Security interests spice up Barents fishery talks
Cod still brings Norwegians and Russian together around the table. But in the background looms a far more active role
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Fewer Arctic foxes born in Sweden
A cyclical decline in the population of small rodents in the Swedish mountains has hurt the numbers of one of Sweden’s most
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Newly introduced fish species set to replace imported salmon in Finland
The Natural Resources Institute of Finland estimates that the nelma or sheefish, native but endangered in Russia, could be a
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Ice-Blog: Arctic Council – 20 years in a warming world
Twenty years does not really seem like a long time. But when it comes to climate change in the Arctic, the
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Goliat remains shut down, Norway orders power outage prevention plan
ENI has been ordered to identify and implement necessary measures following the loss of power on the Barents Sea oil
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Finnmark introduces strict regulations on grouse hunting
Grouse population in Finnmark is estimated to be only one-third of last year’s. Finnmarkseiendommen, the landowner that administrates 95 percent
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323 Norwegian reindeer killed by lightning strike ‘in the wrong place at the wrong time’: expert
A herd of Norwegian reindeer killed in the deadliest lightning strike ever seen by scientists were likely in the wrong
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Oil minister Lien invites bids for more Arctic blocks
Additional blocks will be made ready for oil drilling in the Barents Sea as the Norwegian government on Monday announced
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Russia mulls extension of border zone
An official document indicates that Moscow is preparing the reintroduction of travelling restrictions in the borderlands to Norway and Finland.
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This is a Norwegian-Russian success story
Almost half the population of Kirkenes can cross the border with Russia without a visa. For many locals in the Norwegian
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Ice-Blog: German research station celebrates birthday in Arctic Norway
25 years ago, Germany set up its own Arctic research station in the tiny settlement of Ny Alesund, in the
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Experts question timeframes & social consequences of Russia’s warship program
While the Russian Navy brags about its new class of nuclear-powered destroyers and other sophisticated surface vessels, Norwegian experts believe
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Take a peek at Hurtigruten’s new polar vessels
Rolls-Royce designs the new generation of Arctic cruise ships. The company this week signed a contract with Norwegian ship building
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Utsjoki residents at odds over Tenojoki salmon fishing restrictions
Salmon fishing disputes that have plagued the Tenojoki river area for decades have risen to the surface once again after
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Early cloudberry season
The hunt for the berries often referred to as “the gold of the Barents Region” has started two weeks earlier
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