Circumpolar Digital Image Collection
The Circumpolar Digital Image Collection is a collection of photos, slides, other images and contributions shared by many of the University of Alberta’s polar researchers. Images in the collection may be used for teaching and research purposes. For any other use, please contact the Canadian Circumpolar Institute.
Items in this Collection
- 5Food Prices - Northern Regions
- 4Food Availability - Northern Regions
- 4Fruit and Vegetables - Polar Regions
- 3Food Availability - Polar Regions
- 2Canada - Arctic Regions
- 2Food Availability - Arctic Regions
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.jpg "Voisilmäpulla - traditional Finnish sweet bun.")
2018-06-13
These "butter-eye buns" were for sale at the small restaurant at the Lampivaara Amethyst Mine for 2.50 Euros each or about $3.80 CAD. Butter-eye buns are a Finnish traditional sweet bun.
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.jpg "Animals are frequently the subject of Inuit children's stories")
2017-03-07
Animals are an essential part of Inuit world view and day-to-day life. The knowledge of the relationship between people and animals is passed down through oral tradition from older people to children. These stories are now being captured as children's fiction. In these four works published by...
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.jpg "Bananas for sale in Östersund, Sweden in June, 2018")
2018-06-17
These Chiquita brand organic bananas, imported from Ecuador were available at the ICA Maxi Supermarket Ostersund in June, 2018. They were priced at 23 kr/kilo, or about $3.45 CAD/Kilo. In Edmonton, Alberta, at the same time, organic bananas could be purchased for about $2.00CAD/kilo.
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.jpg "Book bike - Östersund, Sweden")
2018-06-16
This book bike, operated by the Östersund bibliotek or Staaren Gaerjagaetie is used to take books to public events. Wifi allows user cards to be created on the spot. The bike has a battery between the carrier and the back wheel.
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.jpg "Cauliflower for sale in Rovaniemi, Finland in June, 2018")
2018-06-06
This cauliflower was for sale in the K Supermarket in Rovaniemi, Finland, near the Arctic Circle in June, 2018. It was priced at 3.49 Euros/kilo.
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.jpg "Cherries for sale in Östersund, Sweden in June 2018")
2018-06-17
These cherries, imported from Turkey were for sale in the ICA Maxi Supermarket Ostersund. They were sold in 500g packages for 35kr/package or 70kr/kilo ($10.50 CAD/kilo). The sign reads "körsbär i ask" or "cherry in box". The fruit grade is listed as Class 1.
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.jpg "Cold smoked Swedish Rainbow Trout for sale at ICA Maxi Supermarket Ostersund")
2018-06-17
This "kallrokt regnbagsfile hel" or cold smoked whole rainbow trout was grown and processed at the Bortnans Fjallvattenfisk fish farm and factory in Sweden and sold in Ostersund Sweden in June, 2018. Bortnans is 92km southwest of Ostersund. The price for the .652kg package was 142.79kr or...
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.jpg "Credit card activated pay-toilet in Stockholm's Royal National City Park")
2018-06-22
The fee to use this toiled in Stockholm's Royal National City Park was 5SEK (about $.70 CAD).
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.jpg "Entrance to Skansen, Stockholm, Sweden")
2011-05-30
Skansen is an open-air living history museum containing farm and village settings representing many periods in Sweden's history. It is located on a hill on the island, Djurgården, in Stockholm.
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.jpg "Entrance to the Amethyst Mine at Lampivarra, Finland")
2018-06-13
This is a surface mine, so the entrance is the top of a long covered stairway that descends the surface of the hill and leads out onto a hillside strewn with shattered rock. The stairway and cover are made of wood. A peeled rail fence runs along the edge of the hill to the entrance. The sign on...