Recommended links  -   Latest links archive

• Environmental Atlas of the Barents Region - a joint Russian and Norwegian environmental data from the Barents Sea and adjacent sea areas as map presentations
• The environmental danger of king crab - feature article in the BarentsObserver
• Findicator - set of indicators for social progress in Finland
• Lapland.fi / Lappi.fi  - portal to the Finnish Lapland, maintained by the Regional Council of Lapland.
• Barents Monitoring - the economic trends and developments in the Russian part of the Barents Region, quarterly reports from Murmansk Oblast, Arkhangelsk Oblast and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. The Barents Monitoring is produced by the Russian offices of the Norwegian Barents Secretariat based on information from the regional statistics services.
• Oil Transport from the Russian part of the Barents Region - reports also describe the development of present and planned oil terminals and pipelines.
• Athenaweb - science films for education and general public
• art.murmanout.ru - information on cultural activities in Murmansk;  music, theatre, artists, dancers etc. In English and in Russian.
• Barents Spektakel 2009 and Barens Days in Kirkenes January 28 - Febryary 1.
• South Kola - A travel guide to the southern part of Murmansk oblast -  ePublication South Kola - Travel guide
• Lapin Portti - Rovaniemen matkailu 1880-2000 - This site presents the Rovaniemi tourism in a hundred years. For the present in Finnish.
• Experience Lapland TV (ELTV) - shows experiences and adventures from Northern Finland.
• Resources map with information on oil and gas activities, fish stocks, forestry, territory claims, power industry, infrastructure and environment
• Kolarctic ENPI CBC program - promotes cross-border co-operation on a programme area that includes the northern parts of Finland, Sweden and Norway and a large area of North-West Russia
• County profiles of  Norrbotten and Västerbotten by the Invest in Sweden Agency (ISA) with statistics on population, economy, education, transport and employment.
• Museums in Lapland - new portal with information on the museums collections and opening hours
• Reindeer blog - by the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry
• The Finnish Barents Secretariat - purpose of the secretariat is to coordinate, activate and support the participation of different actors in the Barents cooperation.
• ArcticStat - a permanent, public and independent statistical database dealing with the countries, regions and populations of the Circumpolar Arctic, also Barents region.
• Municipalities of North West - guide for investment opportunities. Municipality database is a database that includes municipalities of North Norway and Northwest Russia with detailed description of their economic activity and contact information.
• Old maps of the North Calotte - digitalised maps from the 17th and 18th centuries.
• Resource Centre for Rights of Indigenous Peoples - reports, information on Sami rights, documents.
• Useful information for the small and medium-sized enterprises in the Barents Region  - new website by the Barents Euro-Arctic Council Working Group on Economy.
• Economic monitoring of North-West Russia - reports covering the whole 2005, in English, Finnish and Russia.
• The Inari Samis - history, culture and life of the Inari Samis - in English, Finnish and Sami
• Welcome to Arkhangelsk - a tourist guide in English and Russian.
• The Sami Research and Project Database - contains information from over 200 completed or on-going projects which comment on Sami people or the Sami areas.
• Northern Nature - includes a general description of the nature, ecology, vegetation and animal world in Northern Finland, and news from the nature.
• RUSSIAinfo -  an information service covering online resources on Russia.
• Barents working group and HIV/AIDS programme is aiming to reduce the spread of HIV in the Barents Region through a multisectoral and multinational action.
• Nuclear safety in the Barents region
• Internet-based map service covering the Barents region
• A Grand Encyclopaedia of Russian goods and services producers - search the Companies by regions (Arkhangelsk, Karelia, Komi, Murmansk, Nenets)
• Euroarctic.com  - a news service brought to you by Norwegian Broadcasting Company NRK, Swedish Radio SR and STBC Murman of Russia.
• Travel in Arkhangelsk - official site of Tourist Information centre in Arkhangelsk regional administration. English and Russian.
• Kareliainfo.org - Internet guide to information services on the Republic of Karelia
• Heating Up - Arctic Waters and Arctic Debate Getting Warmer. By Paul Abelsky in Russia Profile - Article about the border dispute between Russia and Norway and fishing industry.
