The Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) and Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) are launching the Inio service to uncover potential challenges in ground stability early, to improve risk management. Small movements in the ground can have a big impact on operations, infrastructure, and construction projects across different sectors.  With the ability to monitor deviations down to the […] The post ?? NGI and KSAT use satellite to understand movement on the ground appeared first on ArcticToday ..read more

Data spaces create opportunities for companies to accelerate growth and innovation, secure access to critical resources and enable the use and sharing of data between multiple actors. Data space technologies are also important enablers for the development of artificial intelligence solutions. By bringing together the key players and active data space initiatives, the Data Spaces […] The post ?? DATA SPACES ALLIANCE FINLAND LAUNCHED – A NETWORK OF DATA BUSINESS PIONEERS HELPS FINNISH COMPANIES TO GROW GLOBAL appeared first on ArcticToday ..read more

NIB and Aktia Bank Plc have signed a seven-year EUR 75 million loan agreement to finance small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), smaller mid-caps (SMCs), and environmental projects in Finland. The NIB loan aims to address the growing financing needs of SMEs and environmental projects in Finland. A minimum of 50% of the loan will be […] The post ?? NIB and Aktia to support SMEs and environmental projects in Finland appeared first on ArcticToday ..read more

A new missile brigade will be deployed in Karelia as part of the reestablished Leningrad Military District. Countering response to Finland joining NATO, Moscow says. It is Kremlin-loyal newspaper Izvestia that reports about the Defense Ministry’s new formation of a separate missile brigade in the Republic of Karelia. “Iskanders performed very well during the Special Military Operation […] The post Finland relaxed over Moscow’s plans to deploy Iskander-M missiles near border appeared first on ArcticToday ..read more

The procurement of the Swedish Maritime Administration’s two new icebreakers must be redone, and the first icebreaker can be in place no earlier than 2027-28. This was stated by the Swedish Maritime Administration’s acting Director General Joel Smith at Wednesday’s conference in Luleå on the future of shipping. When the procurement period ended in January, […] The post First new Swedish icebreaker could be ready in 2028 appeared first on ArcticToday ..read more

It is Kremlin-loyal newspaper Izvestia that reports about the Defense Ministry’s new formation of a separate missile brigade in the Republic of Karelia. “Iskanders performed very well during the Special Military Operation [read: war], so the Finns should know that if something happens, such joy can come to them,” military expert Dmitry Boltenkov said to […] The post Finland relaxed over Moscow’s plans to deploy Iskander-M missiles near border appeared first on ArcticToday ..read more

The 227 meter long vehicle carrier Arc Integrity on the 24th of April made port call in the Narvik Harbour. On board was several hundred pieces of equipment that are to be applied in a series of NATO training operations in northern Europe. The equipment belongs to the US Army 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team […] The post US Army sends heavy equipment to Norwegian Arctic port of Narvik for transfer to Finland appeared first on ArcticToday ..read more

Vladimir Potanin, the main shareholder of mega-polluter Nornickel, admits in a remarkable statement with Kremlin’s information agency Interfax that Western sanctions reduces the company’s revenue by up to 20%. To circumnavigate sanctions, Potanin says Nornickel plans to establish a joint venture with a Chinese company and move parts of the copper smelting to China. It […] The post Nornickel moves production to China to circumvent sanctions appeared first on ArcticToday ..read more

On June 14, 2023, the Governor of the Arkhangelsk region, Alexander Tsybulsky, and the head of the occupation administration of Ukrainian Melitopol, Galina Danilchenko, signed a cooperation agreement. The region promised Melitopol to help restore infrastructure, promote the development of science, education, tourism, culture, sports, and other fields, the regional government said in a statement […] The post North Russian region of Arkhangelsk spends hundreds of millions on aid to occupiers of Melitopol appeared first on ArcticToday ..read more

A new underwater hydrophone station in Disko Bay, Greenland is live for listening – tune in to what’s happening under the sea right now! Press release 23 April 2024 The sea of Disko Bay at Qeqertarsuaq is full of sound. Now you can hear the whistles and clicks of whales singing to each other, ships sailing by, and icebergs […] The post ?? Greenland DIVE DEEP: LISTEN LIVE TO UNDERWATER SOUNDS OF DISKO BAY! appeared first on ArcticToday ..read more