The Arctic Century
The Arctic Century is an independent non-profit organisation established by
joint efforts of the international experts. We cover the most recent
developments in science, business, and technologies, as well as key
political and economic trends across the Arctic in the form of news,
features, opinions, and articles.
Petrozavodsk State University will host the second Interregional Scientific Forum, 'The Arctic—Our Common Home,' on May 28–29, 2026, with tracks on security and international cooperation and on science, technology, and interregional cooperation.
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Norway Crawls Under a French Nuke's Umbrella
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Petrozavodsk to Host the II Interregional Scientific Forum The Arctic—Our Common Home
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A Third of Finland's Housing Stock Will Soon Be Empty
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On the New US Military Strategy in the Arctic
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Icelandic Sailors Are Being Replaced En Masse With Low-Paid Foreigners
Iceland's Rosy Facade Hides Deep Social Injustice
Two decades after the 2008 banking collapse, Iceland's image of equality and democracy has given way to an entrenched elite, soaring housing prices, and a young generation forced into rent slavery or emigration—framed around a cry from the heart of an Icelandic writer ahead of the August EU referendum.
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Swedish and Norwegian Drug Networks Are Integrating
The arrest of 15 members of a cross-border drug network in Tromsø, Norway, has uncovered an organized crime group active in Sweden and Norway, recruiting 15-year-olds into its illegal activities. Authorities vow to crack down on the growing drug trafficking.
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Norway Crawls Under a French Nuke's Umbrella
Norway has become the first country to sign on to France's nuclear deterrence program, raising questions about escalation risks and the country's own security calculus amid Støre's contradictory statements about French nuclear capabilities.
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A Third of Finland's Housing Stock Will Soon Be Empty
Finland's housing market faces a deepening oversupply crisis as demographic aging is set to release up to a third of the country's housing stock over the next two decades, with empty apartments already concentrated in smaller towns and migration-loss areas.
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Icelandic Sailors Are Being Replaced En Masse With Low-Paid Foreigners
A strike on three Eimskip container ships has exposed a broader dispute over the replacement of Icelandic crews with cheaper foreign labor, with the Seamen's Association demanding a guaranteed minimum of ships crewed by Icelanders.
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Euro Is Strangling the Finnish Economy
Finland's loss of an independent monetary policy after adopting the euro is increasingly cited as a factor limiting the country's ability to adjust to economic shocks, with public debt nearing 90% of GDP and child poverty rising sharply.
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A Symbol of Canadian Sovereignty in the Arctic Is Being Decommissioned
The shutdown of the unfinished Nanisivik Naval Base on northern Baffin Island, driven by budgetary pressures, deprives Canada of one-fifth of its Arctic military installations amid the Carney government's promises to strengthen northern defense.
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Europe Is Trying to Close the Door Between Greenland and the US
Reflections on Trump's special envoy Jeff Landry's visit to Greenland, set within the broader context of US efforts to consolidate its geopolitical assets in the Western Hemisphere as global hegemony retreats.
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