leadership at Finland’s Ministry of Transport may have stalled plans to introduce a pay-as-you-drive road tax. The
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Blog: Field notes from Greenland: The way to Kanger
Though Greenland may seem to be one of the most remote places on earth, it’s quite centrally located within the
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Heat-wave causes summer train delays in Sweden
Delayed or cancelled trains have put a damper on many a vacation plan this summer. Part of the the problem
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Weather animation: Powerful storm front passes through Finland
Torrential rains, high-speed winds and even hail are expected to accompany today’s thunderstorm front. The Finnish Transport Agency warns that
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Blog: Hearing on U.S. Policy in the Arctic – ‘Let Russia do it for us…’?
There was so much going on at the Inuit Circumpolar Conference last week, I almost missed THIS VIDEO from the
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Auto industry wants Sweden’s green vehicle rebate program refueled
A rebate program for people who buy electric and hybrid cars is running out of money and members of the
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