Norway intends to keep seaports open to Russian ships
We must not burn all bridges to the Russian people, the Norwegian Trade and Industry Minister says Temperatures had dropped
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Kirkenes
Finnish and Norwegian companies hope to turn small Arctic town into international hub
A major new project involving a Finnish and a Norwegian company is underway in Kirkenes, Norway, to transform the small
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Lapland Regional Council in Finland rejects Arctic railway
There will not be an Arctic railway linking northern Finland with the Norwegian Barents Sea harbor in Kirkenes. The Regional
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Norwegian border town Kirkenes could get a square named after Boris Nemtsov
The local Conservative Party in Kirkenes, Norway, wants to honour the murdered opposition leader and his work for a democratic
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Arctic railway dream fades away as Sami herders signal ‘veto’
Sami politicians and reindeer herders across the Norwegian-Finnish border join efforts and make clear no Arctic railway from Kirkenes to
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The number of Russians getting Norwegian citizenship almost halved last year
But in 2020 the number is again expected to rise as Norway now allows for dual citizenship 185 Russians were
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China’s ambassador to Norway brushes off allegations his country is a threat in Arctic
The Norwegian Intelligence Service fears a stronger Chinese presence in the North, but the country’s ambassador assures that Beijing wants
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Russia releases Norwegian ex-border inspector in 3-way spy swap involving Lithuania
Ex-border inspector Frode Berg is now on his way home to Kirkenes, Arctic Norway after 23 months in FSB’s notorious
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Time to end Western sanctions against Russia, Arctic Norwegian leader says
It’s time for Norway to abolish sanctions against Russia and instead introduce similar measures against the USA, Finnmark County Council
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Norway, Russia set differences aside for WWII commemorations in Kirkenes
Norway’s king and prime minister met Russia’s Sergey Lavrov by a memorial devoted to Soviet liberation of Norwegian border town
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Novatek touts Arctic LNG projects at Norwegian conference, declines media questions
A top company leader speaks warmly about international energy cooperation in the Arctic, but keeps journalists in the cold. Bjørn
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Arctic Norway: Russian FM to attend ceremony commemorating Soviet liberation in WWII
October 25th marks the Soviet Red Army troops’ liberation of Kirkenes, the first town in Norway to be freed from
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The Arctic railway: Building a future or destroying a culture?
The Arctic railway The Arctic railway Building a future… or destroying a culture? By Eilís Quinn An Indigenous nation divided
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Russia-Norway border traffic up in July
Most Russians go to Norway for shopping and when the ruble gets stronger against the krone follows more cross-border travel.
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Arctic Norwegian mayor to attend Northern Fleet parade in Russia
“I see this as part of a neighbour policy the Norwegian government wants. We have normal relations,” says Kirkenes mayor
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