Blog: Life on an Arctic farm, interrupted only by Norwegian jets
This summer, I found myself on a farm in the Norwegian Arctic solely in charge of 16 horses, 12 goats,
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Society (Norway)
Polar bear shot dead in Svalbard after attacking tourist
A French woman is hospitalised after attacked by a polar bear at Svalbard Monday morning. “The Governor was alarmed just
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New rare varieties added to Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Deep within Svalbard’s permafrost, 10 gene banks from around the world are set to deposit their seeds into the Global
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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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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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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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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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Sami education conference looks at how to better serve Indigenous children
An international education conference is currently underway in Arctic Norway looking at how Indigenous children can be better served by school
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Norwegians celebrate end of COVID restrictions
Bars and nightclubs are expecting a mass influx of guests as the Nordic country announced a full reopening of society.
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Sharp population decline in Barentsburg in Norway’s Arctic archipelago
The Russian mining town on Norway’s Svalbard archipelago lost 20 percent of its population since last year. Barentsburg is the
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Kilometre-long queues as people rush to cross reopened Nordic border
Hundreds of cars amass at the far northern border crossing point between Finland and Norway as national authorities ease traveling
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Indigenous and minority language names for Norway now have official status
Roads into Norway from Sweden, Finland and Russia will get new signs with the country name also written in the
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Dogsled race in arctic Norway cancelled over COVID-19 fears
Europe’s longest dogsled race was supposed to mark its 40th anniversary, but the coronavirus pandemic forced the event to be
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Norway’s new Arctic SAR-base will have helicopters in joint operation with Svalbard
Search- and Rescue (SAR) capacities in the European Arctic will be strengthened as the Norwegian Government on Friday announced Tromsø
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Norway closes borders over fears of virus, but exempts Russian fishermen from severely infected border region
As of Jan. 29, only Norwegian citizens and foreigners with residence in Norway will be allowed to enter the country.
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