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The number of Russians getting Norwegian citizenship almost halved last year

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 09:36
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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

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, October 25, 2019 at 15:01
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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

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 7, 2019 at 16:08 — Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2019 at 13:23
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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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Population declining in Arctic Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, August 26, 2019 at 14:55 — Last Updated: Monday, August 26, 2019 at 14:57
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Shrinking population also in cities like Tromsø, Harstad and Mo i Rana during first half of 2019. Population is down

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Long format – Rescue services in Arctic Norway not ready for Svalbard cruise boom

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 11:37 — Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2019 at 10:19
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“We will never be able to have a 100 percent rescue preparedness around Svalbard,” says Bent-Ove Jamtli, Director of the

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Low oil pressure caused Viking Sky engine failure says Norwegian authority

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, March 29, 2019 at 14:14
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Norway’s Maritime Authority (NMA) says low oil pressure caused the engine failure that stranded the Viking Sky in stormy waters

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The Viking Sky incident – A wake-up call for the Arctic cruise industry?

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at 15:54 — Last Updated: Friday, March 29, 2019 at 14:38
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When the Viking Sky, with 1,373 people on board, sent out a mayday Saturday afternoon after engine trouble stranded the

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Murmansk-Norway border traffic suffers major drop

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 4, 2019 at 11:57
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Russian New Year celebrations, which run until mid-January, are normally a busy time for cross-border shopping. Not so this year.

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Russian visa applications in Norway hit 10-year-low

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, January 28, 2019 at 16:26 — Last Updated: Monday, January 28, 2019 at 16:32
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More than three times more Chinese were granted visa by Norway than Russians, in 2018. Cross-border traffic from Russia to

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Bodies of three skiers killed in avalanche recovered in Arctic Norway

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 14:48 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 14:49
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The bodies of two skiers were found under a mass of snow near the top of a Norwegian fell on

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Police release names of skiers killed by avalanche in northern Norway

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 10:24
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Police in northern Norway on Monday announced the names of three Finns and one Swede who died under an avalanche

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Nowhere to run for bank robber in Arctic Svalbard

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at 08:00
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There were few ways to escape for the man who robbed the bank in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Friday. He threatened with

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Blog – When a town in Arctic Norway transforms into “the world’s northernmost Chinatown”

Mia Bennett
Posted: Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 16:57 — Last Updated: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 09:39
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Sitting on the rocky coastline of the slate gray Barents Sea, the hilly city of Kirkenes, Norway is located at

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Video – Arctic LGBT communities meet in northern Norway for Pride parade

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 1, 2018 at 14:37
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 Russian, Norwegian, Sámi and Finnish LGBT communities met in Kirkenes, Arctic Norway for the second year in a row

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Immigration curbs population decline in Norway’s northernmost county

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, August 27, 2018 at 13:49 — Last Updated: Monday, August 27, 2018 at 14:07
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Norwegians, especially the youngsters, move south. Foreign citizens though, have more than doubled the last ten years. Vadsø, Honningsvåg and

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