Coal miners look to Taymyr peninsula in Russian Arctic
Several shiploads of mining equipment are sent from Murmansk to the Arctic outpost of Dikson. It is the company Vostokugol,
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Russia’s top Arctic investments
The economy is in crisis, but the country still proceeds with plans for a string of ambitious Arctic projects. As
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Bad road conditions across Finland, except Arctic
Due to the spate of snow over the weekend, driving conditions are dangerous in the southern regions of Uusimaa and
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Arctic Profile : Doing business in Finnish Lapland
Arctic Profiles is an occasional Eye on the Arctic series where we check in with different Arctic regions to
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New low for Northern Sea Route
Only 40,000 tons of cargo was transported transit through the Russian Arctic route in 2015. And 75 percent of that
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Finland’s longest ice-road to open next week
The sea-ice off the coast of Oulu is almost thick enough to support vehicles along Finland’s longest frozen road –
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Severe cold causes transport havoc in North Finland
The deep freeze that has descended upon Finland is causing disruptions to train traffic in several areas of the country.
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Wet weather in store for Finland’s holiday travellers
Finns will travel far and wide over the holiday break in the midst of unsettled weather conditions. Motorists will face
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Audi plans car-testing ice track in Arctic Alaska
Audi is eyeing an unusual, extreme place for its latest test track: Alaska’s North Slope. Starting in 2016, the German luxury carmaker
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Storm Helga weather warning for Sweden
The Swedish weather service SMHI has issued an official warning for high winds of up to 30 metres per second in the
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Phasing out fossil-fuel dependent vehicles in Sweden
As Sweden aims to wave goodbye to fossil fuels for vehicles by 2030, a panel discussion between politicians, industry and
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Driving the sea ice, tundra in Arctic Alaska
When the highway ends for Alaska’s ice road truckers, the adventure is just beginning for the hearty souls who haul vehicles and freight across
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Drivers criticize Anchorage road conditions
Schools closed, drivers slipped, slid and crashed into each other, and for the second time in a week there was generalized
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Blog: Travelling to Arctic Russia by train
When most people think of Russian railroads, they think of the Trans-Siberian Railway. The world’s longest railroad extends east and west
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Winter speed limits take effect in Finland
A new study from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland shows that Finland’s policy of enforcing lower speed limits
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