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Record December passenger numbers for airports in Arctic Finland 

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 15:34
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Airports in Arctic Finland saw record passenger numbers in December, says the latest data from Finavia, Finland’s airport authority.  Their

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Warming climate poses challenge to Arctic animals — and those who hunt them

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 11:10
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When David Kuptana looked out the window of his home in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., and across the Beaufort Sea last Friday,

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Environmental specialists: Proposed border fence will affect Finland’s bear, wolf populations

Yle News
Posted: Monday, November 28, 2022 at 14:26
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The proposed construction of a fence along sections of the border with Russia will result in fewer wolves, bears and

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Rovaniemi gets seven new flight connections to European cities

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 15:29
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Post-pandemic travel is on rise for winter destinations in northern Finland with a wide range of new direct flights from

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Direct flight between Canada and Greenland could strengthen cultural, language ties

April Hudson, CBC News
Posted: Monday, April 11, 2022 at 10:28
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When Navarana Beveridge finally takes a long-overdue trip home to Greenland from Nunavut, she’ll have two options for getting there:

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Last Europe-Russia rail link suspended in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Monday, March 28, 2022 at 12:22
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The last Allegro train from St. Petersburg for the foreseeable future rolled into Helsinki on Sunday evening at 7pm, carrying

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Ultra-cyclist rides across entire Arctic to warn of climate change

Mathiew Leiser, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 16:47
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As the Arctic warms three times faster than the rest of the world, a cyclist is travelling across the entire

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Environment Environment (Norway) Featured • Zone 3 Norway 

Norwegian Arctic ferry lines to go electric by 2022

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 11:13 — Last Updated: Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 11:22
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Norway’s successful transition to a zero-emission transport sector continues. By the end of 2022, the last remaining ferry connection along

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Icelandic government proposes bill for stricter COVID-19 border measures

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 11:42
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The Icelandic Government has proposed a bill with new border measures to help tamp down the domestic spread of COVID-19.

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With tougher border rules appearing to work, Iceland to relax some domestic restrictions

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 16:02
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With Iceland’s tougher border screening and quarantine rules appearing to have put the breaks on new variant infections, the government

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Cold weather perfect to pioneer electric aviation says Finnair

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 14:35
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The Swedish-developed 19-seater ES-19 electric aircraft for short-haul routes could be ready for take-off with passengers by 2026. With zero-emissions,

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UK variant cases prompt Iceland to tighten up border measures and domestic restrictions

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 16:01
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Iceland is putting new COVID-19 rules in place at the border after Iceland’s chief epidemiologist says new COVID-19 domestic waves

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Iceland relaxes some COVID-19 restrictions as downward infection trend holds

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 15:41
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With domestic COVID-19 infections continuing on the downturn, Iceland started relaxing some public health restrictions on Wednesday. “We are in

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Iceland institutes new COVID-19 border measures

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, February 19, 2021 at 12:31
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Iceland’s new border measures came into effect Friday, which requires all passengers to provide a negative COVID-19 PCR test that

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Negative COVID-19 test no longer required to enter Alaska

The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 11:36 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:31
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Alaska has had 54,282 total resident cases of the virus, and 280 Alaskans have died Alaska will no longer require travellers

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