A little over 90 miles from the Arctic Circle sits the coal-mining town of Vorkuta, Russia. Situated in the permafrost, it is one of the largest cities north of the Arctic Circle and is the ...

I spent 52 hours traveling from London to the Arctic Circle entirely by sleeper train – and it was one of the most ...

The city, north of Russia's Arctic Circle, was constructed in the 1930s in large part by prisoners who were part of the Soviet gulag system of forced labor.

The Arctic Circle is one of those places. Average temperatures in the summer hover around 50° F, and in the winter they can drop below -50°F in many places.. While the Arctic is not very ...

The town north of the line marking the Arctic Circle now wants everyone to know where it's at as they're making a bid to host the 2032 Summer Olympic Games, and it's not for balmy summer days and ...

Rovaniemi, Finland, witnessed a record-breaking 30°C, highlighting climate change's impact in the Arctic. Across Europe, the intense heatwave has resulted in numerous fatalities, with studies ...

Bodø is a beautiful but small city in the Arctic Circle. The city will be the European Capital of Culture for 2024, with over 1,000 planned events, including an ambitious opening ceremony from a ...

LONGYEARBYEN, Norway — It’s freezing, snowing and so far north that the sun won’t rise again until March, but the 2,000 residents of the world’s most northerly town wish it were much colder.

Melissa Eddy traveled to Norway’s border with Russia and spoke with people in Kirkenes about their experiences sharing the Arctic. Published July 10, 2023 Updated July 20, 2023 ...