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Weekend Video: Inside the Arctic's most extreme research stations

What does it take to build a permanent research base in the Arctic? In…

NATO restructures command to boost security in north

NATO will this week integrate its Nordic nations under the U.S.-based Joint Force Command…

US Congress repeals Biden-era limits on oil and gas in Alaska refuge

Congressional lawmakers on Thursday voted to repeal a Biden-era policy that limited the amount…

Danish Arctic chief expects High North arms race after Ukraine war

The prospect of a conflict in the Arctic is rising, Denmark’s Arctic commander has…

How Finland fights the Russian bear by being a porcupine, General Hägglund explains

When it comes to Finland’s national defense and its neighbor to the east, the…

Trump ally who inspired Greenland purchase idea quietly invests in Greenlandic companies

Ronald Lauder, the billionaire Estée Lauder heir who, according to former U.S. national security…

Thawing permafrost is causing trouble for Alaska's Red Dog mine. Solutions could be costly

Rusting rivers and huge rainfall have complicated pollution control at Northwest Alaska’s massive zinc…

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Banned and blocked. Russia says good-bye to messaging apps

Norway buys more subs for ‘turbulent times’ in the North Atlantic

UK and Norway team up to hunt Russian submarines and undersea sabotage

Man who detonated first nuclear bomb on Novaya Zemlya is honoured with name on Arctic peak

NATO sends more ships to High North “amid increasing operational demands”

Name of killed ‘hero of Russia’ lives on with a 35-year-old hulk

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The Great Expedition Company

This is not a cruise: Why the Great Expedition Company isn’t for everyone

Picture this: you’re standing on the deck of a tall ship, the S/V Linden,…

Arion Bank aligns lending to help Iceland achieve sustainability goals, empower women as investors

Arion Bank is building on its reputation as a pioneer in sustainable financing —…

The Silicon Valley of sustainability: Iceland as a model for Arctic development

Collaboration with Arion Bank The Arctic region, with its pristine wilderness and unique…

Business

Thawing permafrost is causing trouble for Alaska’s Red Dog mine. Solutions could be costly

Rusting rivers and huge rainfall have complicated pollution control at Northwest Alaska’s massive zinc…

EU to fund Greenland mining project for the first time

KNR reports that the European Union will, for the first time, directly finance a…

Norway government budget in peril over oil, wealth fund’s Israel investments

Norway's Labour government failed to win backing for its 2026 draft budget by an…

Travel

Arctic tourism: ‘We will have huge problems this winter season’

Although the number of tourists visiting northern Norway continues to increase, tour operators in…

Icelandic contemporary art offers welcome break from conference overload at Arctic Circle

Arctic Circle participants, seeking refuge from crowded rooms and intense discussions, might want to…

Is Norway’s Arctic capital ready for this year’s wave of winter tourists?

With the transition to winter underway, the high tourist season in Tromsø is also…

Geopolitics

NATO restructures command to boost security in north

NATO will this week integrate its Nordic nations under the U.S.-based Joint Force Command…

Danish Arctic chief expects High North arms race after Ukraine war

The prospect of a conflict in the Arctic is rising, Denmark’s Arctic commander has…

How Finland fights the Russian bear by being a porcupine, General Hägglund explains

When it comes to Finland’s national defense and its neighbor to the east, the…

Norway

🇳🇴 Equinor and Shell complete formation of Adura

December 1 Equinor and Shell have completed a deal to combine their UK offshore…

🇳🇴 Vow to deliver large pyrolysis reactor to Vow Green Metals at Follum in the fourth quarter

Vow to deliver large pyrolysis reactor to Vow Green Metals at Follum in…

Norway freezes plans for Arctic seabed mining after budget deal

Norway has halted its plans to open large Arctic areas for deep-seabed mining after…

USA

US Congress repeals Biden-era limits on oil and gas in Alaska refuge

Congressional lawmakers on Thursday voted to repeal a Biden-era policy that limited the amount…

