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Norway buys 54 Leopards for protection of the North

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, February 3, 2023 at 14:20
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After a long period of consideration, Norway has decided to buy new tanks. A total of 54 Leopard 2 tanks

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Environment Environment (Norway) Featured • Zone 3 

Warmest January in Norway’s northeast

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, February 3, 2023 at 08:25
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The Norwegian Meteorological Institute has a set of classifications when presenting climate statistics. For January, Northern Norway is marked “Warm”

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Blog Featured • Zone 3 Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Norway 

Blog: Moving North – Arctic Frontiers in a changing world

Irene Quaile
Posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 10:29 — Last Updated: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 12:59
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Tromso is living up to its image as Norway’s Arctic capital, as I step off the plane into a flurry

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Lonely Lavrov invites Arctic colleagues to Siberia, but no one will come

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 09:08
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It was late last fall Sergey Lavrov sent the official invitation for the bi-annual ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council.

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Politics Politics (Russia) 

Ahead of deployment in Ukraine, Russian Arctic troops shoot missiles near border to Norway and Finland

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 09:09
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Live fire training this week takes place at the Shary shooting range near Pechenga, the main base of the 200th

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Business Business (Sweden) News Newsroom Picks • zone 1 

Sweden, Norway and Finland cooperating to attract workers to the far north

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, January 30, 2023 at 12:25
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There are significant workforce shortages in northern Sweden, Norway and Finland. Now educational instututions, municipalities and other organisations located in

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Certification marks help both Sami artisans and consumers, says council

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 15:36
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With more people purchasing Sami handicrafts and arts, the Saami Council says the recent launch of special trademarks will help

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* Featured * General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Norway’s oil minister: “We need new discoveries”

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 08:43
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Despite warnings about climate catastrophe, the Norwegian government prepares the ground for a significant expansion of oil and gas exploration

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

Norway hesitates on granting asylum to Russians fleeing army draft

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 09:20
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Russian citizens applying for asylum in Norway was up from 13 in 2021 to 294 in 2022. Should Norway shelter

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

Finnish Border Guard deploys surveillance drones, Norway not

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 08:51
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The border guard is one of few army units in Norway not in possession of drones. With the mid-winter icy escape

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

Police in Arctic Norway say helicopter now needed for border surveillance

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, January 16, 2023 at 08:53
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A former commander with the Kremlin-linked Wagner private military company fled across the border to Norway in dramatic circumstances last

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * Business Business (Norway) Featured • Zone 3 General Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Norway 

Blog: The black, the Blue and the Green— Norway’s energy dilemmas

Marc Lanteigne
Posted: Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 08:43
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Less than two years ago, speculation was swirling around the possibility of a dramatic shift in Norwegian energy policy, as the fossil fuel-rich

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Canada’s deal for F-35 jets to help reinforce northern security: defence minister

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 15:57
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Defence Minister Anita Anand announced on Monday that Canada would acquire 88 new F-35 fighter jets, saying they would play

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Slowdown in Barents Sea petroleum

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 09:31
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Norwegian Government offers only two new production licenses for the Barents Sea this year. The hunger for Barents Sea oil

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Tighter export restrictions on electronics, but not all Russian fishing vessels are checked

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 6, 2023 at 14:37
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Russian fishing vessels making port calls to Northern Norway could be loopholes to bypass sanctions and export controls. “Under the

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