"A stronger Nordic region that is ready to defend itself and each other is positive in every way," said the Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers, Karen Ellemann, during the Arctic Frontiers conference.
Annual conference in Tromsø, Norway, that gathers international leaders, local politicians, scientists and representatives of indigenous peoples from all of the eight Arctic nations to debate challenges and opportunities in the Arctic. Russia has not been invited since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.