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Population declining in Arctic Norway

26 August 201926 August 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments demography, depopulation, Finnmark, Nordland, Troms

Shrinking population also in cities like Tromsø, Harstad and Mo i Rana during first half of 2019. Population is down

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European Arctic swelters under tropical temperatures, breaks heat records

19 July 201820 July 2018 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, Finnmark, heatwave, Kola Peninsula, Lapland, Murmansk, Nordland, Troms, weather

Red-hot Barents region: Record-breaking heat at several locations in northernmost Norway, Finland and Russia Wednesday evening. Svanhovd environmental center in

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The election that shook Arctic Norway – Labour Party hammered in North

13 September 201713 September 2017 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Erna Solberg, Finnmark, Nordland, Russia, Troms

A wave of protest votes moves over the northern parts of the country and hit the Labour Party with full

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Sámi concerned about Arctic railway plans

20 June 2017 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, Nordland, Norway, Sami

Tiina Sanila-Aikio says no Sámi people have been invited to discuss the new Rovaniemi-Kirkenes railway that will run straight through

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More people now live in Oslo than in most of northern Norway

24 February 201724 February 2017 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Finnmark, Nordland, population, Troms, Trondheim

Northern Norway had a population growth in 2016, but there is still plenty of space for more residents. All the