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The defence forces' largest scale annual activity the Wihuri war games was held in early June near the eastern border of North Karelia. (Anu Rummukainen / Yle)

Finland’s military sets up rapid deployment force: report

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 15:37 — Last Updated: Friday, June 26, 2015 at 19:20
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Some Finnish conscripts have been offered the opportunity to commit to fronting up for service more quickly than required by

Sweden's Foreign Minister, Margot Wallström, of the Social Democrats, speaking at an earlier press conference. (Brett Ascarelli / Radio Sweden)

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Sweden’s foreign minister blames Russia for cold shoulder

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, June 19, 2015 at 14:36 — Last Updated: Monday, June 22, 2015 at 17:52
Margot Wallström, Russia, Ukraine
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After Russia’s ambassador in Stockholm called the attitude of the Swedish government “chilly”, Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström fired back

Heidi Hautala speaking at World Bank Headquarters in 2013. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

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Finnish politician involved in EU nuclear safety grants for Arctic Russia, blacklisted by Moscow

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 13:32 — Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 18:13
Crimea, energy, europe, Heidi Hautala, Murmansk, Ukraine
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Nuclear safety projects in the Murmansk region wouldn’t be the same without her contribution. Finnish European Parliament Member Heidi Hautala

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Norway surpasses Russia as top gas supplier

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 18:22 — Last Updated: Friday, May 29, 2015 at 19:18
energy, export, Gazprom, Russia, Ukraine
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For the first time since 2012, Norway has surpassed Russia as the largest supplier of gas to Western Europe. During

United States Secretary of State John Kerry, Canadian Minister for the Arctic Council Leona Aglukkaq, and Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson pose with Inuit wearing traditional dress at the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting Friday, April 24, 2015 in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Ministers from the eight Arctic nations and the leaders of northern indigenous groups form the Council. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)

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All Arctic Council, all the time – Arctic week in Review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, May 1, 2015 at 21:04
Crimea, environment, indigenous, international, Inuit, politics, Russia, Ukraine
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this

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Blog: Arctic Council – Where to watch & who to follow

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, April 24, 2015 at 18:21 — Last Updated: Monday, April 27, 2015 at 20:29
international, nordic, Nunavut, Russia, Ukraine
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Canada turns over the two-year rotating chairmanship of the Arctic Council to the United States today. Dignitaries from the world’s

Dmitry Rogozin heads Russia's commission for Arctic affairs. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)

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“Norway has no right to stop anyone from visiting Svalbard:” Russia

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 13:07 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 20:00
Arctic, Crimea, international, Norway, Ukraine
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By threatening to restrict entry to Svalbard for certain individuals, Norway is acting in defiance of the Svalbard treaty, the

Norway has sought an explanation from Moscow after Rogozin's Svalbard visit. This photo is from October 2014, when Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Norway's Foreign Minister Børge Brende in Kirkenes, northern Norway. (Thomas Nilsen/Barents Observer)

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Norway summons Russian Ambassador

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, April 20, 2015 at 19:09 — Last Updated: Monday, April 20, 2015 at 21:25
Arctic, Crimea, international, politics, Russia, Ukraine
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The Foreign Ministry wants an explanation from Russia’s ambassador to Oslo after minister visited Svalbard despite being on the list

Iqaluit, the capital city of Canada's eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut. (The Canadian Press)

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Blog: The Canadian Arctic Council Ministerial – What to expect

Heather Exner-Pirot
Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 15:36 — Last Updated: Friday, May 20, 2016 at 12:46
business, Leona Aglukkaq, Russia, U.S., Ukraine
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As current Chair of the Arctic Council, Canada will host the biannual Ministerial meeting in Iqaluit, April 24-25, before handing

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Expert: Nordic ministers’ article unwisely provoked Russia

Yle News
Posted: Monday, April 13, 2015 at 18:55 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 14:40
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, military, NATO, Sweden, Ukraine
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Markku Kivinen, Director of the Aleksanteri Institute, the expert academic body in Finland on all things Russian, says the five

Sergei Lavrov is Russia's Foreign Minister. (Thomas Nilsen/Barents Observer)

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Russia concerned by Finland, Sweden moves towards closer ties with NATO

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, April 13, 2015 at 14:14 — Last Updated: Monday, April 13, 2015 at 20:20
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, international, military, Sweden, Ukraine
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Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that moves by Finland and Sweden towards closer ties with NATO are of “special concern”. A Nordic

A look at Eye on the Arctic's most read stories this week. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

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Shipping, Russia and reality TV : Arctic week in review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, February 16, 2015 at 14:48 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 12:56
Alaska, business, Canada, IMO, Inuit, ITK, Putin, Sanctions, Terry Audla, Ukraine, Ultimate Survival Alaska
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this

Finnish President Sauli Niinistö at a press conference in Russia in August 2014. (Ivan Sekretarev /AFP/Getty Images)

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Finland’s Niinistö to attend Munich security conference

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 18:20 — Last Updated: Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 22:45
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Finland’s president Sauli Niinistö is to attend this year’s Munich Security Conference this weekend. He will join a panel discussion

Norway has its full rights to engage in its part of the Barents Sea, Foreign Minister Børge Brende says. (Atle Staalesen/Barents Observer)

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Deteriorating relations with Russia shouldn’t affect Barents drilling: Norway

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 14:44 — Last Updated: Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 22:45
Arctic, energy, Kirkenes, oil, politics, Ukraine
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Speaking to journalists in Kirkenes, the Norwegian border town, Brende stresses that plans for hydrocarbon exploration in the area should proceed

The Swedish corvette HMS Visby under way on the Mysingen Bay on October 21, 2014 on their fifth day of searching for a suspected foreign vessel in the Stockholm archipelago. (Fredrik Sandberg/AFP/Getty Images)

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Sweden’s opposition Liberal Party calls for new Defence Committee discussions

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at 19:14 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 21:29
military, NATO, Nordics, Russia, Ukraine
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Sweden’s opposition Liberal Party has called on the government to call in a new session of the Defence Committee, a