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Through ice and time: How ancient Arctic dogs rewrote humanity’s best-friend story

From tiny Pomeranians holding court in city apartments to powerful malamutes charging across Arctic…

Arctic warming accelerates as 2025 tracking toward record heat

New findings from the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service show that 2025 is on…

Washington's new envoy to Denmark pledges more US support for Greenland

The new U.S. ambassador to Denmark pledged more support for Greenland on Monday ahead…

Why are the Russians rushing to mine rare earths in the Arctic?

Moscow’s new “roadmap” towards independence from China and leverage with the U.S. This is…

Norway to spend $6.4 billion on two more submarines, long-range strike

PARIS — Norway plans to spend 65 billion Norwegian kroner, or $6.4 billion, to…

NATO restructures command to boost security in north

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

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

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

BARENTS OBSERVER NEWS

New minesweeper is named after Soviet captain who commanded US-made naval vessel

Olympic hopeful Savelii Korostelev has link to Russia’s armed forces

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

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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

Why are the Russians rushing to mine rare earths in the Arctic?

Moscow’s new “roadmap” towards independence from China and leverage with the U.S. This is…

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…

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

Norway to spend $6.4 billion on two more submarines, long-range strike

PARIS — Norway plans to spend 65 billion Norwegian kroner, or $6.4 billion, to…

Washington’s new envoy to Denmark pledges more US support for Greenland

The new U.S. ambassador to Denmark pledged more support for Greenland on Monday ahead…

NATO restructures command to boost security in north

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

Norway

Norway to spend $6.4 billion on two more submarines, long-range strike

PARIS — Norway plans to spend 65 billion Norwegian kroner, or $6.4 billion, to…

🇳🇴 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…

USA

Washington’s new envoy to Denmark pledges more US support for Greenland

The new U.S. ambassador to Denmark pledged more support for Greenland on Monday ahead…

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…

Sweden

🇸🇪 AFRY joins NORDSEC – strengthening Nordic collaboration in defense and security

A strategic step that reinforces AFRY’s commitment to innovation and knowledge sharing in the…

🇸🇪 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

Why are the Russians rushing to mine rare earths in the Arctic?

Moscow’s new “roadmap” towards independence from China and leverage with the U.S. This is…

Atle Staalesen

New minesweeper is named after Soviet captain who commanded US-made naval vessel

The Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard in St. Petersburg has put the Dmitry Lysov on the water.…

Atle Staalesen

Olympic hopeful Savelii Korostelev has link to Russia’s armed forces

The talented cross-country skier used to represent CSKA, the sports club of the Russian…

Greenland

Washington’s new envoy to Denmark pledges more US support for Greenland

The new U.S. ambassador to Denmark pledged more support for Greenland on Monday ahead…

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…

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

Washington’s new envoy to Denmark pledges more US support for Greenland

The new U.S. ambassador to Denmark pledged more support for Greenland on Monday ahead…

🇩🇰 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…

Finland

🇫🇮 Pre-design phase of Westenergy’s CO₂ capture plant completed

The preliminary design work for Westenergy's carbon dioxide capture plant, known as the Civil…

🇫🇮 ICEYE and Portuguese Air Force announce first direct satellite procurement

Helsinki, Finland – December 2, 2025 – ICEYE, the global leader in Synthetic Aperture…

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…

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…