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Population declining in Arctic Norway

26 August 201926 August 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments demography, depopulation, Finnmark, Nordland, Troms

Shrinking population also in cities like Tromsø, Harstad and Mo i Rana during first half of 2019. Population is down

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Russia deploys missile system in range of Norway’s Arctic radars

8 August 20198 August 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments defence, Finnmark, military, missiles, Northern Fleet, radar, Sredny Peninsula, Vardø

Exercise shooting with the missiles designed to take out surface targets at a distance of up to 150 kilometres will

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Electric car sales skyrocket in Arctic Norway

5 August 20195 August 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Electric vehicles, Finnmark, Renewables, transport

Sales rose 140% in the first half 2019 in Finnmark, Norway’s northernmost region, compared to the same period last year.

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

25 June 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments borders, Finnmark, nuclear, nuclear submarines, radiation

“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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Arctic Norway to get advanced EV charging network

12 June 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Electric vehicles, Finnmark, Fortum, Renewables, transport

17 high-power 150 kW chargers and eight fast chargers will make it possible for practically all kinds of electric cars

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Norway rearming in Arctic to face new security landscape

17 April 201918 April 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments defense, Finnmark, military, NATO, Porsangermoen

The army is well underway with establishing a new Cavalry Battalion, Home Guard and a Ranger Company in Norway’s northernmost

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Minister downplays environmental impact of planned mine in Arctic Norway

15 April 201915 April 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments copper, Finnmark, fjords, indigenous, Kvalsund, mining, Ola Elvestuen, Repparfjord, Saami, Sami, toxic waste, Water pollution

Dumping of tailings into the Repparfjord on Norway’s Barents Sea coast will not be problematic in such a way that

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Beijing finds a Chinatown in Arctic Norway

12 February 201912 February 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Spektakel, China, Finnmark, Kirkenes, tourism, transport

The Asian superpower looks towards the Arctic and finds a home in this year’s Barents Spektakel winter festival in Kirkenes,

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GPS jamming hindering construction work in Arctic Norway

11 February 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments defence, Finnmark, Kirkenes, Kola Peninsula, military, radar, technology

Repeated disturbances of satellite navigation signals now trouble road workers in Kirkenes, Arctic Norway. “It’s like being blind without notice,

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Murmansk-Norway border traffic suffers major drop

4 February 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments borders, Finnmark, Murmansk, Storskog, visas

Russian New Year celebrations, which run until mid-January, are normally a busy time for cross-border shopping. Not so this year.

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Norway irked by Russia’s GPS jamming near Arctic border

21 January 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments defence, diplomacy, Finnmark, Kirkenes, Kola Peninsula, military, Navigation, technology, Troms

Military forces on the heavily militarized Kola Peninsula, in northwest Russia, have blinded GPS signals in Norwegian air space five

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LNG tankers queueing up for reloading in Norwegian Arctic

17 January 201917 January 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, energy, Finnmark, gas, Hammerfest, Honningsvåg, LNG, shipping, Yamal LNG

A total of 14 powerful LNG carriers this Wednesday crowded at loading and reloading facilities in northern Norway. These are

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GPS jamming jeopardizing public safety in Arctic Norway

10 January 201910 January 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments aircraft, airports, aviation, borders, Finnmark, Kola Peninsula, military, Navigation, police, radar, search and rescue, technology

Both police and rescue services in Northern Norway are deeply worried as GPS signals are interrupted. Public safety and life

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Cross-border traffic drops between Russia and Arctic Europe

9 January 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments borders, Finnmark, Lapland, Murmansk, transport

Europe’s three northernmost border checkpoints to Russia all had a decline in traffic of about 4% in 2018. Less people

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Norwegian, Russian foreign ministers find common ground on northern issues at Italy meeting

7 December 20187 December 2018 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments borders, diplomacy, Finnmark, Ine Eriksen Søreide, Italy, Kirkenes, Milan, Sergei Lavrov

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Norwegian counterpart Ine Eriksen Søreide had bilateral talks in Milan on Thursday, but

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