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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…

EU to fund Greenland mining project for the first time

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

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…

2026 climate agenda: Reform the UN COPs but look beyond for rapid action

The United Nations COP 30 in Belém, Brazil, was not the decisive gathering that…

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…

NATO sends more ships to High North 'amid increasing operational demands'

The Alliance's Standing Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) has launched its second deployment in Norwegian…

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…

BARENTS OBSERVER NEWS

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

Bombers newly deployed to Kola flew near Sweden’s Gotland

Russia withdraws from Euro-Arctic rescue cooperation

Beijing’s men on the Northern Dvina

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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

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…

If Sweden-Korea icebreaker deal stands, EU funds will support it

Some cry foul as the Swedish Maritime Administration plans to use EU funding to…

Sweden sees frigate decision early next year as France touts 2030 date

Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson expects a decision early next year on the country’s…

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

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…

NATO sends more ships to High North ‘amid increasing operational demands’

The Alliance's Standing Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) has launched its second deployment in Norwegian…

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

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…

Greenland should prepare for possible expansion of Pituffik Space Base, expert says

Greenland should prepare for the possibility of a significant U.S. military expansion at Pituffik…

Utilities say Alaska needs an LNG import terminal. Here’s how consumers could end up paying not for one, but two

Planning for two separate projects is currently moving ahead. This article was originally published…

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

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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…

NATO sends more ships to High North ‘amid increasing operational demands’

The Alliance's Standing Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) has launched its second deployment in Norwegian…

NATO’s Polar pressure point: The Svalbard archipelago and the Russian challenge

This article was originally published by The Arctic Institute. A swarm of drones intruding…

Greenland

EU to fund Greenland mining project for the first time

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

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…

The deepest parts of the Arctic Ocean are warming now too

While it is well documented that global warming is heating the world's oceans, there…

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

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…

🇩🇰 Complir announces €1.7 million pre-seed round

We’re proud to share a major milestone at Complir: Our €1.7M pre-seed round. It…

🇮🇸 DEN01 data center to supply heat to Danish homes

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

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…

🇫🇮 Gosta Labs completes €7.5M oversubscribed seed round to scale its AI Operating System for oncology professionals worldwide

Gosta Labs, a Helsinki-based healthtech company founded by the ex-Kaiku Health founders, has closed…

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…