Nordic-Baltic region joins forces around Sweden’s CV90
The Combat Vehicle 90 will rule the ground across six countries in northern Europe. The defence ministers of Norway, Estonia,
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Norway
Cruise ship season begins at Svalbard
Crowds of passengers disembarked and outnumbered local residents in the centre of Longyearbyen on Saturday. Not long after the Norwegian Star docked
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Blog: In a rebordered Barents region, Kirkenes Conference takes place
Never would I have thought I’d use my Russian rudimentary language skills to chat to a Ukrainian refugee displaced to
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First fully electric garbage truck in Arctic Norway
By Elizaveta Vereykina “It’s more expensive to buy this car, but it’s much cheaper to drive”, recycling point manager says. “I
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Banned by EU, welcome in Kirkenes
Only few days after Vitalii Orlov’s company Norebo was put on EU’s sanctions list, two of his trawlers made port
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Preparing for trouble, Norway erects fence at exposed border sections
Although in much smaller scale, Norway is now following Finland on building fences to hinder illegal crossing at border with
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Norway still uncertain on port denials despite EU warnings of sabotage plans
The foreign ministry in Oslo can’t give a clear answer to whether Norway will ban port access for the two
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Norway eases self-imposed restrictions on NATO training
As Nordic top military commanders teamed up along Norway’s border with Russia, the Government in Oslo announced adjustments to allied
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Seaweed forests spreading, could change ocean chemistry in the Arctic
The Arctic’s greening from a warming climate isn’t just happening on land—it’s unfolding beneath the ocean surface too. There, seaweed
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NATO’s new air command center will be built in Bodø, Norway
It will help increase allied engagement in the High North, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre says. There was celebration in
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Landmark Nikel stacks fall in demolition
The sulphur dioxide pollution from the chimneys was a thorn in Norwegian-Russian cross-border relations for 30-years. Two of the three
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Meteorologists: “AI can’t replace us yet”
By Elizaveta Vereykina The Norwegian Meteorological Institute (MET) has been monitoring sea ice for decades. The maps it produces are one
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Despite looming tariffs, Norwegian seafood exports break record
By Elizaveta Vereykina The value of the export in April increased by 2 percent compared to last year. “Norway has never
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NATO launches largest live-fire exercise at sea in Europe this year
10 allied nations plus Australia will train air and missile defense operations against unmanned air and surface systems, subsonic, supersonic, and
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Blog: Sámi call for inclusion in ‘total defense’ at Arctic security forum
While the Nordic countries are preparing their citizens for the worst, they are neglecting to turn to those who are
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