• Barents Institute - a new research institute which primary focus will be on regional East-West relations, cross-border developments and region-building studies.
• Northernmost Europe - information on tourism, culture, events and facts on the northern parts of the Barents region 
• WWF Barents Sea theme page
• Trails of war along the Barents Road - slide show and a guidebook the second world war in the Barents region, by Barents Road and Lars Gyllenhaal.
• The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)  - provides the most comprehensive dataset on protected areas worldwide. This information can also be browsed using map viewer
• Analysis of the economic adoption of saami reindeer management
• Media.rovaniemi.fi - contains a large sample of  electric mediafiles from the city of Rovaniemi.
• Interactive map of Finland - a very good map application by the National Land Survey of Finland.
• ReindeerNET (PoroNET) - information about reindeer herding, statistics, maps, e-journal. In English, Finnish, Russian, Sami and Sweden.
• ARCOP - Arctic Operational Platform project aims to develop an alternative that will make use of the Northern Sea Route for conveying oil and gas from the Russian Arctic (Barents region).
• The Economic Monitoring of North-West Russia - produces comprehensive and systematic reporting on the socio-economic development in the region. Statistics on foreing trade and investments, inflation, industrial production and demogrpahics among others.
• Lapin elämysteollisuuden osaamiskeskus -  tehtävänä on kansainvälisesti korkeatasoisen tiedon ja osaamisen hyödyntäminen yritystoiminnan, työpaikkojen luomisen ja aluekehityksen voimavarana.
• Inari Saami - keeping a language alive - documentary about how the speakers of Inari Saami are making a concerted effort to save their mother tongue. / Inarinsaame - ohjelma joka kertoo siitä, miten inarinsaamelaiset toimivat määrätietoisesti pelastaaksensa äidinkielensä elämän. In English and Finnish.
• The Russian Barents Sea Region towards 2015 - what direction will be right one? By Jonas Nuldén
• Barents Specialists Network is an umbrella that joins together educational institutions, teachers, researchers, students and other interested people in the Barents region.
• Nature Based Tourism project, the project shall encourage the sustainable development of nature based tourism.
• Database on international projects on sustainable development in Northwest Russia includes basic information on projects, their aims, partners, funding arrangements, stage of the project, duration and regional coverage.
• The Red King Crab
• Online course on the greenhouse effect and climate change - the course is interactive, richly illustrated, avoids heavy scientific jargon, has a rich library of resources with articles, animations, videos, debates, FAQs, quizzes, easy lab- activities and weblinks.
• Global Change Vulnerabilities in the Barents Region: Linking Arctic Natural Resources,Climate Change and Economies (BALANCE) - project aims to assess the impacts of present and future climatic changes on terrestrial and marine ecosystems as well as on human societies in the Barents Sea Region.
• Naval nuclear waste management in Northwest Russia - By Thomas Nilsen (pdf)
• Ethnologue.com - Saami languages
• Northern Cities photographic project - a three years project, 2003-2005. The focus of the project is to analyze the identity and mentality of northern cities in the North Calotte.
• Report on the Information Structure of the Komi Republic
• Circumpolar History Timeline - Scandinavia and Russia
•  Economic Monitoring of North-West Russia - provides regular, comprehensive and systematic reporting on the socio-economic development in the region (see for example: Murmansk region in 2003)
• Vital Arctic Graphics - the graphics outlines key issues in climate change, pollution, and development of the Arctic, paying special attention to human environment interactions, and specifically highlighting the perspectives of Arctic indigenous peoples.
• Conflicts in the Barents Region - article by Lars Gyllenhaal
• Archaeology - life in the Barents region during the early days. Articles by Archaeologist Hannu Kotivuori
• Internet sources in the Murmansk region
• The Distinctive Features of Fishing Tourism on the Kola Peninsula 

   

Latest links archive

• Sami Statistics 2010 - presents statistics that are relevant to Sami society in Norway.
• GeoPolitics in the High North - aim of the research programme is to develop new knowledge about actors and their interests in the High North. The programme is led by the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies.
• Eye on the Arctic - a circumpolar media news and discussion web site focused on Arctic issues.
