Nordics consider joint procurement of infantry fighting vehicle
Amid closer military ties in northern regions, discussions have now started between Norway, Finland, Sweden and Denmark on acquiring a
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Landmark flight from from the Mediterranean to Barents Sea
A British surveillance aircraft is first to conduct a full transit flight along NATO’s eastern border from Greece via the Black
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1,5 year behind bars for attempted illegal border crossing to Norway
By Atle Staalesen, Denis Zagore According to the district prosecutor in Pechenga, Murmansk region, two men in spring this year tried to
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Norway defence budget to ensure armed forces strong enough to deter Russia
“The paradox with the defence budget is that we hope it will be wasted money,” Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum
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Police boosts security in ports still open for Russian vessels
Russia’s war on Ukraine and changes in threat assessments makes it necessary to strengthen the Police Security Service, says Minister
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Moscow appoints Nikolai Korchunov new ambassador to Norway
The Russian top diplomat comes from the post as Ambassador at large for Arctic affairs. He has previously served in
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Blog: As Arctic heats up, some Sámi resist change while others embrace it
It is uncertain how the future will look, but the Sámi are sure to carve out their place in a
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Traces of radioactive Cesium-137 measured along Norway’s border with Russia
The radioactivity was measured in filters at Viksjøfjell and Svanhovd in the second week of September, but the origin is
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Military experts suspect sabotage at Andøya in Arctic Norway
A cable that was connected to a jammer at the North Norwegian island has been cut and destroyed. The jammer
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Svalbard-research becomes more important for China, professor says
China’s Polar Research Institute agrees to prepare joint Arctic scientific projects with Russian partners. This became clear during a recent
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Norway’s spy chief sees Russia more likely to attempt sabotage
The head of Norway’s foreign intelligence service believes Russia has become more likely to try to sabotage its infrastructure, such
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Tame Russian whale not shot, police says after autopsy report
“There are no findings from the autopsy that indicate that Hvaldimir has been shot,” says Amund Preede Revheim with Norway’s
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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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Exceptionally warm summer in Finnmark in Arctic Norway
4 to 6 degrees Celsius higher than normal and the warmest August ever on record in northern-Norway. “That so many
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Oil ship is on its way to Norway’s new Arctic field
The 300 meter long FPSO will before year’s end be ready to give a boost to the country’s oil production
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