Arctic tourism in Norway: “People crash into trees and get broken bones”
By Elizaveta Vereykina The most famous hiking trail in Tromsø is not as harmless as it seems. One of the most
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Finnair schedules more flights to Finnmark
The Finnish flag carrier will increase its Helsinki-Ivalo-Kirkenes route to five-times-weekly in summer 2026 and add Alta as a new
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No big climate change disruption for this year’s Finnmarksløpet
Twenty-three top-trained teams will race out of Alta Friday for Europe’s longest dog-sled trail, 1100 km across the Finnmark plateau.
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On eve of Trump’s presidency, Norway signed new space agreement with the US
The Andøya Spaceport is centrepiece in the Technology Safeguards Agreement signed by US and Norwegian authorities. The government in Oslo
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Russia intensifies electronic warfare against Norway
“We were spoofed on approaching Kirkenes today” Norway is sounding the alarm after discovering that Russia is no longer only
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Ammonium nitrate cargo placed at port near University Hospital of North Norway
The vessel came from Russia’s northern port of Kandalaksha and carries 20,000 tons of the hazardous material ammonium nitrate known
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Turkish science team explores Russia’s Svalbard plans
Infrastructure, logistics and life were on the agenda when a Turkish research delegation came to Pyramiden, the ghost town Russia
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Nuclear-powered icebreakers bring record loss for shipyard
Construction of the two icebreakers “Sibir” and “Ural” were unprofitable, the Baltic Shipyard says as its 2023 financial report shows
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Skolt Sámi met to discuss the repatriation of human remains
By Hannah Thule The Skolt Sámi who attended the forums in Finnish-Norwegian boarder villages Neiden and Nellim expressed a wish
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Concerns emerge over Moscow’s push for expanded research at Svalbard
New plans challenges Norway’s research limitations by introducing studies on topics like cultural history, paleography and ethno-humanities. “An intense promotion
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New Norwegian vessel designed to remove plastic from Arctic waters
In this episode of CBC Radio’s The Broadcast, host Paula Gale speaks to Rolf-Ørjan Høgset, founder of the NGO In
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Crossings down another 5% in February as multi-entry visas expire
There were just over 4,000 crossings at the Norwegian-Russian border in February. 2019 was the last year before the pandemic
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Northern winter destinations gets bombarded by selfie-taking tourists
Heavy snowfall, polar night and freezing cold. The trend for tourists taking selfies with astonishing Arctic backgrounds is filling up
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Crossings remained low in turbulent border year
Norwegian immigration police summarize traffic for 2023, 30% growth, but far below pre-COVID levels. In 2023, the Norwegian-Russian border saw
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World’s northernmost research settlement gets mobile phone service
Norway’s Telenor on Tuesday puts power to mobile phone coverage for Ny-Ålesund north on Svalbard. “It provides for increased safety
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