Finland: Former PM trusts Norway’s assessment blaming Russia for GPS jamming
Norway’s defence ministry announced on Tuesday evening that it had traced recent GPS jamming in Norwegian and Finnish Lapland to a Russian
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Norwegian defence confirms GPS jamming came from northwest Russia
Civilian passenger planes lost GPS signals on flights over Finnmark, Arctic Norway. “The jamming in the period between October 16th
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Russia suspected of GPS jamming in northern Finland during NATO war games
On Tuesday Finnish air traffic control officials warned civil aviation about large-scale GPS signal disruptions in northern Finland. It was
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Iron mines in Arctic Norway could soon re-open
With American investors on board the mines near Kirkenes, Arctic Norway look set for a reopening. “We have world-class quality
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Pilots warned of GPS jamming in Arctic Norway
“Reasons to believe it could be related to military exercise activities outside Norway’s borders,” says the Civil Aviation Authority to
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Russia to test-launch rockets near Norway’s Arctic coast in last days of Trident Juncture
The area of rocket test firings is only about 40 kilometers north of Gamvik and Berlevåg on Norway’s Barents Sea
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Norway invites Russia’s Lavrov for 2019 commemoration of Red Army’s liberation of Arctic Finnmark
October 2019 will mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Norway’s northernmost region from Nazi occupation by the Red
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Barents region leaders dream of visa-free travel, but Schengen Agreement gives little hope
Regional leaders are on a crash course with national and international legislation as they call for the abolishment of the
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Retired military leader worries Norway’s Arctic would be vulnerable in conflict between West and Russia
In case of a bigger conflict, it is quite likely that Russian armed forces would initiate a ground operation against
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Russia’s Novatek says it found shipping partner for reloading Arctic LNG in Norway
According to the Russian natural gas producer, Norway’s Tschudi Shipping Company will handle millions of tons of LNG from Yamal
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What’s the situation at Russia’s nuclear fuel dump in Andreeva Bay?
There is growing concern in nearby Norway about cooperation over the cleanup of Andreeva Bay, in the Barents Sea. Three
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Immigration curbs population decline in Norway’s northernmost county
Norwegians, especially the youngsters, move south. Foreign citizens though, have more than doubled the last ten years. Vadsø, Honningsvåg and
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Rebel region in Arctic Norway slams door on Oslo government
“We are absolutely not talking about any kind of secession”, says Finnmark County Council leader Ragnhild Vassvik. Relations between the
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Arctic Europe’s July records melted under extreme temperatures
Average temperature in Finnish Lapland was five degrees above normal. In Finnmark, on Norway’s Barents Sea coast, August started just
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European Arctic swelters under tropical temperatures, breaks heat records
Red-hot Barents region: Record-breaking heat at several locations in northernmost Norway, Finland and Russia Wednesday evening. Svanhovd environmental center in
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