Kirkenes

Long read – The Arctic railway: Building a future or destroying a culture?

18 September 201920 September 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Arctic railway, indigenous, Kirkenes, Lapland, Peter Vesterbacka, rail, reindeer, Saami, Sami, transport

The Arctic railway project from Rovaniemi, Finland to Kirkenes, Norway caused heated debate in Europe until it was tanked by

BUSINESS Business Countries General Russia

Russia-Norway border traffic up in July

5 August 20195 August 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments borders, economy, Kirkenes, Murmansk, travel

Most Russians go to Norway for shopping and when the ruble gets stronger against the krone follows more cross-border travel.

General Highlights Norway POLITICS Politics

Arctic Norwegian mayor to attend Northern Fleet parade in Russia

24 July 201925 July 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Kirkenes, military, Northern Fleet, Norway, nuclear weapons, Russia, security, Severomorsk

“I see this as part of a neighbour policy the Norwegian government wants. We have normal relations,” says Kirkenes mayor

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Major step towards a Europe-Asia Arctic cable link

6 June 20197 June 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 1 Comment Asia, communications, fibre optics, Internet, Kirkenes, Lapland, MegaFon, telecommunications

Japanese and Nordic partners team up with Russia’s telecom giant MegaFon taking the proposed Arctic fiber optic project a major

Countries ENVIRONMENT Environment Featured General Highlights Norway

Students in Arctic Norway go out on climate strike

25 March 201925 March 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments climate change, global warming, Kirkenes, pollution, youth

“What do we want? Action! – When do we want it? – Now!” “Why go to school today if the

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Iron mine in Arctic Norway set to reopen

20 March 201920 March 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Bjørnevatn, Kirkenes, mining, Sydvaranger

The Sydvaranger mine gets a long awaited permission for renewed mining along Norway’s border to Russia. The company on Tuesday

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Blog – Kirkenes: The company town that became a Chinatown for five days

8 March 20198 March 2019 Mia Bennett 0 Comments Barents Spektakel, China, Chinatown, Kirkenes, Norway

The town of Kirkenes, Norway is a little northern melting pot. It sits at the on the country’s Arctic edge,

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Arctic-based news site launches Chinese-language section

12 February 201915 February 2019 The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Observer, China, Independent Barents Observer, journalism, Kirkenes, media

Eye on the Arctic editor’s note: The Independent Barents Observer is part of the Eye on the Arctic circumpolar news partnership.

Countries CULTURE Culture Featured General Highlights Norway

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,

Countries Featured General Geopolitics Highlights Norway POLITICS

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,

Countries Featured General Highlights Norway POLITICS Politics

Railway linking Barents Sea coast to Arctic Finland not commercially viable, report says

11 February 201911 February 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Infrastructure, Kirkenes, rail, reindeer, reindeer herding, Rovaniemi, transport, wildlife

Finnish-Norwegian working group says cargo volumes are too small to justify building a railway from Rovaniemi (Arctic Finland) to Kirkenes

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Finland takes another step towards building Arctic rail link

4 February 20198 February 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Estonia, Helsinki, Kirkenes, rail, Rovaniemi, transport

Finnish Government includes Rail Baltica project in infrastructure plan as it invites private investors to participate future development. Finland’s Transport

Countries Cyber Cyber-4 ENVIRONMENT Environment Featured General Highlights Norway

Norway to press Russia for action on Arctic smelter pollution

30 January 20191 February 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments air pollution, Bellona, Kirkenes, nickel, Nikel, Rune Rafaelsen

“It is Russia’s responsibility to reduce the emission,” says Ola Elvestuen, Norway’s Minister of Climate and the Environment. Last Friday,

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Pollution from northwest Russia shrouds Arctic Norway

25 January 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments air pollution, Cecilie Hansen, Kirkenes, Kola Peninsula, Nikel, Rune Rafaelsen, Svanvik, Zapolyarny

Cecilie Hansen, former Mayor of Kirkenes in Arctic Norway, says the plant in Nikel, northwest Russia, should be forced to

Countries Featured General Norway POLITICS Politics

“The ‘Smart Arctic’ is Indigenous,” Saami leader tells Arctic Frontiers

22 January 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Aili Keskitalo, business, climate change, industry, Kirkenes, railway, reindeer, Rovaniemi, technology

We Sámi people manage the life cycles of natural resources and produce little or no wastes, that is what I

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