Deep in the Swedish forest lies one of Europe's hopes for a spaceport that can ultimately compete with the United States, China and Russia
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In the far north of Sweden, locals and tourists alike chow down on Arctic cheesesteaks – hoagie rolls piled high with moose and reindeer meat are inspired by Philadelphia
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Climate change made a two-week-long heatwave in Norway, Sweden and Finland around 2°C hotter and at least ten times more likely, study says
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In Norway's far north, members of the Sámi minority and environmental activists are trying to block the construction of a copper mine
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Scientists uncover 75,000-year-old Arctic animal remains in Norwegian cave
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Troubling scenes from an Arctic in full-tilt crisis. The heat that hit Svalbard in February was so intense that scientists could dig into the ground with spoons, "like it was soft ice cream."
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Not every day that Father Christmas briefs his elves about the hazards of sunstroke, but this summer northern Finland has seen temperatures hover around 30°C for days on end
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In one of the top Arctic birding destinations in the world, environmental and health challenges are threatening some of the seabirds that are part of Norway's unique coastal ecosystem
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Festival goers north of the Arctic circle in Finland have been treated to a line-up of rap artists – including Indigenous artists performing in their native language, Sámi
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A passage of water in the North Sea known as the Skagerrak is a hotspot for young Greenland sharks, according to a new study. But what are the elusive animals doing there?
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Collaborating with Indigenous artists and sampling melting glaciers, the dance duo Bicep are championing Arctic culture – and documenting a collapsing world
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Greenland's application for membership of CONCACAF has been unanimously rejected – unable to join UEFA because they only admit countries recognised by the United Nations
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Sámi introduce certification to promote ethical tourism in Finland – Responsible Sámi Tourism Certificate will recognise tourism businesses whose operations align with Sámi values
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The shipwrecks from John Franklin’s doomed arctic expedition were exactly where the Inuit said they would be
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Inside the Svalbard vault that holds digital back-ups of some of humanity's great works of art, history and technology
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Arctic haze induced by an Icelandic volcanic eruption – evidence from China's highest-resolution trace gas monitoring
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Entrepreneurs are hauling bergs from the Arctic island of Greenland, betting there are enough people willing to pay up for an extra-chilled drink
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Deep snow, thick ice and zero delays – inside the Arctic airports that never cancel a flight
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In 2024, the warmest year on record in Europe according to the EU's Copernicus system, Swedish and Norwegian glaciers melted by an average of 1.8 metres
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The scientists who leave little trace at the world's northernmost laboratory in Ny-Ålesund in Norway's Arctic
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In 2019, scientist Steffen Olsen took a startling photo of huskies appearing to walk on water – photo quickly went viral as it revealed reality of Greenland's rapidly melting ice
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Drone captures narwhals using their tusks to explore, forage and play
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For more than twenty years, scientists have followed polar bears in Norway's Arctic archipelago to understand how they may adapt to changing threats as the ice they depend on melts
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As global leaders, Canada and Norway's co-operation is timely in the face of surging energy demand
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Using 3D surface maps, scientists led by Durham University, found crevasses had significantly increased in size and depth on Greenland's ice sheet over the five years between 2016 and 2021
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Six Nordic paintings that can help us rethink winter – sublime landscapes of the frozen North from the turn of the 20th Century offer us a way into resilience
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Slush flows can be more deadly than avalanches – Norwegian scientists are racing to help predict this hidden hazard
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Canada's Space Flight Laboratory has recently launched and deployed Norway's NorSat-4 maritime monitoring microsatellite to keep track of merchant shipping passing near its shoreline
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Finnish ironwoman Elina Mäkinen's guide to Finland's best outdoor icy plunges – from plunges under the Northern Lights to paying homage to Arctic gods
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How easy is it for Norway's international seed bank to navigate politics and secure our future food supply?
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Physical protective barriers have been built to hold back avalanches – but Svalbard has also turned to tech, with the help of a telecom firm and the University of Svalbard
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Arctic foxes were almost hunted to extinction in Sweden, Norway and Finland. Can projects to breed and feed them help this native species return for good?
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As tourists discover Finland's Santa Claus Village, some locals call for rules to control the masses
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Grímsey, set some 40km off Iceland's northern coast, is home to one of Europe's most remote settlements and a thriving seabird population
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Canadian defence strategy and issues - Procurement disasters, the Arctic and alliances
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Why did Norway try to take Greenland from Denmark in 1931?
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Natural sinks of forests and peat were key to Finland's ambitious target to be carbon neutral by 2035 – but now, the land has started emitting more greenhouse gases than it stores
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Following a family mystery to Iceland's remotest village – in his grandfather's footsteps, Oliver Smith heads to a tiny off-grid community at the tip of the Hornstrandir peninsula
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The Place of Tides by James Rebanks review – a warming tale of gathering eiderdown in Norway
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China's Arctic dreams make the Norwegian port of Kirkenes a global prize – and an unlikely hotbed of East-West rivalry
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A voyage like no other, from Norway to Canada through the Northwest Passage – to raise awareness of the six planetary tipping points in the Arctic
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Seal, whale, reindeer – and plankton? When your restaurant is high in the Arctic Circle you have to get pretty creative with your fine dining.
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How to build an Arctic airport – why airport construction in Greenland is (quite literally) booming
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Discovery of a new primitive microcontinent between Greenland and Canada could help scientists understand how microcontinents form
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Set in an otherworldly landscape surrounded by glaciers, forests and lakes – how the Arctic town of Bodø became Europe's Capital of Culture
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Ernest Shackleton: Famed explorer's Endurance ship gets extra protection
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Pigeons in the Arctic: Part III: Sir John Ross’s 1850-51 search for the lost Franklin Bay expedition
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The last remaining privately owned land on the Svalbard archipelago in Norway, "with significant environmental, scientific and economic importance" is on sale, for €300 million
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What happened to the Nautilus?
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European Commission will open office in Greenland, made strategically important by rare resources and melting ice
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