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Weekend video: What's behind Iceland's security headache

Iceland is the only NATO member without an army and for two decades nobody…

A small Texas company’s bid to create a Greenland oil boom—and a Dr. Phil documentary—is delayed but undaunted

Amid the tensions spurred by President Donald Trump's proclaimed desire to annex Greenland, one…

Russia's second new ice-class LNG carrier heads via Northern Sea Route, LSEG data shows

Russia's second new domestically-built ice-class carrier for transporting liquefied natural gas, the Konstantin Posiet,…

Trump administration ends NOAA support for annual Arctic Report Card

The annual report, issued since 2006, prominently features work of Alaska scientists and conditions…

Someone's been honking his horn, fined for waking a polar bear

Once upon a time, in a fjord called Lomfjorden in Svalbard, there lived a…

Greenland Energy postpones winter drilling after landing gear without permission

Greenland Energy Company said it will not drill for oil in East Greenland this…

China's Arctic shipping moves from trial to schedule

At least six Chinese operators are lining up container and bulk voyages through Russia's…

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Friend or foe? Russian think-tank discourse on Norway

After two years in the wilderness, runaway defector crosses the border

How will the EU’s 21st sanctions package affect the Russian Arctic?

Ultranationalist Russian church leader assembles military priests and war veterans on Norway border

Supreme Court removes only opposition party from election

The lives of anti-war Russians in the border town of Kirkenes

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Can art change the climate conversation in Oulu?

Awareness of the climate crisis is usually communicated through alarming data, rising temperature graphs…

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

They all called me crazy. I am a Parisian living 350 kilometers above the…

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A table for thousands, a year of culture and Oulu’s inviting the world

In 2026, Oulu, Finland will welcome visitors across all seasons, from winter festivals held…

Business

Norway wealth fund posts record $184 billion profit in first half of 2026

Norway's $2.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, posted a record profit of…

ExxonMobil won big at a big Alaska lease sale. Months later, its bids are still in legal limbo

In March, after a series of recent big oil discoveries in the National Petroleum…

Norway’s sovereign fund opposes US plan to scrap company climate reporting

Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, said on Friday it does not recommend…

Travel

United returns to Nuuk for a second summer season

According to a press release, United Airlines resumed its twice-weekly nonstop service between Newark/New…

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

Qaqortoq, Greenland – 16 April 2026 A new airport has opened in Qaqortoq,…

U.S. travel to Sweden surges 58% since 2019

Travel from the United States to Sweden has risen by 58% compared to 2019…

Geopolitics

Russia’s second new ice-class LNG carrier heads via Northern Sea Route, LSEG data shows

Russia's second new domestically-built ice-class carrier for transporting liquefied natural gas, the Konstantin Posiet,…

Weekend video: What’s behind Iceland’s security headache

Iceland is the only NATO member without an army and for two decades nobody…

A small Texas company’s bid to create a Greenland oil boom—and a Dr. Phil documentary—is delayed but undaunted

Amid the tensions spurred by President Donald Trump's proclaimed desire to annex Greenland, one…

Norway

Someone’s been honking his horn, fined for waking a polar bear

Once upon a time, in a fjord called Lomfjorden in Svalbard, there lived a…

🇳🇴 Hydro brings high-recycled aluminium to General Motors EV with Hydro CIRCAL

Oslo, Norway – August 5, 2026 – General Motors’ Cadillac OPTIQ will feature a…

🇳🇴 Norway to host fifth International Polar Year Coordination Office, in partnership with the Republic of Korea and Chile

Arendal, Norway – August 10, 2026 – What happens at the poles affects everyone.…

USA

🇺🇸 Solo sailor Matt Rutherford’s Arctic Ocean circumnavigation attempt halted by Russian maritime authorities

Annapolis, MD / Russian Arctic – August 13, 2026 – Matt Rutherford, the 45-year-old…

A small Texas company’s bid to create a Greenland oil boom—and a Dr. Phil documentary—is delayed but undaunted

