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Not only temperature controls the nutrient cycle in the Arctic
15.4.2020 11:42
Researchers from Umeå University, Germany and Finland discover novel mechanism clarifying the slow nutrient cycling in Arctic soils. Absence of earthworms can explain why Arctic plants are starving for nitrogen. The study was published 14.4.2020 in the prestigious Nature Communications.
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Researchers moved online
8.4.2020 9:10
Group pictures from field trips are now distant memories only and research collaboration is entirely dependent on remote connections. The worst affected are all the carefully prepared scientific conferences and seminars, which had to be cancelled.
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Arctic Finland in a state of emergency
7.4.2020 12:09
This time last year, Finland was teeming with Arctic events and activities. Now, the restrictions on movement brought about by the COVID-19 crisis have forced Arctic actors such as Ambassador Petteri Vuorimäki and Senior Specialist Nina Brander – pictured here before the crisis – to retreat to their home offices, but cooperation continues
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Doctoral Dissertation: Back Stakeholder pressure strengthens mining companies’ corporate social responsibility in the Barents Region
23.3.2020 9:28
The doctoral dissertation by FM Adrian Braun, entitled "Corporate Social Responsibility in the Barents region – A Situational Analysis of Metal Mining" will be publicly examined online at the University of Eastern Finland on 24.3.2020 at 12. Braun is the visiting researchers of the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland.
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Finland is preparing new strategy for Arctic policy
27.2.2020 13:08
Government of Finland has started the process of preparing a new Arctic strategy. The new strategy for Arctic policy will take into account Finland’s long-term objectives in the Arctic region and ensure adequate resources for achieving them. The strategy is set to be completed by the beginning of 2021. A wide range of actors will be consulted during the project. The “Globally Influential Finland in the Arctic Region” stakeholder event, which is part of the preparation process, took place on Tuesday 18 February in Helsinki. A similar event was held two weeks earlier in Rovaniemi. The speeches and discussions at the event in Helsinki emphasised that the consequences of climate change can be seen most strongly and quickly in the Arctic region and that the warming of the Arctic provides only a short-term opportunity for economic exploitation in the region. Read more: Press release (Government Communications Department)
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Two degrees of global warming could mean seven in the Arctic
4.12.2019 21:00
The study, published today in the journal Science Advances, reports that the Arctic has warmed by 0.75 degrees Celsius in the last decade alone. By comparison, the Earth as a whole has warmed by nearly the same amount, 0.8 degrees Celsius, over the past 137 years.
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Where are Finland and the EU heading in Arctic affairs?
14.11.2019 16:19
Finland is reviewing its Arctic policies after an extremely active period in Arctic affairs. High-level experts urge the European Union to do the same.
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Arctic street credibility
14.11.2019 14:23
The Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland celebrated 30 years of Arctic research and science communication by organizing Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit conference.
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New book on Social and Cultural Sustainabilities in the Arctic
13.11.2019 11:43
Arctic Centre’s Northern Political Economy Research Group established an overview focusing on social and cultural dimensions of sustainability in different Northern case studies in Finland, Russia and Greenland.
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New voices, fresh perspectives
13.11.2019 9:11
True to the conference theme, the first day of Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit 2019 brought new faces and meaningful discussion to the Arctic arena.
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Sowing the seeds of Arctic success stories
8.11.2019 15:31
International cooperation has been the cornerstone and the highlight of Esko Lotvonen’s career.
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Climate service gives forecast on good snowmaking conditions to ski resorts
30.10.2019 9:22
Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland and Ruka Ski Resort are co-designing a climate service that provides a seasonal forecast on conditions for snowmaking during the entire skiing season. The service tells what is the most climate-friendly and profitable time for snowmaking.
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Prime Minister Antti Rinne emphasized the fight against climate change at the Arctic Circle Assembly
11.10.2019 8:32
Government Communications Department, 10.10.2019
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Northern Political Economy Symposium turns 10 years – The program is published!
10.10.2019 11:29
The 10th Northern Political Economy Symposium takes place on 14–15 November 2019 in Rovaniemi, Finland. The theme of the symposium is What is left of development in the Arctic?
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Arctic is hot - Barents is not
2.10.2019 8:26
The Barents Observer, 1.10.2019
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Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference program published
1.10.2019 10:26
The theme of the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference this year is climate change and the future generations. Organizers invite young people, decision-makers and researchers to a common, solution-oriented dialogue. The Conference will take place November 12th-13th in Rovaniemi, Finland.
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Markku Heikkilä: Finland is seeking a new Arctic direction
1.10.2019 8:20
After the Arctic Council chairmanship and the change of government, Finland's Arctic activities have been on a summer break. In the autumn, things are starting to happen again.
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Barents Studies: local governance have little impact on national strategies
11.6.2019 15:11
There seems to be a “governance paradox” in the High North. Even through national strategic documents, which emphasizes the importance of local actors ability to influence the strategies and plans for sustainable regional development, local governance still have little impact on formulation and materialization of those strategies. In this sense, there is a tension between rhetoric and reality.
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Registration for the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference is now open!
6.6.2019 11:26
The Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference on 12–13 November 2019 in Rovaniemi, Finland focuses on climate change, especially from the viewpoint of young people and future generations living in the Arctic. One goal of the event is to enhance dialogue between youth, researchers and decision makers.
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Ambassador Harri Mäki-Reinikka: Finland’s Arctic Advisory Board provides continuity
4.6.2019 9:32
Finland handed the Arctic Council Chairmanship to Iceland in May, but Arctic affairs are still at the heart of Finland’s policies as it assumes the EU Presidency on the 1st of July.
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Call for Abstracts for the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference
29.5.2019 10:43
The Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference takes place on 12–13 November 2019 in Rovaniemi, Finland. Theme of the conference is climate change especially from the viewpoint of young people and future generations living in the Arctic. One goal of the event is to enhance dialogue between youth, researchers and decision makers.
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The new research project to predict changes in northern ecosystems
24.5.2019 15:03
Academy of Finland’s Research Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment has granted funding for the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland for research project that predicts long-term changes in boreal and subarctic ecosystems. The HISTECO project received funding of 536,230 euro and the project is led by university researcher Sari Stark. The four-year project starts in September 2019.
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Reetta Toivanen as a keynote speaker for the Northern Political Economy Symposium
22.5.2019 13:54
10th Northern Political Economy Symposium takes place on 14-15 November 2019 in Rovaniemi, Finland. The theme of the symposium is What is left of development in the Arctic?
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Sustainable growth is the way forward
8.5.2019 13:50
Timo Rautajoki, the president and CEO of Lapland Chamber of Commerce wants the North to fend for itself in global business, and prosper in a responsible way.
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Friends through it all
7.5.2019 15:46
No Rovaniemi declaration, but the Arctic spirit still prevails. The 11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting ended with mixed feelings but with sincere wishes for the cooperation to continue.
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