Norway sees no increase in crossings since Finland’s eastern border closure
Storskog has become the closest checkpoint for travelers between northern Finland and Russia, but January saw a further drop in
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Blog: Arctic Frontiers kicks off to rain falling on snow
With climate change starting to affect the very conferences that discuss them, concerns can no longer be confined to a
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Norwegian king crab exports surge amid Russia sanctions
Export value last year increased by 43% compared with 2022, data from the Norwegian Seafood Council shows. All-time high value
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Russia’s Foreign Ministry university MGIMO signs deal on Svalbard
The university that teaches Russia’s diplomats enters into cooperation with Trust Arktikugol, the Russian state company operating on the Norwegian
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Norway expands oil drilling, boosts production
The petrostate awards another 62 drilling licenses to the oil and gas industry. The country steers towards a 15-year high
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Crossings remained low in turbulent border year
Norwegian immigration police summarize traffic for 2023, 30% growth, but far below pre-COVID levels. In 2023, the Norwegian-Russian border saw
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British troops deploy to northern Norway ahead of huge NATO Arctic exercise
Nordic Response 2024 will be NATO’s biggest Arctic exercise in a generation. The bi-annual winter wargame previously known as Cold Response has changed
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2023 saw more Russian strategic bombers outside Norway
They are Moscow’s most busy cruise missile platforms in the war of aggression against Ukraine, but the Tu-95 and Tu-160
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Norwegian F-35s in Iceland for airspace surveillance
Norwegian F-35s, along with personnel, will arrive in Iceland on Monday for airspace surveillance, Iceland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said
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Norwegian government approves deep-sea mining: “Devastating” say eco-activists
By Elizaveta Vereykina, The Independent Barents Observer “Today, the Storting (Norwegian parliament) endorsed the Government’s proposal to open parts of
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Body of 12 year-old avalanche victim recovered in Finnish Lapland
A 12-year-old boy who was caught in an avalanche at Pallastunturi in northwestern Finnish Lapland on Tuesday was found dead
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Norwegian Air Force starts training of Ukrainian personnel
Two F-16 fighter jets are sent from the North Norwegian airbase of Bodø as part of efforts to educate Ukrainian
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Russian military rocket created spectacular light show over Svalbard
The sky over the Norwegian Arctic archipelago was lit up by the military rocket that was launched from the Plesetsk
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Wildfires, space & shipping – Arctic roundup 2023 with Mia Bennett
As we approach the year’s end, Eye on the Arctic is reflecting on the past 12 months in northern news.
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Norwegian oil and gas industry expects a rise in investments in 2024
The Offshore Norway (The Norwegian Oil and Gas Association) reported that it expects investments of NOK 240 billion ($22,320,214) on
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