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Although some studies have addressed this problem, their conclusions only draw from relatively lower resolution data, and the sub-regional analysis of fire patterns in this area is lacking. In this paper, using a huge amount of multi-temporal and multi-resolution remotely sensed data, derived products, and weather data between the period 2001 and 2021, we reveal several novel and recent findings concerning regional and overall fire patterns in the Eurasian Subarctic. First, we discovered that fire occurrence over the period 2001 and 2021 varied by sub-region within the Eurasian Subarctic, with perennial low fire incidence in the East European and West Siberian Plain, increasing fire incidence in the Central Siberian Plateau, and marked periodicity of fire in the East Siberian Highlands. Second, we reveal the larger scale of individual fires in the Eurasian Subarctic compared to the adjacent region to the south, with fires of longer duration (13 vs. 8 days), larger daily expansion area (7.5 vs. 3.0 km2\/d), and faster propagation (442 vs. 280 m\/d). Third, the northern limit of fire has extended poleward approximately 1.5\u00b0 during the study period. Fourth, the start dates of fire seasons in Eurasian Subarctic, dominated by the Central Siberian Plateau, has advanced at a rate of 1.4 days per year. We also analyzed the factors resulting in the regional patterns of fire incidence including weather, human activity, land cover, and landscape structure. 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