Canada’s transportation safety board to investigate passenger ship grounding in Arctic
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has sent a team of investigators to the Arctic to investigate last week’s
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Hot weather continues to cause problems for Sweden’s railways
Buckled train tracks, fires and thunderstorms are causing major problems for the country’s railways, Thursday. Intense heat is causing the
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Man survives being struck by a plane on sea ice north of Alaska
A man survived being struck by a plane that was taking off from sea ice 140 miles north of Deadhorse
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Russia: Better weather forecasts needed to increase Arctic shipping
A quickly growing number of ships are confronting the thick ice and tough climatic conditions on Russia’s Northern Sea Route,
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Putin wants a bigger, stronger, wealthier Russian Arctic
Delivering his state-of-the-nation speech to the parliament on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted the importance of speeding up the
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Flights to Lapland help Finnair triple 2017 profits
Finnish flag carrier Finnair said its full-year profit increased threefold to 170 million euros last year as more passengers took
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Blog – China & the Arctic: Why the focus on international law matters
There’s been a flurry of reaction to China’s recently released white paper on the Arctic, the first such policy
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Millions more flights from Swedish airports despite environmental toll
Sweden’s airports have seen almost three million passengers take flights in January – higher than the same month last year,
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Murmansk and Arkhangelsk fail to attract foreign cruise vessels
A new 206-meters long quay and newly renovated port facilities in the central harbor of Murmansk will be far from
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Could an underwater tunnel connect Estonia to Finland by train?
It would connect the heart of Europe with the Arctic region, Finnish minister Anne Berner says in a presentation of
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Roads deadly for reindeer in Arctic Sweden
Twice as many reindeer have been killed on the roads in northern Sweden this month compared to the same period
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Alaska’s first, electric public transit bus ready to hit Anchorage streets
Alaska’s first electric public transit bus is set to begin carrying passengers in Anchorage starting Tuesday. Among other things,
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Helsinki Airport warns passengers of snowstorm delays
Passengers looking to travel through Helsinki Airport have been warned to brace for delays on Tuesday as a major snowstorm
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Blizzard expected over Finland on Monday
A storm is to arrive on Finland’s southern and south-western coasts around midnight, bringing more than 15 cm of snow
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Ottawa ready to discuss Inuit co-management of crucial Arctic habitat
The federal government is ready to sit down with Inuit leaders to discuss the creation of an Inuit-managed protected area
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