Norway extends border closure with Finland due to pandemic
Full closure at the border in Neiden and limited opening hours at Tana, Karasjok and Kautokeino as Norway introduces obligatory
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Norway’s Supreme Court rules in favor of Arctic oil drilling
Drilling for more oil can continue in the Barents Sea as Norway’s top court rejected the lawsuit filed by four
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Norwegians with Swedish property threaten legal action over travel restrictions
A group of Norwegians are threatening a lawsuit against their home country over its Covid-19 travel restrictions that they say
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COVID-19 Roundup: Sweden discusses virus’ impact on the military; Norway’s COVID reproduction rate falls to 0.61
COVID-19 and its effect on the military dominated discussions at the Northern Group meeting of defence ministers this week, said
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Norway : Entire season in jeopardy for Svalbard expedition cruising
“We get port call cancellations to Longyearbyen every day now,” says Assisting Harbor Master Rikhart Olsen Ingerø. Norway’s ban on
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COVID-19 roundup: Norway extends its leisure travel ban; Yukon will reopen in 3 phases
Norway has extended its leisure travel ban, implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, until August 20, but said it
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Growing concern among Nordic officials over increased Arctic border traffic
Finland, Norway is up 27%, while Finland, Sweden is up 25%. The biggest concern, though, is the Tornio, Haparanda border
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COVID-19 roundup: Norway’s reopening continues; census restarts in Alaska
Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg said the population’s cooperation helped contain COVID-19 and has well-positioned the country to continue reopening
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North Pole Barneo camp cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak
With Norway partially shutting down its borders for foreigners, Svalbard airport Longyearbyen can’t be used to shuttle people and supply
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Scandinavian airlines cancel thousands of flights and lay off most of their employees
Demand for air travel is essentially non-existent due to the coronavirus outbreak and airlines like SAS, Norwegian and Widerøe have
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Norway cancels NATO Arctic military exercise due to coronavirus outbreak
More than 15,000 soldiers from nine countries will put down their weapons and start preparing to go home from their
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First case of coronavirus tested in Arctic Norway
A woman from the north Norwegian town of Tromsø has tested positive for the coronavirus. The woman was tested after
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The number of Russians getting Norwegian citizenship almost halved last year
But in 2020 the number is again expected to rise as Norway now allows for dual citizenship 185 Russians were
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UN sustainable development goals translated into North Saami
The United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs) have now been translated into the North Saami language, the most widely spoken
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Norway to open new rescue base in Arctic to deal with rising ship traffic
Search-and-rescue efforts in the European Arctic will with the new helicopter base be strengthened as industry, tourism and military all
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