The Sweden's government is reducing the state grant distributed to administrative municipalities for national minority languages ​​and the state grant to organizations representing national minorities from January 2025. The news came as a shock to minority representatives.

The new decree was published at the end of 2024 by the Government and finalised the key terms of Russia's spatial development as well as addressing the key issues of regional economies, social and demographic aspects, and international co-operation.

The EU Commission believes that the proposal is contrary to competition law, disproportionate, inconsistent and discriminatory against foreign products. The government will amend the law in January.

US President-elect Donald Trump has been promoting the idea of incorporating Canada and Greenland into the US for the past few weeks. He attributes this to the need to 'protect' the Arctic from 'threats' posed by Russia and China. However, Russia's reaction to Donald Trump's comments on Greenland was neutral, with few experts and officials sharing their opinions on the matter.

That is how the reaction from all five parties in the Greenlandic parliament can be summed up when it comes to Donald Trump's wish to take over Greenland and make the country part of the USA.

U.S. reconnaissance plane made a surveillance flight in Finnish airspace. The surveillance flight headed towards the eastern border, to the airspace between Kouvola and Joensuu.

Wild-caught fish, shellfish and other seafood were traded for 15.9 billion kroner (1.4 billion dollars) in the Norwegian Raw Fish Association in 2024. Norwegian fishermen accounted for just over 13.3 billion (1.16 billion dollars) of the total value.

The Center Party received 3.8 percent in the poll and would only have received three seats in the Storting. The government parties together get 18.0 percent.

Changing sea ice patterns in Canada’s Northwest Passage show that despite a reduction in overall ice coverage, the Arctic shipping season is actually getting shorter.

Across much of the world, planting more trees means more carbon is stored, and global warming is reduced. That’s the thinking behind recent proposals to plant more trees in Alaska, Greenland and Iceland.

Donald Trump Jr.'s plane has landed on Greenlandic soil. He will reportedly be in Nuuk for four to five hours. He says he is here as a tourist.

Scientists from the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) have conducted a comprehensive study of the underwater Lomonosov Ridge while stationed at the drifting platform North Pole-42. The ridge, dividing the Eurasian and Amerasian basins of the Arctic Ocean, is not only a significant geological structure but also home to vast reserves of oil and gas.

China has successfully tested a new flat-deck cargo ship designed for polar waters, boasting a carrying capacity of 58,000 tonnes. According to the South China Morning Post, the ship named Fan Zhou 8 has become the largest vessel of its kind in the world.

Russia's largest liquefied natural gas producer, Novatek, is engaging with lobbyists to restore U.S. relations after Washington sanctioned its massive Arctic LNG 2 project, according to two Reuters’ sources familiar with the situation.

Several changes to the environmental regulations in Svalbard will come into force on January 1, 2025. Some of the adopted changes apply to everyone – regardless of whether you are a permanent resident, an individual traveler, a researcher, or are engaged in tourism or field activities. Other regulatory changes are specifically aimed at different groups.

What could you do with (roughly) a billion dollars? This is what NCC Development Ltd. has been tasked to do as part of Nunavut 3000, the territorial government’s ambitious $2.6-billion goal to build 3,000 units across the territory by 2030.

Dear readers, we wish you a Merry Christmas and congratulate you on the coming year 2025, the year of a wise and graceful snake! ?? With this, we take a moment to remember the best articles, expert opinions, and hottest Arctic news featured on our website during 2024.

Last year was marked by a historic record for transit cargo shipments along the Northern Sea Route (NSR). According to estimates by the management of the state corporation Rosatom, these volumes reached 2.12 million tonnes. The result is particularly encouraging given that Arctic transit had dropped to barely 200,000 tonnes in 2022. What can we expect in the current year, considering the efforts made by Russia and its partner countries to further develop the route?

Donald Trump wants ownership and American control over Greenland. But if that wish is to become a reality by buying Greenland, as Trump has previously mentioned, it will be very difficult. However, Miriam Cullen, an associate professor at the University of Copenhagen's Department of Law, where she specialises in international law with a particular focus on Greenland, has stated that this would be a very challenging endeavour.

A new action plan against racism in Denmark is just around the corner. And here are several initiatives that will end racism against Greenlanders in Denmark. Aaja Chemnitz calls it a huge victory that the Danish government will establish a new state unit with a focus on initiatives for Greenlanders in Denmark.

Joining NATO has prompted Sweden to consider rearming its army and navy with advanced, high-tech weaponry. In particular, the Swedes aim to elevate their submarine fleet to new levels of capability, preparing, as per Stockholm's strategic plans, to counter Russian ships in the Baltic Sea.

This week in the Arctic: controversy surrounding the Nornickel copper plant, LNG carriers almost ready, Norway to further finance Ukraine.

Copper Plant of MMC Norilsk Nickel is set to become the first strategic metallurgical enterprise in Russia to be shut down and relocated to China. Known as the "Copper Heart of Taimyr," the plant has operated for 89 years and ranks among the world's top ten copper producers. Statistics indicate that every second ton of Russian copper and every 40th tonne globally has been smelted in Norilsk.

The oil workers have made Norway rich, but many suffer from serious health problems after working in the oil industry. They are demanding that up to 7.7 million kroner ($ 677 253) that were soaked through with oil spills.

Frozen fish remains the main product in Russia’s fish exports, accounting for a half of the total export value of fish products and nearly 80 per cent of export tonnage. These figures are reported by the Fishery Shipowners Association (FSA) on December 17.

Russian Helicopters (RHC), a holding company under the Rostec State Corporation, is actively working to adapt its BAS-200 unmanned helicopters for maritime operations. These drones are expected to operate from the decks of icebreakers, supporting their missions in the Arctic Ocean. According to Rosteс press service on December 16, the drones could be used for ice reconnaissance or exploring mineral resources on the continental shelf.

On Tuesday afternoon, 10 December, demonstrators in Greenland, Denmark, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Norway and Sápmi in Finland took to the streets to protest against the placement of Greenlandic children in Denmark.

A recently published report indicates that the Finnish school system, the Norwegianisation policy and Stalin's persecution resulted in the silencing of the Skolt language.

The construction of 15 Arctic serial gas tankers is ongoing at the Zvezda shipyard. The first five vessels are intended for Arctic LNG-2. In Russia, there is a degree of contention surrounding their commissioning, particularly in regard to whether this will enable the project to operate at full capacity and overcome Western sanctions.