• Saami Forum - forum for Saami in Russia
• Saami in Kola Peninsula, Lovozero - information on the history of the Saami in Russia, culture, economy and folklore, in English and Russian
• NDI - Northern Dimension Institute  - an open network community of universities and research institutes, combining expertise mainly following the priority sectors of the Northern Dimension policy
• Barents Review 2010 - Talking Barents - People, borders and regional cooperation. Publication by the Norwegian Barents Secretariat which looks at political developments, cross-border projects, border-crossing procedures, oil and gas issues, indigenous peoples affairs and the relationship between Russian regions and the federal centre.
• Neighbourly Asymmetry: Norway and Russia 1814-2014 -  is a broad-based research project, the aim of which is to analyse historical relations between Norway and Russia/the Soviet Union during the period from 1814, when Norway acquired its Constitution, to 2014, when the two-hundredth anniversary of this event will be celebrated
• Indigenous peoples in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region - news and information.
• Kilpiscope -  a website presenting activities organized by Finnish Bioart Society together with Kilpisjärvi biological station.
• Economy of the North - presents a comprehensive overview of the economy of the circumpolar Arctic, including the traditional production activities of the indigenous people. The report discusses the importance of the Arctic economy from a global perspective, with particular focus on the natural resources in the Arctic region.
• Pohjoismaat Ennen ja Nyt. / Norden förr och nu! / Norden før og nå.
• Murmansk Regional Innovation Business Incubator in Apatity - support for entrepreneurship and innovation in the Murmansk region and for the SME businesses in Apatity (in Russian).   
• Nordvest Russland - information on business, tourism, statistics and culture on the north-west Russia, in Norwegian
• OuluOpas - Oulun yritykset ja palvelut - Companies and services in Oulu, in Finnish.
• Photos from Lapland in the Life magazine photo database  - millions of historic photos.
• Nordic Social Insurance portal - portal has been set up by the social insurance authorities in the Nordic countries, it’s directed at persons who move to/take up work or study in another Nordic country.
• Resources map  with information on oil and gas activities, fish stocks, forestry, territory claims, power industry, infrastructure and environment. [latest links archive]
• Mapping the structure of the European territory  -  Atlas provides a synoptic and comprehensive overview of findings from ESPON  Projects of the 2006 Programme. The results have been compiled thematically and arranged in the form of synthesis maps which combine results of different projects.
• Tour De Barents - new international cross-country skiing event
• Database on educational institutions in Lapland and Murmansk region - supply of education in upper secondary and higher level.
• Destination North - information for travellers about the nature in North Calotte and Northwest Russia
• World Reindeer Husbandry Report - Reindeer husbandry has a long history in the north. There are more than 20 different indigenous peoples in the Arctic that are reindeer herders. Download the report [pdf]
• New report available on-line: The Economic Development in the Murmansk Region 2007 [pdf]
• Maps from Karelia – information on the maps from the Republic of Karelia. On the web pages you can find information on the producers, availability, price, scale, etc. of the maps which can be both topographic and thematic. In Finnish only. Karjalan kartat sivustolta löytyy tietoa miten voit hankkia erilaisia karttoja Karjalan tasavallasta.
• Programme Kolarctic ENPI CBC is one of the EU’s new ENPI financing instruments, which are going to be implemented on the EU’s external borders during the programme period 2007 – 2013.
• Interactive map of Finland for hikers - you can get maps up to 1:5 000
• Tourism in Finnish Lapland, Murmansk region and Republic of Karelia - information on the regions for tourists, in Finnish / eLappi.fi portaalin matkailusivu. 
• Museums in Lapland - portal to the museums in Finnish Lapland
• Forest Life - site on sustainable forestry and on the plants and animals in the boreal forests, by UPM-Kymmene
• Circumpolar Health Bibliographic Database contains more than 3100 records describing publications about all aspects of human health in the circumpolar region.
• Kulttuurikuppila  - regional Art Centre in Ii with atelier, exhibition house and artist residence.
•  Photos from northern Norway - a photo blog
• Atlas of the Cryosphere - dynamic map application, shows snow cover, sea ice extent, glaciers and permafrost, by National Snow and Ice Data Center.
