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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Major step towards a Europe-Asia Arctic cable link
Japanese and Nordic partners team up with Russia’s telecom giant MegaFon taking the proposed Arctic fiber optic project a major
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Students in Arctic Norway go out on climate strike
“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
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
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
Eye on the Arctic editor’s note: The Independent Barents Observer is part of the Eye on the Arctic circumpolar news partnership.
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Beijing finds a Chinatown in Arctic Norway
The Asian superpower looks towards the Arctic and finds a home in this year’s Barents Spektakel winter festival in Kirkenes,
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GPS jamming hindering construction work in Arctic Norway
Repeated disturbances of satellite navigation signals now trouble road workers in Kirkenes, Arctic Norway. “It’s like being blind without notice,
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Railway linking Barents Sea coast to Arctic Finland not commercially viable, report says
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
Finnish Government includes Rail Baltica project in infrastructure plan as it invites private investors to participate future development. Finland’s Transport
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Norway to press Russia for action on Arctic smelter pollution
“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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