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Arctic summer sea ice: Perhaps the reality is more complex than what we are told

Barents Pride cancelled

As Arctic sea ice reaches this year’s low, shipping reaches historic high

In a secret Arctic operation, Putin’s yacht was moved from Severomorsk to Kamchatka

“Anyone but United Russia”: How Kirkenes residents voted in the State Duma “election”

WANTED. Russia issues arrest warrant against Barents Observer journalist Denis Zagore

Murmansk governor and major general give up seats in regional parliament

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Come for Greenland’s beauty. Leave with its spirit.

Can art change the climate conversation in Oulu?

What? A Parisian living in Lapland? It’s all about nature, winter and a pack of dogs

Finland’s Kelluu bets on autonomous airships for new Arctic defense era

China opens new Arctic trade route – but obstacles will prevent its wider use

Canadian miner NexGen Energy holds talks with BHP as it seeks $1 billion for uranium project

Come for Greenland’s beauty. Leave with its spirit.

United returns to Nuuk for a second summer season

🇬🇱 Greenland opens new airport in Qaqortoq, expanding access to South Greenland

In Brussels, the Arctic challenge is what to prioritize

EU should take more strategic and proactive role in Arctic, 12 member states say

How a young artist is mapping the competing demands of mines, wind farms and reindeer in Sweden’s North

In Brussels, the Arctic challenge is what to prioritize

🇳🇴 Hydro joins Siemens Mobility led project to recycle aluminium from end-of-life trains

The great Arctic security convergence

Iceland’s no to the EU cannot vote away Trump’s map

🇺🇸 Abbie Tingstad named director of Arctic Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center

Trump suggested Iceland become 51st US state in 2024 call with then-prime minister

EU should take more strategic and proactive role in Arctic, 12 member states say

How a young artist is mapping the competing demands of mines, wind farms and reindeer in Sweden’s North

🇸🇪 Saab receives order from FMV for further work on future concept

Five days after the vote, FSB arrests leading election expert

Doctor, 74, volunteers for war as Northern Russia loses medical staff

“Culture cannot stay silent in wartime”

In Brussels, the Arctic challenge is what to prioritize

Greenland’s oil dispute is testing Arctic sovereignty

Iceland’s no to the EU cannot vote away Trump’s map

In Brussels, the Arctic challenge is what to prioritize

🇮🇸 Andritz Hydro to supply stators for Búrfell Station

Iceland’s no to the EU cannot vote away Trump’s map

EU should take more strategic and proactive role in Arctic, 12 member states say

🇩🇰 Seed Capital closes Fund V with €130 million to back founders across the Nordics

The Arctic is where NATO’s AI stack is being built

🇫🇮 Can satellites spot illicit crops from space? Kuva Space shows hyperspectral imaging and in-house AI models boost detection at scale

EU should take more strategic and proactive role in Arctic, 12 member states say

🇫🇮 Nordic Foodtech VC announces €30 million investment from European Investment Fund

In Brussels, the Arctic challenge is what to prioritize

Iceland’s no to the EU cannot vote away Trump’s map

Trump posts map showing Iceland under U.S. flag