Norway visa rules worry indigenous peoples
Andrey Vokuev in Naryan-Mar, Russia, fears for the cooperation between indigenous peoples. Next week, applicants from the Nenets tundra will
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Finnair opens route to Norwegian Arctic
Will be the first airline to offer scheduled international flights to Longyearbyen in the Norwegian Arctic. Finnair’s direct route from
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Russia’s 100th time to the North Pole
The nuclear-powered icebreaker “50 Years of Victory” recently completed Russia’s 100th visit to the North Pole with a surface vessel.
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Alaska cultural tourism comes with challenges
Several times a week, Cecelia George dresses in the regalia of her Tlingit ancestors to play the coveted role of Raven
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Airlines, owls and the North Pole – Arctic week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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Norwegian could launch direct flight from Arctic Norway to USA
Can be the first direct intercontinental flight across the Atlantic from the Barents Region. The budget carrier has already calculated ticket
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Yurts, tents and urban suites — Airbnb options grow in Alaska
Travelers seeking discount lodging off the beaten path can find it at its most rugged in Alaska, thanks to an increasing number
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Feature Interview: Arctic hamlet drives cultural centre campaign
Kinngait Studios is legendary in Canadian art circles. It’s housed in the small, ramshackle couple of buildings that stand across
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UAVs to be banned in the Arctic and Antarctic
Two major associations representing tour operators in the Arctic and Antarctic have stated that they will not allow visitors to
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Most luxury cruise liners still dumping sewage in Baltic Sea
The international cruise season in the Baltic has just begun, and several hundreds of thousands of cruise tourists are expected
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Sweden: Flights and food cause major emissions
Swedish toxic emissions decreased in 2011 and 2012, but private consumption affecting emissions has increased over the last 20 years.
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Cheaper ruble boosts Norway-Russia petrol traffic
Norwegians living in Eastern Finnmark have access to cheaper petrol than any other places in Western Europe. 36 rubel per
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Russia boosts tourism on Svalbard, Norway
Development of tourism is one of Russia’s prioritized areas to secure its presence on the archipelago of Svalbard. The state
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Asian tourists flock to Rovaniemi in Finland’s Arctic
This February the hotels of Rovaniemi, Lapland have been full to the brim with customers. Usually this many people stay
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Number of Russian Christmas tourists to Finland plummets
Some 75,500 accommodation nights for Russians were registered in the past December. This is a drop of 52 percent as
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