Blog: In a rebordered Barents region, Kirkenes Conference takes place
Never would I have thought I’d use my Russian rudimentary language skills to chat to a Ukrainian refugee displaced to
Read moreNever would I have thought I’d use my Russian rudimentary language skills to chat to a Ukrainian refugee displaced to
Read moreOnly few days after Vitalii Orlov’s company Norebo was put on EU’s sanctions list, two of his trawlers made port
Read moreRovaniemi, Kittilä, Ivalo, Kirkenes, Alta, Tromsø and Bodø are all destinations inside the Arctic Circle for the Finnish flag carrier
Read moreAs Nordic top military commanders teamed up along Norway’s border with Russia, the Government in Oslo announced adjustments to allied
Read moreThe Finnish flag carrier will increase its Helsinki-Ivalo-Kirkenes route to five-times-weekly in summer 2026 and add Alta as a new
Read more“If dictator Putin is not stopped, he will look for the next areas in his sphere of interest. That could
Read moreTwo Russians citizens took photos inside the military restricted area of Norway’s Ranger Battalion (GSV) near Kirkenes, jumped into their
Read moreBy Thomas Nilsen, Atle Staalesen A 27 years old is arrested by the Police Security Service (PST) in Oslo accused of espionage.
Read moreConventional wisdom holds that diplomatic channels are the last you should close in times of tensions. Up north, where small-state
Read moreWords of gratitude were offered for the Soviet soldiers that 80 years ago liberated Kirkenes. But today’s ceremony in the
Read moreNorwegian authorities removed their remembrance wreaths so Moscow’s diplomat in Kirkenes, Nikolai Konygin, could stage Russia’s two wreaths in the
Read moreThe Mayor of the Norwegian border town located few kilometers from Russia highlighted unity against totalitarianism and fight for freedom
Read moreThe Finnish flag carrier starts flying to the Norwegian Barents Sea destination in next year’s summer program. Kirkenes will be
Read moreWednesday, the municipal council of Sør-Varanger, where Kirkenes is the town center, ended its friendship agreement with next-door Pechenga Rayon.
Read moreRoman Fyodorov headed the 200th Motorised Rifle Brigade in Pechenga before he recently took over the command of the nearby
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