Russia’s Northern Fleet exercise area overlaps into Norway’s EEZ amid Europe tensions
Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) alert warnings show the scoop of actions with naval weapons in the Barents Sea for the
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Significant metals discovery in key reindeer herding land in Norway
“Green colonialism” could ruin indigenous peoples’ traditional lifestyle, warns Gunn-Britt Retter with the Saami Council as Arctic Minerals this week
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Norway makes more money on oil than ever
It was a great year for Norwegian oil and gas, the country’s Petroleum Director Ingrid Sølvberg said in her recap
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Two NATO carrier groups will sail north for exercise Cold Response
Two NATO carrier groups will sail north for exercise Cold Response As Russia deploys the new 3M22 Tsirkon anti-ship hypersonic
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Disruption at one of two undersea cables to Svalbard
There is no redundant between the Arctic archipelago and mainland Norway after loss of power in the area where the
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Arctic Frontiers 2022 postponed amid COVID-19 surge
Better to postpone than to cancel, say organizers of the pan-Arctic gathering in Tromsø, northern Norway. The Arctic Frontiers conference
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Norway imposes partial pre-Christmas COVID lockdown
The government on Monday announced strict measures in fear of the Omicron variant of the virus. Last Friday, Norway clocked
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Norway deploys radiation drones along its coast amidst nuclear emergency concerns
Five Coast Guard ships are soon to carry drones with sensors capable of detecting radioactivity in case of a maritime
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Deep freeze in Arctic Europe sends power prices soaring
Exceptional cold is affecting northern Scandinavia and Russia’s Kola Peninsula with temperatures below -30°. On the Finnmark plateau, between Kautokeino
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Norwegian Arctic ferry lines to go electric by 2022
Norway’s successful transition to a zero-emission transport sector continues. By the end of 2022, the last remaining ferry connection along
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Norwegian army starts training with anti-tank mines near Russia border
A closed open-pit mine 2,5 kilometers from the border to Russia’s heavily militarized Kola Peninsula is this week serving as
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Tromso, Norway to reimpose restrictions as COVID-19 cases soar
City of Tromsø has confirmed 101 new cases of coronavirus over the last 24 hours and announced Friday it would
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Norwegian and Russian fishermen get 20% cut in Barents cod quotas
But the quota level is still on a historically high level, negotiators say after Norwegian and Russian fishery authorities sign
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Norway’s new government highlights fight against climate change and continued oil drilling
The cabinet of Jonas Gahr Støre is making climate change and the High North top priorities. At the same time,
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Home Guard leaves the checkpoints as Norway reopens border
The extraordinary military mission to guard the border to Sweden and Finland comes to end after more than 18 months
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