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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Norwegian flies into aviation dispute with Russia
CEO of Norwegian Air Shuttle, Bjørn Kjos, says Russian airliners should be denied to overfly Norwegian territory. His Dreamliner is
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Russian property purchases in Finland at near-standstill
The economic crisis in Russia has affected Finland in many ways already, now in the form of new cabin purchases
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Economic crisis hit airlines hard in Russia’s western Arctic
It will be a tough year for air companies flying in Barents Russia, including Transaero, UTair and Nordavia. UTair, with hub in
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Russia requiring detailed travel itineraries from visitors
Foreigners traveling to Russia must from today provide a specified pre-fixed route of places to visit. “This isn’t great for the
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Traffic over Finnish-Russian border drops by one third
Officials have stopped requiring drivers to book times in advance for crossings into Finland at Vaalimaa, as queues have disappeared.
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Christmas tourism to Finland’s Arctic boasts fifth year of growth
Holiday tourism to the north of Finland has exceeded expectations this year. Charter flights to airports in Rovaniemi, Kittilä and
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Google technology shares Santa’s village in Arctic Finland with global audience
The internet giant Google has leveraged its global reach to offer the world a look at the place where Santa
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Currency drama has little impact on tourism in Barents region
Like the Russian ruble, the Norwegian currency has been under extreme pressure amid the collapse in oil price the last
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Finland’s air traffic control directed civilian planes to evade Russian military aircraft
On Wednesday, Finnish air traffic control spotted Russian military planes flying with their transponders switched off. Civilian aircraft were directed
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Sweden and Denmark protest to Russia
The foreign ministers of Sweden and Denmark are calling in the Russian ambassadors to Stockholm and Copenhagen, over a reported
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