More than 1.1 million travelers visited the Arctic last year, while 97% of tourists rated their experience as positively as possible, which is the highest indicator of satisfaction of Russians with tours within the country. This was announced by the head of the Ministry of Regional Development Alexey Chekunkov.
According to him, 130 new projects are currently planned to be implemented with state support in the field of Arctic tourism.
The head of the department added that the task of the ministry today is to ensure Russia's leadership in Arctic science and technologies for the development of the North.
The celebration began with the All–Russian action "Museum Days on Amur" - museum workers from Kaliningrad to Chukotka gathered to share their experience
Every year, reindeer herders from the camps gather in villages to see their relatives and demonstrate their skills in traditional competitions for the northern peoples
Authorities in Norway's northernmost county, Finnmark, have put forward an unusual proposal. They have asked the European Commission to create a separate time zone that would add two hours to the day in the region
Applications for participation in the second All–Russian competition for the best trip "Far East - Land of Adventures" will begin in May, Deputy Prime Minister and Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Far Eastern Federal District Yuri Trutnev told reporters
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