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Kirkenes

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Finnair schedules more flights to Finnmark

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, April 11, 2025 at 09:50
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The Finnish flag carrier will increase its Helsinki-Ivalo-Kirkenes route to five-times-weekly in summer 2026 and add Alta as a new

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Military support to Ukraine vital for our security says Norwegian border town mayor

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 24, 2025 at 11:28
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“If dictator Putin is not stopped, he will look for the next areas in his sphere of interest. That could

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Police call on people to report suspicious activities after intelligence-linked Russians took photos in military restricted area

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 11:38
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Two Russians citizens took photos inside the military restricted area of Norway’s Ranger Battalion (GSV) near Kirkenes, jumped into their

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norwegian police makes arrest in Russia-related espionage

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, November 22, 2024 at 15:01 — Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2024 at 15:13
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By Thomas Nilsen, Atle Staalesen A 27 years old is arrested by the Police Security Service (PST) in Oslo accused of espionage.

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OPINION: It’s high time to close Russia’s Consulate General in Kirkenes

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 13:52
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Conventional wisdom holds that diplomatic channels are the last you should close in times of tensions. Up north, where small-state

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Soviet Kirkenes liberators honoured while current Russian aggression condemned

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, October 25, 2024 at 15:46
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Words of gratitude were offered for the Soviet soldiers that 80 years ago liberated Kirkenes. But today’s ceremony in the

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norway, Russia navigate tensions at wreath ceremony

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, October 25, 2024 at 11:25
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Norwegian authorities removed their remembrance wreaths so Moscow’s diplomat in Kirkenes, Nikolai Konygin, could stage Russia’s two wreaths in the

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“We must never take our freedom for granted”: Arctic Norwegian mayor

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 15:04
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The Mayor of the Norwegian border town located few kilometers from Russia highlighted unity against totalitarianism and fight for freedom

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Finnair to link Helsinki and Ivalo with Kirkenes

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 10:46
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The Finnish flag carrier starts flying to the Norwegian Barents Sea destination in next year’s summer program. Kirkenes will be

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Norwegian border town finally scraps cooperation agreement with Russian neighbor

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 16:39
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Wednesday, the municipal council of Sør-Varanger, where Kirkenes is the town center, ended its friendship agreement with next-door Pechenga Rayon.

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) Politics Politics (Russia) 

New commander of Russia’s ‘Kirkenes Brigade’ says his marines are fighting NATO

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 10:53
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Roman Fyodorov headed the 200th Motorised Rifle Brigade in Pechenga before he recently took over the command of the nearby

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russian Foreign Ministry summons Norway’s Ambassador over Kirkenes incident

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 30, 2023 at 10:23
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According to Sergei Lavrov’s men in Moscow, the adjustment of a Russian wreath at the local war monument in Kirkenes,

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Russian General Consul stirs strife by the war memorial in Kirkenes

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 10:41
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Despite repeated warnings from local authorities, Russian diplomat Nikolai Konygin showed up at the war monument in the Norwegian border

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Leader of Norway’s Finnmark region snubs Moscow, wants Zelensky at WWII anniversary

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 14:59 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 15:01
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The new regional government of Hans-Jacob Bønå does not want any official Russian representatives at next year’s 80-year anniversary of

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Norway Society (Norway) 

Quest for freedom and love: Norwegians and Russians in Kirkenes for Barents Pride

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 15:42
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This is not only a celebration. It is a protest. Against war and repression, explains Valentina Likhoshva, who travelled from

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