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Norwegian slow TV to feature Svalbard round the clock for nine days

Fascinating viewers for hours and days, the Norwegian slow TV concept takes it to the ultimate with the longest ever

Mathiew Leiser, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 15:25 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 17:03
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North of the Arctic Circle, thousands of seeds are safely sleeping underground in case things go wrong on our planet.

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at 09:37 — Last Updated: Friday, July 26, 2019 at 16:40
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The sequel to the Walt Disney mega-hit film Frozen will also be available in the Saami language, Walt Disney Animation

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, March 11, 2019 at 12:21 — Last Updated: Friday, March 15, 2019 at 12:31
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KEiiNO, a Norwegian-Sami group mixing pop, electronica, dance and joik, was crowned as winner of the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 11:49 — Last Updated: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 11:57
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The Asian superpower looks towards the Arctic and finds a home in this year’s Barents Spektakel winter festival in Kirkenes,

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 11:47 — Last Updated: Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 10:06
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As climate change brings increased international attention to the Arctic, Indigenous filmmakers across the circumpolar countries will have a new

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 16:41 — Last Updated: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 18:25
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Weeklong 24/7 live broadcast follows the Sami herder family and almost 1500 reindeers from winter to summer pastures.

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 13, 2017 at 16:34 — Last Updated: Monday, February 13, 2017 at 16:44
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The verdict of the court performance staged during the Barents Spektakel festival in Kirkenes is clear: The opening of the

Erna Solberg addresses a dark history of Norwegian government policy towards the country’s indigenous population. Speaking at the 100 years

Norwegian broadcaster NRK plans to broadcast live from a bird cliff in the far north-eastern corner of the country for

Lisa Demer, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 16:23 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 23:52
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BETHEL — The challenge was to make a short film about the Arctic that went beyond icons like polar bears