News Skanska lands major Arctic road job The Norwegian Public Roads Administration has awarded Sweden’s Skanska a $435m (NOK 4.4 billion) contract to replace an Arctic section of Norway’s main north-south road, the E6 highway. The old…
News Production problems may prompt review of Northvolt’s €12.6bn gigafactories Northvolt, the Swedish company that was shaping up to be Europe’s champion in the lithium-ion battery sector, is reconsidering its expansion plans following production problems at its factory in the…
News Dorte Mandrup designs nature hotel above Arctic Circle Danish architect Dorte Mandrup and Norwegian outdoor brand Norrøna have unveiled the Norrøna Lodge, a 1,800-sq-m hotel located above the Arctic Circle on Senja, Norway’s second largest island. The hotel…
News Peab to build Norway’s Arctic airport Swedish builder Peab has won a $300m contract to build the New Bodø Airport in Norway’s Arctic Circle from state airport operator Avinor. Peab will build a new runway, taxiways…
News €100m EU grant for Norway’s Arctic battery factory The EU’s Innovation Fund has given a €100m grant to Norwegian battery maker Freyr for its $1.6bn Giga Arctic project in northern Norway. Giga Arctic has been under development in…
Projects ‘Arctitecture’: Designing a Greenland school that fits in In Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, a school complex is rising that blends in visually with the country’s famous Sermitsiaq massif that towers over the city. Danish architects KHR explains…
News Work starts on Norway’s long-awaited Arctic international airport Officials broke ground ceremonially this week on a new airport in the northern Norwegian town of Bodø, just within the Arctic circle. The $720m airport located about a kilometre south…