• BERMAP - Business, Educational and Research Cooperation Between Institutions of Northern Finland and Northwest Russia - creates prerequisites for the development and expansion of business, education and research cooperation between the higher educational institutions and companies of Northern Finland and Northwest Russia.
• Finnish-Russian Barents Cross Border University - main aim is to establish several joint master’s programs leading on to double degrees.
• Oil and Gas Exploitation on Arctic Indigenous Peoples’ Territories - Human Rights, International Law and Corporate Social Responsibility, by Rune S. Fjellheim and John B. Henriksen [pdf]
• Russian regional governments in the Internet  - links to websites of the regional governments, in Russian
• legislature.ru - catalogue of official sites of regional parliaments and information on the regional legislation, in Russian
• Eeli Aalto - 100 pictures of Oulu. Virtual gallery with 100 paintings from Oulu.
• Norwegian government’s strategy document on the High North - Barents 2020 as the Government’s long-term programme to boost technological development and research in the High North, in English [pdf]
• Recalling Ancestral Voices - project dedicated to recording the material cultural heritage of the Sámi
• Youth in the Barents Region - gives young people in The Barents Region information about events, financial possibilities and exchange programmes
• Barentsnova - web-page for the Norwegian-Russian innovation centers Polar Star in Murmansk and North Star in Arkhangelsk. Contains practical information, list of relevant companies and organizations, description of innovation system in Norway and Northwest Russia.
• BARENTSwatch magazine - published by Bioforsk Soil and Environment, Svanhovd. In English, Norwegian and Russian.
• Transborder Kirkenes project - a visionary strategy on developing Norwegian-Russian border region in Kirkenes.
• Kommunförbundet i Norrbotten  -  interest group for  Norrbottens 14 counties (in Swedish)
• Port - is the National Maritime Museum’s subject gateway to maritime information from the Internet.
• Kelirikko ja painorajoitukset kartta - Weight limitations for roads, map application. In Finnish
• Lands of the Sami - about history and current challanges of the Saami, Sacred Land Film Project website
• Reindeer Herding on the Kola Peninsula Today - arcticle by Yulian Konstantinov
• Reindeer in the life of the Nenets people [pdf] - article. For the Arctic Documentary film at risk project ( Afbare )
• Komipress.ru - news and information portal of the Komi Republic - in Russian.
• Destination Kautokeino - activities, attractions, accommondation - in English
• Murmanout.ru - what’s going on in Murmansk. Music, movies, theater, museums, sports, etc. - in Russian
• Web resources in the Komi Republic  - in Russian
• EuroArctic Petroleum Newsletter - delivers fresh update on the latest events in the O&G sector of the Barents region.
• Petroleum Strategy for Finnmark 2006-2009 - in Norwegian
• Photo galleria of B-port.com - business news portal from Murmansk. Frequently updated photo galleria with photos from Murmansk.
• B-port.com - Business News from Murmansk Oblast, in Russian
• Women’s Participation in Decision-making Processes in Arctic Fisheries Resource Management - in an international study, involving subprojects in Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and one initiated by the Norwegian Sámi Parliament. [6 M pdf]
• Silja Sjödin - photos from Tornio
• På Gränsen - Rajalla is co-operative project of two cities located in two different countries, Haparanda (Sweden) and Tornio (Finland). In the middle of  the border line will be built a centrum where you can find - besides commercial services - also apartments, educational possibilities, jobs, culture and free-time options.
• Connection Barents - a cross art collaboration with everyday life
• Gamvik webcam in northern Norway
• EUGA-ohjelma - EU:n rahoitusohjelmia pk-yritysten toiminnan kehittämiseen.
• How will climate change impact the Barents regions environment
•  Det var en gang en sommer... Photo exhibition from Finnmarks library’s collections
• Abisko naturum - an information centre for the nature and culture in the northern part of the County of Norrbotten, Sweden.
• Tourist Destinations as Landscape Laboratories – Tools for Sustainable Tourism project - to create and demonstrate a tool package and a monitoring system for the assessment of the sustainability of outdoor nature-based tourism.
• Environmental Harmony Evolution Fund (EHEF) - a non profit (non governmental) organization, created by a group of Russian companies for realization of the following mission: creation of harmonious inhabitancy of a human being at achievement of a reasonable compromise between the progress of human society and preservation of environment by realization of concrete projects and promotion of technologies which correspond to the declared aims.
