Arctic Council
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The Arctic Council is a high-level intergovernmental forum that addresses issues faced by the Arctic governments and the indigenous people of the Arctic region. At present, eight countries exercise so
Foreign Minister Timo Soini of Finland chairs the May 2019 ministerial meeting.
Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, in Reykjavík, Iceland in 2021
Claims to the Arctic Seabed and Arctic Sea.
Tromsø
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Tromsø is a city in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality and the county. The city is located on the island of Tromsøya which sits in t
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…The IPS was established in 1994 under the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy (AEPS). It was based in Copenhagen until 2016 when it relocated to Tromsø. In September 2017, Anna Degteva replaced Elle Merete Omma as the executive secretary for the Indigenous Peoples´ Secretariat…
View of the city
Hoard of Viking jewellery found in Tromsø dating from 7–8th centuries AD now in the British Museum
Photochrom print from Tromsø, 1900
The German battleship Tirpitz was bombed and sunk by the RAF off Tromsø island in 1944.