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Finland Border Guard reports business as usual despite aborted Russian coup

Yle News
Posted: Monday, June 26, 2023 at 09:14
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While the situation has calmed down in Russia, Finland’s Border Guard is closely monitoring any developments. The Finnish Border Guard

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Finland’s Border Guard not planning big changes after NATO membership ratification

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 08:45
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There will be more Border Guard units out and about, as staff are shifted from border checkpoints. Following Finland’s accession

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“Barents and Arctic cooperation can continue without Russia”: ambassador

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 09:13
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Finland’s Barents Ambassador Jari Vilén is confident that international cooperation in the far northern region must persist on a Nordic

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Norway hesitates on granting asylum to Russians fleeing army draft

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 09:20
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Russian citizens applying for asylum in Norway was up from 13 in 2021 to 294 in 2022. Should Norway shelter

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* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Finnish Border Guard deploys surveillance drones, Norway not

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 08:51
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The border guard is one of few army units in Norway not in possession of drones. With the mid-winter icy escape

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* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Huge divergence between Norway and Finland in Russian border traffic

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 08:58 — Last Updated: Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 09:01
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Pathways for Russians traveling to Schengen-Europe changed substantially after Finland by the end of September restricted entry for travelers with

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Swedes caught in Norway border limbo

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 10:14 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:30
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Thousands of Swedes who work in Norwegian industry are unable to get to work, or to get unemployment benefit. The

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Norway Society Society (Norway) 

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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General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Alaska losing $102M in military construction for wall on U.S.-Mexico border

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 14:19 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:58
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The U.S. Defense Department has finalized a list of military projects it will defer, using the funds instead to pay

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General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia to introduce free visas for some travellers from Finland

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 10:45 — Last Updated: Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 15:40
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New Russian visa protocol coming into effect in October will no longer require some travellers from Finland to the Saint

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) Politics Russia 

Russia deploys new missile system near Norwegian, Finnish borders

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 13:50 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:58
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A battalion of short-range missile system Tor-M2DT has been deployed to garrisons located along the border to Norway and Finland.

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Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway 

Traces of radioactive iodine detected near Norway-Russia border

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 16, 2019 at 11:05
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The findings are not necessary connected with the recent accident at the nuclear weapons test site in northern Russia, Norwegian

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Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Russia-Norway border traffic up in July

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, August 5, 2019 at 15:57 — Last Updated: Monday, August 5, 2019 at 16:10
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Most Russians go to Norway for shopping and when the ruble gets stronger against the krone follows more cross-border travel.

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General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Murmansk supports building new road connection to Finland

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, June 28, 2019 at 10:10 — Last Updated: Friday, June 28, 2019 at 10:19
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Cross-border traffic and trade are down, but regional authorities in Murmansk still want to build a new road and border-crossing

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Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway 

Small traces of radioactive Cobalt-60 detected along Norway-Russia border

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at 11:03
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“The levels measured are very, very low and we don’t know its origin,” says Bredo Møller with Norway’s radiation agency’s

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