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Newsletter from the Editor:
Winter is Here
Dear reader. Winter has arrived in the Arctic. For the Iron Ore Line, this could mean further derailments. It also means that shipping traffic along Russia’s Northern Sea Route is declining, and that electricity has once again become an issue.
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The 2026 shipping season demonstrated that container ships can transit Russia’s Northern Sea Route at relatively consistent speeds, but operational progress has yet to translate into a viable liner service.
Cleanup efforts on the Malmbanan railway line following the major derailment in December 2023 have cost over 500 million SEK. Now, another winter lies ahead. Join journalist Hilde Bye out on the tracks on the border between Norway and Sweden.
The Davvi wind farm is set to become Norway's largest wind power development. However, the plans have sparked considerable controversy.
We will continue to follow the story.
In a comment, Arne O. Holm ask how the nation of Norway, built upon the wealth generated by our unique access to energy, could end up in a seemingly intractable energy crisis?
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The Nordic non-EU countries contributions to the EU’s Arctic strategy have largely reached the European Commission. Greenland also feels that it has left a significant mark on the strategy.
You can read about this and much more in High North News. Feel free to follow us on social media and stay tuned for exciting updates from our journalist Astri Edvardsen, who—at the time of writing—is in Svalbard.
All the best from Editor in Chief Trine Jonassen