• Databases on Arkhangelsk region
• Vital Arctic Graphics: People and Global Heritage on Our Last Wild Shores - a compilation of illustrations and case studies intended to describe the Arctic, the livelihoods of arctic indigenous peoples, and the future well-being of this region.
• Barents Education Network is working towards the goals of increasing international cooperation and promoting access to higher education institutions are the providers of cutting-edge knowledge, excellence and know-how in Northern issues.
• Murmansk local news - in English by russland.RU
• Forestry Maps and Conservation Area Databases of Northwest Russia - Forestry maps and databases are available from the following areas: Karelia, Novgorod, Leningrad Region, Arkhangelsk, Vologda and Murmansk Region.
• Photo albums from Finnmark - by Biblioteknett Finnmark
• Portal of the Russian Information Library Consortium - provides an on-line advanced search facility across the bibliographic and digital resources of five largest libraries in Russia. In English and Russian
• Det samiska kulturarvet: Program för bevarande av det samiska kulturarvet 2003-2007
• Severomorsk youth portal - news, culture, city info - in Russian
• Traveller’s pocket guide to Murmansk region [pdf] / Matkailijan taskuopas Murmanskin alueelle
• Safety cooperation between Lapland and Murmansk region 2004-2006 -  implemented by State Provincial Office of Lapland and Murmansk Regional Administration. The overall objective is to develop extensively the basic safety between regions.
• Rovaniemi Polytechnic Library, search the library database Kaarnikka 
• Doing Business Safely in Russia - provides information on security problems related to Russian trade and the management of such. In English and Finnish.
• FormsScape - Barents Exhibition - Arts Crafts and Design
• Phillip W. Koper -  Ulkuniemen Kalevalan Taidonnäyte. Photos, paintings and studio.
• Ethnographic Museum of European North Indigenous Peoples - in English and Russian.
• Neighbourhood Programme Euregio Karelia - contains practical information on cross-border co-operation between three Finnish counties (Northern Ostrabotnia, Kainuu and North Karelia) and the Republic of Karelia, Russia.
• russland.RU - daily internet newspaper with news from and about Russia in Norwegian language.  Local Murmansk page in English language.
• Svenska Barentssekretariatet (SBS)
• Social and economic statistics of the regions of the Russian Federation, most recent figures, in Russian.
• Arctic Marine Transport - workshop report
• Information Center of the Finno-Ugric Peoples - news, information, literature.
• Enviropedia - user-friendly information on global atmospheric environmental issues like global warming, ozone depletion, weather & climate, sustainablility and acid rain.
• Oil transport report [6.8 Mb pdf] - Svanhovd Environmental Centre has published a new report about the increased oil transport from the Russian part of the Barents Region (March 14. 2005).
• e-Karelia project, to support small and middle business enterprises in promoting, training, marketing, and using up-to-date information technology, as well as in developing international ICT-based business relations, in English and Russian.
• e-Home Health Care @ North Calotte project - to provide customer-oriented empowerment-focused quality service provision in the right place at the right time, which includes competence building and empowerment.
• Sami Network Connectivity project - to establish Internet communications for the Sámi population of Reindeer Herders, who live in remote areas, and relocate their base in accordance with a yearly cycle dictated by the natural behavior of reindeer.
• ReindeerNET (PoroNET) - information about reindeer herding, statistics, maps, e-journal. In English, Finnish, Russian, Sami and Sweden.
• Creative Lapland - Santa’s Technology Park. 
• Health and Human Rights of Indigenous Populations - publications and reports on human rights and the improvement of health of indigenous populations
• Barents Youth Newsletter February 2005
• Arctic Human Development Report - comprehensive assessment of human well-being covering the entire Arctic region.
• Anne Soininen, 2002. To a Town with a Better Future - Young People and Their Future Orientations in the Barents Region [pdf]
• The management of the red king crab in Norwegian waters
• Inari Saami - keeping a language alive - documentary about how the speakers of Inari Saami are making a concerted effort to save their mother tongue. / Inarinsaame - ohjelma joka kertoo siitä, miten inarinsaamelaiset toimivat määrätietoisesti pelastaaksensa äidinkielensä elämän. In English and Finnish.