Thawing permafrost is causing trouble for Alaska’s Red Dog mine. Solutions could be costly

Rusting rivers and huge rainfall have complicated pollution control at Northwest Alaska’s massive zinc…

Trump ally who inspired Greenland purchase idea quietly invests in Greenlandic companies

Ronald Lauder, the billionaire Estée Lauder heir who, according to former U.S. national security…

Sweden

🇸🇪 Incore Invest closes second round of Incore Invest II at circa €40 million

December 3, 2025 Stockholm-based investment firm, Incore Invest, has raised circa €15 million…

🇸🇪 Exeger secures SEK 160 million and resolves on a rights issue

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN November 6, 2025 Exeger, the Swedish deep-tech company behind the revolutionary…

Russia withdraws from Euro-Arctic rescue cooperation

The Foreign Ministry in Moscow announced on November 26 that it had formally terminated…

Russia

Danish Arctic chief expects High North arms race after Ukraine war

The prospect of a conflict in the Arctic is rising, Denmark’s Arctic commander has…

Thomas Nilsen

UK and Norway team up to hunt Russian submarines and undersea sabotage

New frigates, joint P-8 maritime aircraft patrols and more frequent anti-sabotage elite training were…

Atle Staalesen

Man who detonated first nuclear bomb on Novaya Zemlya is honoured with name on Arctic peak

With nuclear tensions on the rise, Russia names mountain peak on Novaya Zemlya after…

Greenland

Weekend Video: Inside the Arctic’s most extreme research stations

What does it take to build a permanent research base in the Arctic? In…

Danish Arctic chief expects High North arms race after Ukraine war

The prospect of a conflict in the Arctic is rising, Denmark’s Arctic commander has…

EU to fund Greenland mining project for the first time

KNR reports that the European Union will, for the first time, directly finance a…

Iceland

🇮🇸 DEN01 data center to supply heat to Danish homes

atNorth’s DEN01 data center to supply heat to Danish homes in collaboration with Vestforbrænding.…

NATO’s Rutte says Iceland is ‘the eyes and ears’ of the alliance during Reykjavík visit

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte used a visit to Reykjavík this week to underscore…

NATO-funded infrastructure expansion announced in Iceland

Icelandic Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Kjartan Már Kjartansson, mayor of Reykjanesbær, and Halldór…

Denmark

🇩🇰 Chromologics raises €7 million to bring its natural colour ingredients closer to market

Investors reaffirm their commitment Copenhagen, Denmark. November 18, 2025, – Chromologics, a Danish biotech…

Danish Arctic chief expects High North arms race after Ukraine war

The prospect of a conflict in the Arctic is rising, Denmark’s Arctic commander has…

Trump ally who inspired Greenland purchase idea quietly invests in Greenlandic companies

Ronald Lauder, the billionaire Estée Lauder heir who, according to former U.S. national security…

Finland

How Finland fights the Russian bear by being a porcupine, General Hägglund explains

When it comes to Finland’s national defense and its neighbor to the east, the…

🇫🇮 QMill and ÉTS strengthen partnership to advance quantum algorithm research

PRESS RELEASE Espoo and Montréal, November 3, 2025 – The Finnish quantum algorithm and…

🇫🇮 KÄÄPÄ Biotech secures €9 million strategic investment from PeakBridge VC and Zintinus VC

Funding to Strengthen KÄÄPÄ Biotech’s Position as a Global Category Leader in Functional Mushroom…

Canada

Celebration, revolution as Pan-Arctic Vision rocks Iqaluit

Nine circumpolar musical acts compete for three prizes It was a night of celebration…

Weekend Watch: Pan Arctic Vision 2025

Tomorrow November 29, the Arctic puts on its sparkliest mittens for Pan-Arctic Vision, a…

🇨🇦 Sixty North Gold announces project financing to restart operations at Mon Gold Mine

Sixty North Gold Mining Ltd has secured a binding commitment for a CAD 3.6…