Russia announces daily flights from Murmansk to Tromsø, Norway
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed Norway that Orenburzhye airlines is ready to start flights. Aviation authorities at Tromsø
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Ice-locked ships start moving after 5 months of captivity in Russian Arctic
With the break-up of ice in the Russian east Arctic comes freedom for three ships and their crews. The icebreaker
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Finland invites Norway to develop joint Arctic railway project
As Finland takes over the chair of Arctic Council, it addresses its Nordic neighbour over the grand development of a
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Swedish county sees surge in car charging stations
The number of vehicle charging stations has increased dramatically in the Sörmland area of central-eastern Sweden, where there are now
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Trains to northern Finland fully booked as Easter travel begins
The national rail company promises to reimburse up to 1,000 passengers on two sold-out holiday trains that left Helsinki about
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Norway positive to Finland’s Arctic railway plan
«If Finnish state authorities decide to initiate a feasibility study of a railway connection between Finland and Kirkenes, then the
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Mild winter temperatures cause damage to roads in Finland
Higher summer speed limits are being rolled out nationwide on Thursday and Friday. However, damage from winter weather means that
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Longer runway for bigger planes in Kirkenes, northern Norway
Norwegian Government gives priority to extension of the runway at Kirkenes airport. Today’s runway is too short for the largest
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New rise in cross-border travel between Russia and Nordic countries, after significant drop
In 2013, Nordic consular stations issued more than 1,5 million visas to Russians. Three years later, the number had plummeted
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Former Gov. Murkowski to explore creation of Alaska-Canada rail link
Former Gov. Frank Murkowski is exploring the creation of a rail connection between Alaska and Canada, an unrealized priority left
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Norwegian airline eyes access to the Siberian Corridor
Soviet era air traffic agreement forces Norwegian Air Shuttle to fly south of Russian airspace on routes to Asia. In
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Buildings in Arctic Russia could collapse within decades says study
Permafrost thaw will have devastating impact on buildings “A significant (at least 25%) climate-induced reduction in the urban infrastructure stability
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Vaasa, Finland set to roll out biogas-fueled buses
The city of Vaasa on Finland’s west coast is nearly set to deploy a fleet of biogas-powered buses on its
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Video: Working construction in Canada’s High Arctic
Working construction in Canada’s High Arctic is not for the faint of heart. But since 2014, work crews from all
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Poor cockpit communication behind fatal plane crash in Arctic Sweden
A lack of communication between the pilot and co-pilot led to the fatal crash of a mail plane in Sweden’s
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