Norway builds cross-border tunnel to Russia
A 690 meter long tunnel will be part of new infrastructure connecting the Norwegian border town of Kirkenes with Russia.
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Society (Norway)
Researchers team up for increased Arctic cooperation
Salve Dahle with Akvaplan-Niva in Norway hopes the verbal conflict and boycott in trade between east and west will have
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Blog: Welcoming Barents Observer to Eye on the Arctic!
Today, we are pleased to introduce a new media partner to the Eye on the Arctic project! BarentsObserver.com is a
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In time of sanctions, Prirazlomnaya seeks Russian suppliers
Production proceeds as planned, but parts of equipment and services will be replaced by Russian suppliers, a top leader of
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Cultural ties may help prevent suicide in Arctic indigenous peoples, experts say
Amid the grim statistics about suicide in the far north there are some bright spots — and potential lessons for
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Prison for bomb threat on Norwegian plane
On Tuesday, the asylum-seeking man who made a bomb threat against a Norwegian airlines plane this spring, forcing the plane
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Swedish passengers suing Norwegian over delayed flights
After a series of flight delays, Swedish passengers claim SEK millions from Norwegian airlines, according to newspaper Svenska Dagbladet. The
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Charges after Norwegian plane threat
A man has been charged with sabotage, for a bomb threat that forced a plane to land at Sweden’s Gothenburg
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Creating whiskey in Arctic Norway
When most people think whiskey, they think of Scotland or Ireland. But a group of Norwegian entrepreneurs wants to the
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Norwegian flight grounded by unlucky bird
On Monday afternoon a Norwegian Air flight was forced to return to Helsinki after a bird flew into one of
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New scientific journal puts Barents under the microscope
Three academic institutes from the far north of Russia, Finland and Norway have banded together to launch a new international
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Norwegian contingent prepared for Iditarod challenge
Teams are making their way into Rainy Pass as they head trough the Alaska Range. It’s arguably the toughest stretch
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Ice-Blog: Kids, POPS and Arctic Science
Norway, believe it or not, is having problems recruiting scientists and qualified personnel for the Arctic. The generous education system
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Ice-Blog: Sustainable future for Arctic people?
It has been a full day at Arctic Frontiers. This was day one of the two-day political segment (science follows
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Ice-Blog: Norway focuses on “Humans in the Arctic”
With the Annual “Arctic Frontiers” conference in Norway’s “Arctic capital” Tromsö looming large on the horizon from January 19th to
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