Amid the tensions spurred by President Donald Trump's proclaimed desire to annex Greenland, one…

Trump administration ends NOAA support for annual Arctic Report Card

The annual report, issued since 2006, prominently features work of Alaska scientists and conditions…

Sweden

🇸🇪 Quartr raises $18M to extend its global leadership in first-party IR data

Stockholm, Sweden – July 24, 2026 – As Quartr keeps gaining share in a…

🇸🇪 Lovable raises $400 million in Series C funding to help people run their businesses

Stockholm, Sweden – August 12, 2026 – Lovable has raised $400 million in Series…

🇸🇪 Quartr raises $18 million to extend its global leadership in first-party IR data

As Quartr keeps gaining share in a multi-billion dollar industry shifting fast toward AI,…

Russia

Russia’s second new ice-class LNG carrier heads via Northern Sea Route, LSEG data shows

Russia's second new domestically-built ice-class carrier for transporting liquefied natural gas, the Konstantin Posiet,…

Sindre Mørk

Friend or foe? Russian think-tank discourse on Norway

n Moscow's foreign-policy circles there is still real disagreement about how Russia should approach…

Thomas Nilsen

After two years in the wilderness, runaway defector crosses the border

A Russian soldier in his late 20s who fought in the war against Ukraine…

Greenland

A small Texas company’s bid to create a Greenland oil boom—and a Dr. Phil documentary—is delayed but undaunted

Amid the tensions spurred by President Donald Trump's proclaimed desire to annex Greenland, one…

🇮🇸 Scout drilling commences at the high-impact Minturn project, Northwest Greenland

Reykjavík, Iceland – August 7, 2026 – Amaroq Ltd. (LSE and NASDAQ Iceland: AMRQ,…

Greenland Energy postpones winter drilling after landing gear without permission

Greenland Energy Company said it will not drill for oil in East Greenland this…

Iceland

Weekend video: What’s behind Iceland’s security headache

Iceland is the only NATO member without an army and for two decades nobody…

🇮🇸 Scout drilling commences at the high-impact Minturn project, Northwest Greenland

Reykjavík, Iceland – August 7, 2026 – Amaroq Ltd. (LSE and NASDAQ Iceland: AMRQ,…

Weekend video: Iceland’s PM talks upcoming EU referendum on the Rest is Politics

With Iceland three weeks out from a referendum on whether to resume EU accession…

Denmark

A small Texas company’s bid to create a Greenland oil boom—and a Dr. Phil documentary—is delayed but undaunted

Amid the tensions spurred by President Donald Trump's proclaimed desire to annex Greenland, one…

Greenland Energy postpones winter drilling after landing gear without permission

Greenland Energy Company said it will not drill for oil in East Greenland this…

🇩🇰 Selected Group will utilize surplus heat from atNorth’s DEN02 data center

Ølgod, Denmark – August 2026 – atNorth, the leading Nordic high-density colocation and built-to-suit…

Finland

🇫🇮 Hydrogen presents major opportunities for start-ups

Jyväskylä, Finland – July 6, 2026 – Hydrogen economy start-ups gathered at the Kasvu…

🇫🇮 Gasgrid updates the H₂ transmission network route plan

Helsinki, Finland – August 13, 2026 – Gasgrid Finland has updated the route plan…

Inside NATO’s bet on multi-level Arctic wargaming

For decades, militaries have tried to build a wargaming framework. Thanks to AI and…

Canada

Coastal erosion, eye health research receive funding from Arctic non-profit

Money to support priorities identified by northern communities, ArcticNet scientific director says Northern researchers…

🇳🇴 TGS commences Orphan3D PSDM Phase 2 reprocessing offshore Newfoundland and Labrador

Oslo, Norway – July 22, 2026 – TGS, a leading provider of energy data…

Documentary to bring Inuit story of food, family and resilience to big screen

Inuit filmmaker Malaya Qaunirq Chapman is preparing to screen her first feature documentary in…