Norway blames Russian troops for GPS jamming near border
Intensive military training on the Russian side of the border creates increasing communications troubles for nearby Norwegians. The Norwegian Ministry
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Norwegian soldiers crossed border to Finland
An incident during which Norwegian solidiers crossed border to Finland took place in the northern part of Enontekiö municipality, where
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In crisis, would Finland’s supplies be safe on Arctic rail near Russian border?
Amidst recent plans to explore a proposed Arctic Railway that would run from Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland to the Norwegian
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Russia’s Lavrov attacks Norway, says relations on Svalbard should be better
The setting was Barents Cooperation and cross-border interaction, but it was Arctic militarization and Norwegian policy at Svalbard which became
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Putin signs law easing cross-border cooperation with Norway and Finland
Russian border municipalities, like Pechenga on the Kola Peninsula, can now conclude agreements with Norway and Finland. If Moscow agrees.
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Less traffic at northern border between Finland and Russia
Finnish Border Guard reports a 1% slip in traffic between Murmansk region and Lapland in second quarter. It is less
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Visa-free regime will strengthen special relationship with Russia, North Norwegian leaders say
It is not unrealistic, nor naive, to imagine the introduction of visa-free travel between Norway and Russia, regional leaders in Finnmark argue.
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Migrants still try to make it from Russia to Norway
Two groups of people aimed for Scandinavia, but were stopped by the FSB. Two Iranian citizens were on 26th February
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Migrants tried to make it to Scandinavia, were charged by FSB
The security service detains and charges migrants as they attempt illegal border crossing to Norway and Finland. Representatives of the
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Norway will not give away mountain peak
Norway refuses to give Finland what could have been the country’s highest mountain peak. A campaign in Norway to give
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Oslo and Moscow agree about joint exploration of Arctic borderland
Seismic vessels will be allowed to cross the border to collect data. Oil and gas reserves in the area could
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Norwegian security fence may be too close to Russia
Up to 50 meters of Norway’s new security fence could be teared down and rebuilt. Supposed to be finished before
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Human traffickers detained by Finnish border guards
Finnish border guards have broken up a ring of international human traffickers who smuggled people into the country from Russia.
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Migrants headed for Norway from Arctic Russia, stopped by FSB
Two groups of migrants were promised sea transportation from Murmansk to Norway by traffickers. Instead they ended up with fines
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Construction work restarted on Russia to Norway road
New year, new cash. Excavators and dump trucks are back in business on Russia’s road towards the Norwegian border. After
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