More cooperation needed with Russia on aquaculture says Norwegian minister
Norway’s Minister of Fisheries Per Sandberg calls on more cooperation in border areas after a scandalous video shows how tons
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Norway creates new Army unit on Arctic border with Russia
Two-hundred more Norwegian soldiers with light anti-aircraft and anti-armor weapons will be based with the garrison of Sør-Varanger. “Norway is NATO
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Norway calls snap military drill in Arctic, after Russian announcement
Norwegian Armed Forces move soldiers and vehicles to Finnmark, but says the drill is planned long before Russia’s Defence Minister
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U.S. Marines jump into freezing Finnmark water
Some 200 Marines from the U.S. Marine Corps lined up on the ice waiting for their coldest experience ever; jumping
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New wind power park planned for Arctic Norway
The Hamnefjell project will take advantage of rich Arctic winds to deliver an annual 186 GWh. The site is among
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Refugee overload for town in Arctic Norway
As Syrian refugees by the hundreds cross over from Russia, capacities in the Arctic Norwegian town of Kirkenes are reaching their limits.
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Russia-Norway disagreements stop bay clean-up
Finnmark Governor insists installation of new navigation marks along Russia’s heavily militarized Kola Peninsula coast must be completed before allowing
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Unemployment looms in Norway
After a decade with plenty of jobs, unemployment in Norway takes an upturn. Jobless figures remain low, but the trend
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Wind power growing most in North Finland
Northern Finland moves with the winds, outpaces neighboring Nordic regions in wind power generation. Figures assembled by Patchwork Barents show that the
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Japan wants wind power from Arctic Norway
The Japanese market eyes opportunities for import of clean energy from Finnmark. Japan is interested in having long-term connections with
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Blog: Norway’s hydropower will light up UK homes
Last week, the United Kingdom and Norway signed an agreement to build what will be the world’s longest interconnector from
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Finnmarksløpet 2015 dog sledge race underway in Europe
Europe’s longest and and one of the world’s hardest dog sledge races, Finnmarksløpet, takes place this week. The winner becomes
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Norway launches High North military exercise
5000 soldiers and 400 vehicles take part in the largest winter exercise in Finnmark since 1967 Soldiers from all of the
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Russian bomber intercepted by Norwegian F-16s carried nuclear warhead
A Norwegian military listening post intercepted cockpit conversations revealing that one of the Tu-95 flying around the coast of Norway
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2014 warmest year in history for Norway
2014 was the warmest year ever recorded in Norway. The average annual temperature was 2.2 °C higher than normal –
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