Abstract
The fact that the Arctic region of the 21st century has generated global interest and become globalized, is a certain paradox of international politics and IR. Finland is one of the Arctic states, who have recently identified itself as an “Arctic expert” who “complies with the principles of sustainable development”. India is a new Arctic Council’s observer country with emerging scientific, environmental and economic interests in the Arctic, as well as globally due to significant worldwide implications of the globalized Arctic. There is a fundamental asymmetry between Finland and India in size, scale, and geopolitical position, as well as in history, societies and power status. At the same time, there are common interests between the two countries when it comes to science, research, and education, and international cooperation including that in the Arctic. This chapter presents describes and discusses Finland as an Arctic country and stakeholder, as well as the perspectives of Finland on Asian approach, namely that of India, in the new context of the globalized Arctic.”
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Heininen, L. (2016). Finnish Perspectives on the Arctic and Asia. In: Sakhuja, V., Narula, K. (eds) Asia and the Arctic. Springer Geology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2059-9_9
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