Conflict between Icelandic Government and Fishing Industry
2025-04-14
Iceland's new coalition government, formed in December 2024, has decided to fill the country's chronic budget deficit by reforming the taxation of fisheries, entering into a sharp conflict with the leadership of one of the country's main economic sectors.
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Steady Growth of Homeless People in the World's Happiest Country
2025-04-14
Homeless people with completely new backgrounds are now seen on the streets all over Finland recognised as the world's happiest country for the eighth year in a row, according to the 2025 World Happiness Report.
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A Quarter of Young Swedish Women do not Want Children
2025-04-12
More and more young women are hesitant about having children, shows a new study from Uppsala University.
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Americans in Finland Fear Trump, Finland Also Puts Pressure
2025-04-10
Finland seems to be confused about how to work with the Trump administration. When Finland joined NATO, it thought the U.S. would help with defence and security. But now, it seems disappointed...
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Making Sense of Carney: Friendship Lost and Found
2025-04-09
What is the way the Canadian Prime Minister sees politics and what are his initial actions for?
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The Arctic Decade of Change
2025-04-04
Shelf exploration, 'crazy' shipping routes, record-breaking ice decrease—how was the Arctic perceived ten years ago?
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Russian Arctic Economic Activity Gives Rise To Unnecessary Anxiety
2025-04-03
An important part of shaping the informational image of a country lies in the hands of non-profit and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). In general, the idea of NGOs allows them to appear independent from governments, making them a convenient discourse procedure...
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Canada's Nonstate World: The Russian and the Ukrainian Diasporas
2025-03-26
Diaspora politics is a main source of influence in countries hosting sizeable immigrant communities, especially those whose native nationalities have been almost completely wiped out and who have completely been rebuilt by immigrants...
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