Russian volcano erupts, prompts airspace warnings in Alaska’s Western Aleutians
Some of the most active volcanoes in the world were currently erupting on the Kamchatka Peninsula in southeast Russia
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Russian tourists in Finland tighten purse strings
Russian visitors to Finland are limiting their spending in response to the economic situation. Their new-found frugality is visible in
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Air Greenland to reduce Iqaluit-Nuuk flights in 2014
Flights between Iqaluit, the capital of Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, and Greenland’s capital, Nuuk have wrapped up for
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Russian visitors keep Finnish visa centre hopping
Record numbers of Russians are coming to Finland for holidays, shopping, work or studies. As a result, a visa-handling centre
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Greenland inspires Arctic Bay, Canada tourism strategy
Arctic Bay, Nunavut has everything going for it when it comes to attracting tourists. This predominantly Inuit community of around
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U.S. tourists missing in Nunavut, Canada presumed dead
Two American fishermen who vanished on a remote Nunavut lake are presumed dead and the search is now a recovery
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Alaska and Arctic Shipping: Boon or Boondoggle?
At the July 16-18 Symposium on the Impacts of an Ice-Diminishing Arctic held in Washington, D.C., Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski
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Finns, Russians to build highway in Karelia
A group Finnish, Russian, and international investors plan to build a four-lane highway from Finland deep into Russia. The project,
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Pet passports needed between Sweden and Norway
As of May 1, people who own dogs will need passports for their pets in order to travel with them
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