• Barents Spektakel 2005 - annual meeting place for culture, politics and business in the region.
• Arctic Climate Impact Assessment publication (ACIA), 2004.
• Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being - an international cooperation initiative between 13 states, - the predominant part of them northern European, and 8 international organisations.
• Halfway towards a strategy for the future Barents collaboration - article by Annika Blomster from the mid-term conference of the Barents 2010 project on December 8-9 in Kajaani, Finland, theme of the event was ”A Prosperous Barents in Harmony with the World”.
• International Conference of the Barents Euro-Arctic Region: Culture. Tourism. Information: Coordinated Actions for Sustainable Development.
• scholar.google.com - searches specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research
• www.murmansk.com - news from Murmansk region in English by Novosti News & Information Agency
• Persistent Toxic Substances, Food Security and Indigenous Peoples of the Russian North is a joint project established by RAIPON (Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and Far-East of the Russian Federation), AMAP (Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme), and GEF (the Global Environmental Facility). Project report available in pdf.
• Northern Dimension in the Changing Europe - collection of articles [pdf] 
• Nordkalottflyg - flights from Luleå to Tromsö
• Advancing Oil Spill Response in Ice-Covered Waters [pdf]
•  Map interface showing Travel/City info, Education, Research, Nature protected areas and Webcam information resources in the Barents region.
• Project against Trafficking in Women - extensive projects against trafficking in women in Northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and North-Western Russia are implemented during 2003 – 2005
• Calotte Academy - international forum and seminar for a dialogue and debate between researchers, other academics and students, and for an open discussion between academics and decision-makers, civil organisation activists and business people.
• Lapland - Development with Youth / Nuorten Lappi - major objectives are for example to increase Lapland’s attractiveness among Youth as the best environment for living, studying and working and create a positive and more diverse image of Lapland.
• Floating nuclear power plants in Russia: a threat to the Arctic, World oceans and non-proliferation. Report analyses the environmental, economic and political consequences of the implementation of the floating nuclear power plants project by the Russian Agency of Atomic Energy.
• Scenerum.org - new virtual meeting place for artists and the general public. Above all scenerum.org is a workspace for you as an artist - whatever your field of artistic activity might be. It puts a number of digital tools at your disposal: drawing and sketching tool, editable workspaces where you can exchange text and media files, chat etc.
• Vittula Experience - Movie, teathre and other happenings around the book by Mikael Niemi in Pajala Sweden.
• Karelian Museum of Fine Arts - in Russian
• Railway infrastructure in the Barents region - maps with the main railways, axle weights, terminals etc
• Climate Change, Permafrost and Impacts on Civil Infrastructure, 2004.[pdf]. By US Arctic Research Commission.(10.9.2004)
  • The Internet in Russia - report on the use of Internet in Russia, 28.7. 2004 (8.9.2004)
• Sodankylän Bongariwebbi / Bird-watcher web - map, species sighted in Sodankylä, links (6.9.2004)
• Enjoy hiking in Sodankylä  (Finland) - trails, map and other info. In English and Finnish. (6.9.2004).
