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Russian tour operator accused of running unlicensed business in Ilulissat

A Russian tour operator has spent years sailing tourists around Ilulissat without a Greenlandic…

Atlantic Arctic ice hits record lows as the US cuts tracking

The Atlantic side of the Arctic is losing sea ice faster than at any…

Greenland's mineral wealth overstated, credit rating agency says

Greenland's reputation as a mineral treasure chest is "more myth than reality," according to…

Vaar Energi to buy BlueNord for $1.3 billion to create leading European oil and gas producer

Norway's Vaar Energi said on Tuesday it will buy smaller Oslo-listed rival BlueNord to…

Greenland Airports appoints new CEO on back of major deficit

Greenland Airports has named Jeppe Jensen as its new chief executive, turning to the…

In Arctic security conversations, there’s a clear change in tone and focus

Military, government and business representatives shared their thoughts at an Arctic conference in July.

With industry wary of Arctic Refuge, Alaska’s own government plans a lonely quest for oil

After decades of fierce debate over oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,…

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Oil pipeline on thin ice

Russia: Fuel vouchers are offered in exchange for fertility consultations

Kola NPP-2 receives construction licence for first reactor units

Construction of Arctic LNG platforms resumes as China-made modules arrive in Belokamenka

Political prisoner Andrei Trofimov disappears from contact

Oligarch Melnichenko meets with Murmansk warmonger governor Andrei Chibis

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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…

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Vaar Energi to buy BlueNord for $1.3 billion to create leading European oil and gas producer

Norway's Vaar Energi said on Tuesday it will buy smaller Oslo-listed rival BlueNord to…

Trump donor buys stake in Greenland oil venture

A new investigation by the Guardian has revealed that Republican mega-donor Kenneth Griffin has…

Data center critics flood Alaska land managers with opposition to North Slope project

Hundreds of comments have been filed, with subject lines like “HELL NO! To ANY…

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

In Arctic security conversations, there’s a clear change in tone and focus

Military, government and business representatives shared their thoughts at an Arctic conference in July.

‘On the brink of emergency’: Arkhangelsk seeks Moscow bailout to avoid winter crisis

Lawmakers from the ruling United Russia party in the Arkhangelsk region have appealed to…

Who is Dr. Phil, and what is he doing in Greenland?

The American television personality has traded daytime therapy for Arctic oil, fronting a docuseries…

Norway

🇳🇴🇨🇦 KONGSBERG and partners invest in Canada

Vancouver, Canada – July 8, 2026 – KONGSBERG, Kongsberg Maritime, and British Columbia Institute…

🇳🇴 TGS announces Atlantic Margin South Reprocessing project

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

Vaar Energi to buy BlueNord for $1.3 billion to create leading European oil and gas producer

Norway's Vaar Energi said on Tuesday it will buy smaller Oslo-listed rival BlueNord to…

USA

With industry wary of Arctic Refuge, Alaska’s own government plans a lonely quest for oil

After decades of fierce debate over oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,…

Haunted by Typhoon Halong

Suicides among youth who evacuated Alaska Native villages after Typhoon Halong raise concerns around…

Bering Sea heat wave cited as trigger for nosedive in Yukon River Chinook salmon

The intense marine heat wave conditions that began roiling the Bering Sea in about…

Sweden

🇸🇪 Saab receives order to equip the German Navy’s new frigates

Stockholm, Sweden – July 16, 2026 – Saab has signed a contract with the…

In Arctic security conversations, there’s a clear change in tone and focus

Military, government and business representatives shared their thoughts at an Arctic conference in July.

🇸🇪 Float raises €4.5 million Series A to close the European tech funding gap

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (July 15, 2026) — Float, the Stockholm-founded revenue-based financing platform for tech…

Russia

Russian tour operator accused of running unlicensed business in Ilulissat

A Russian tour operator has spent years sailing tourists around Ilulissat without a Greenlandic…

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Oil pipeline on thin ice

The risks behind Rosneft’s new Arctic megaproject. Arctida looks into the development of Vostok…

In Arctic security conversations, there’s a clear change in tone and focus

Military, government and business representatives shared their thoughts at an Arctic conference in July.

Greenland

Russian tour operator accused of running unlicensed business in Ilulissat

A Russian tour operator has spent years sailing tourists around Ilulissat without a Greenlandic…

Greenland’s mineral wealth overstated, credit rating agency says

Greenland's reputation as a mineral treasure chest is "more myth than reality," according to…

Greenland Airports appoints new CEO on back of major deficit

Greenland Airports has named Jeppe Jensen as its new chief executive, turning to the…

Iceland

Nordic countries: the innovation powerhouse in Europe

HELSINKI, Finland (June 2, 2026) — It is often rumored that the mild climate…

Iceland joins Germany, Canada, Norway and Denmark in North Atlantic maritime security pact

Iceland has joined a maritime security partnership with Germany, Canada, Norway, and Denmark, becoming…

AMOC collapse may already be locked in, new study suggests

A new study argues that collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, the current…

Denmark

🇩🇰 Climentum launches Fund II

Copenhagen, Denmark – July 3, 2026 – Europe is rebuilding its industrial base. Climentum…

Nordic countries: the innovation powerhouse in Europe

HELSINKI, Finland (June 2, 2026) — It is often rumored that the mild climate…

🇩🇰 Kvasir Technologies raises €10 million to accelerate commercialization of climate-neutral marine fuel

European Energy joins Kvasir Technologies as a new investor and strategic partner alongside EIFO,…

Finland

🇫🇮 Nordic Ren-Gas secured €1 billion supply contract

Tampere, Finland – July 10, 2026 – Nordic Ren-Gas has signed a long-term supply…

🇫🇮 YIT and atNorth agree on construction of a data center in Kouvola – value for YIT approximately €300 million

Helsinki, Finland – July 21, 2026 – YIT and atNorth, a data center services…

Nordic countries: the innovation powerhouse in Europe

HELSINKI, Finland (June 2, 2026) — It is often rumored that the mild climate…

Canada

🇳🇴🇨🇦 KONGSBERG and partners invest in Canada

Vancouver, Canada – July 8, 2026 – KONGSBERG, Kongsberg Maritime, and British Columbia Institute…

🇨🇦 Mila and PolArctic Canada announce partnership to advance AI-powered sea ice forecasting in the Canadian Arctic

Montreal, Canada – July 16, 2026 – Mila – Québec Artificial Intelligence Institute and…

In Arctic security conversations, there’s a clear change in tone and focus

Military, government and business representatives shared their thoughts at an Arctic conference in July.