Watch a video to see how EBRD and NDEP help Russia to remove spent nuclear fuel in the Russian Arctic

Spent nuclear fuel assemblies stored at Andreeva Bay in Northwest Russia are being removed thanks to work done by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership (NDEP). The first shipment of spent nuclear fuel left the base in Andreeva Bay in June 2017, marking a crucial milestone in overcoming the legacy of the …

Fifth Call for Applications is now open: Northern Periphery and Arctic 2014-2020 Programme

The Fifth Call for main project applications is open from 1st October 2017 to 28th February 2018. The Northern Periphery and Arctic 2014-2020 Programme is part of the European Territorial Cooperation Objective supported by the European Regional Development Fund. The programme contributes to and aligns with the Europe 2020 Strategy, national and regional policies and development strategies, macro regional and …

NPE symposium 2017: Political Arctic/Arctic Political, Finland

Date: 26-27 September 2017Venue: Loma-Vietonen (Ylitornio), Finland The 7th symposium will address this year political aspects of life in the Arctic as well as the Arctic life as an object of politics, even in the academia. Life in the Arctic has become politicized in many ways due to the effects and challenges posed by climate change, industrialization, urbanization and globalization …

Top of the World Arctic Broadband Summit 2017, Oulu Finland

2nd Top of the World Arctic Broadband Summit 2017 14th and 15th June 2017 Oulu, Finland The 2nd Arctic Economic Council (AEC) Top of the World Arctic Broadband Summit will convene representatives of business, technology, science and decision-makers to discuss the role of connectivity in developing a safe, competent and interconnected Arctic. This year’s Summit follows the inaugural Top of …

‘A sustainable Arctic – innovative approaches’ in Oulu, Finland

The European Commission, together with European External Action Service and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, will co-host the high-level event “A sustainable Arctic – innovative approaches”, to take place in Oulu (Finland) on 15-16 June 2017 (starting on 15 June afternoon and finishing on 16 June afternoon). Following the publication of the Joint Communication on an integrated European Union …

CfP: Political Arctic/Arctic Political

NORTHERN POLITICAL ECONOMY SYMPOSIUM 2017 Loma-Vietonen, Ylitornio, 26-27 September, 2017 First call for papers 11.4.2017 Political Arctic/Arctic Political The 7th symposium will address this year political aspects of life in the Arctic as well as the Arctic life as an object of politics, even in the academia. Life in the Arctic has become politicized in many ways due to the …

Arctic Business Forum in Kemi, Finland

The 8th Arctic Business Forum will be organized 17. – 18.5.2017 at Kemi Finland, the capital of Arctic Industry. The theme for this year’s forum is Industry, Innovations & Investments in the Arctic region. While embracing the economic cooperation between the Arctic countries, the forum offers also valuable information about the possibilities and future investment potential of the Arctic region …

Arctic Yearbook 2017 – Call for Abstracts

Arctic Yearbook 2017 Call for Abstracts (deadline): 1 March 2017 (250-400 words) Draft papers (deadline): 15 June 2017 (4000-6000 words) The Arctic Yearbook (www.arcticyearbook.com) is calling for abstracts for the 2017 edition. The Arctic Yearbook is an international and peer-reviewed volume, which focuses on issues of regional governance, circumpolar relations, geopolitics and security, all broadly defined. It is an open …

Calotte academy 2017 – first call

The Calotte Academy 2017 ‘Perceptions of the Arctic: Rich or Scarce, Mass-scale or Traditional, Conflict or Cooperation?’ will be organized between June 1 and 11, 2017 in the European Arctic, starting in May 31 in Rovaniemi, Finland and finishing in June 11 Umeå, Sweden. Abstract submission and PhD candidate funding application deadline: February 28, 2017. The theme of the 2017 …