New video aims to improve passenger safety during Arctic cruise emergencies
As Arctic cruises become increasingly popular, a new video has just been released to help passengers stay safe during maritime
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Study casts doubt on massive Arctic ice shelf during ice ages
New research is challenging the ongoing debate about the Arctic’s glacial past, suggesting that the region may never have been
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Deterrence Norway joins NATO’s Forward Land Forces in Lapland
This is “deterrence against Russia” and “a strong expression of allied unity and solidarity,” the Norwegian Defense Ministry states. It
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Tourists find refuge in Northern Norway amidst European heatwave
By Elizaveta Vereykina While a heatwave sweeps through European capitals, tourists find refuge in Northern Norway. “The temperature is great here
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Norway confirms it will spend 5% of GDP on defence
“We must do more to secure our country and contribute to joint security with our NATO allies,” says Prime Minister
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Norwegian monarch visits polar Svalbard as interest in Arctic grows
Norway’s King Harald and Queen Sonja visited the main settlement on the strategically located Arctic archipelago of Svalbard on Monday,
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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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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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