• Georange - a project which, by means of natural resources in the form of ore, minerals and related activities, aims to successfully contribute to a structural development of the mineral and mining sector in the northern part of the Norrland region. (3.9.2004)
• Research, Education and Environment in the Barents region [pdf] - articles of this publication are based on papers, which were presented in an international seminar in Murmansk. Together these articles form a complex overall view on research and education in the Barents region. (2.9.2004)
• Russian Gas Pipelines to Europe - Understanding the Essential Policy and Financing Issues Determining Gazprom’s Gas Supply to Europe and her Critical Diversification Strategy", Prof. Dr. Andrei A. Konoplyanik, President, ENIP&PF (1.9.2004)
• Guidelines for Improved Cooperation between Arctic Researchers and Northern Communities (31.8.2004)
• Nordic IT cooperation - Nordic Council of Ministers website. Document "Strategy and Action Plan 2002-2004" [pdf]  (30.8.2004)
• Ingångar för projektfinansiering av svenskt-ryskt samarbete på lokal och regional nivå / Funding guide to Swedish-Russian cooperation, in Swedish. [PDF - 72Kb]. Svenska Barentssekretariatet, August 2004. (30.8.2004)
• SMART project -to assist the arctic tourism sector to adopt and innovate economically, environmentally and culturally sustainable tourism practices. (27.8.2004)
• Average temperatures in January and July (Barents Sea region - more detailed)  (26.8.2004)
• Folklore network of the Northern Dimension - in Finnish, Norwegian, Russian and Swedish (23.8.2004)
• Karelian language and culture - information and links, in English, Finnish and Russian (19.8.2004)
• Funded Interreg Nord projects: in Finnish and in Swedish
• From Drug Route to Treatment Chain – Huumereitiltä hoitoketjuun. The project deals with drug prevention, early intervention, treatment and rehabilitation of drug users in Northern Finland and the neighbouring areas of Russia. In Finnish (16.8.2004)
•  Arktikmorneftegazrazvedka: - a portal in English and in Russian. Contains information about exploration and development of oil and gas fields on the Arctic Seas ’ shelf. (12.8.2004)
• Culture of the Barents Region portal:  - in English and Russian. It is built and updated by the Karelia Cultural Network Agency. There is information about projects, cultural cooperation, news and there will also be a forum and a web-magazine. Contains the publication: Voices in the Barents Region - Action Programme for Cultural Cooperation in the Barents Region 2003 –2006.  (12.8.2004)
• Northern and Eastern Lapland portal / Pohjois- ja Itä-Lappi (11.8.2004)
• tornionjoki.fi - fishing in the river Torniojoki, services, accomondation, statistics - in Finnish (10.8.2004)
• Working in Norway (10.8.2004)
• AETAT - Directorate of Labour will advise you on finding work in Norway. (10.8.2004)
• Giant Crab ’Red Army’ Invades Norway - article about the king crab’s migration in the Barents Sea in the National Geographic website. (9.8.2004)
• Radiation in Northern Finland - Säteily Pohjois-Suomessa - in Finnish (9.8.2002)
• Cesium-137 fall-out in Finland, map. The current situation of  fall-out from the Tsherobyl accident - in Finnish (9.8.2002)
• Kunnat.net - Vertailutietopankki. Vertaa keskenään kuntien, seutukuntien tai maakuntien tilastotietoja. Compare statistics between communes and provinces in Finland. Also demographic statistics for counties in Finland. In English  and Finnish.(5.8.2002)
• Finland.com - a gateway to tourist services and facilities in Finland. (5.8.2004)
• Salmon Rivers - comparative study of wild salmon management in Scotland, Norway, Sweden and Finland. (5.8.2004)
• Tornedalsrådet / Tornionlaakson neuvosto - missions of the organization are for example to preserve the cultural heritage of the region and to promote international and national cooperation. (5.8.2004)
• Bothnia Digital Bridge - a pilot study to investigate the possibilities of linking municipalities and regions in Norway, Sweden and Finland with broadband internet connections. (5.8.2004)
• Kierikki Stone Age Centre  - presents a unique combination of Finnish prehistory. Archaeological finds from 6000 years ago, multivision presentations in the auditorium, guided tours and hands-on activities at the Stone Age Village. (4.8.2004)
• Severomorsk cycling club Pilgrims (28.7.2004)
• Arctic Photos
• Bering Sea Photos
• Global Change Vulnerabilities in the Barents Region: Linking Arctic Natural Resources,Climate Change and Economies (BALANCE) - an interdisciplinary research project which is being carried out by fifteen scientific organisatios from six European countries.
• ArctiChildren - purpose of the project is to strengthen co-operation across borders (Finland, Russia, Sweden, Norway) among universities, institutes, schools, and people working with children and youth.
• Fishing in Teno river - information about Teno for fishing enthusiast in English, Finnish and Swedish [pdf]
• Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map - defines the spatial extent of dominant vegetation in terms of the dominant plant growth forms. Mapped vegetation extends south to the treeline, which varies with longitude.
• www.interregnord.com - new website of the interreg IIIA nord program 
• PANG - Public Art Northern Genre 2004