In Murmansk Port works a fleet of Norwegian reefer vessels
“Fish can be traded with the Russians, it has been decided by Norwegian and European authorities,” says Tormod Fossmark, CEO
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Russia withdraws accreditation of Norwegian honorary consul Andrei Shalyov
Russia’s Foreign Ministry in Moscow has withdrawn the exequatur and accreditation of Arkhangelsk citizen Andrei Shalyov. The move comes amid
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Finland’s eastern border unlikely to reopen anytime soon
Large-scale illegal immigration is still the biggest risk on Finland’s eastern border, says Colonel Marko Saareks, the new commander of
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Norway’s Finnmark brigade to boost Arctic border defense, reevaluate training limits
Norway’s new Finnmark Brigade will closely cooperate with Finnish forces and self-imposed restrictions on allied training along the border to
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Passenger rail between Finland and Sweden could start in late 2025
Passenger train traffic from Finland via Tornio to Haparanda would open up the possibility of traveling to Sweden and the
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New radars sharpen Russian air defense over northern Finland, Norway
For decades, there have been military radars on the small mountain top in the Pechenga area. From Iyvara, there is
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Study examines physical, social costs of thawing permafrost across Arctic regions
Melting Arctic permafrost is creating ongoing challenges for communities across the North, and a new study is shedding light on
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Russia intensifies electronic warfare against Norway
“We were spoofed on approaching Kirkenes today” Norway is sounding the alarm after discovering that Russia is no longer only
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Paralysis looms over Russia’s Arctic oil
New US sanctions deal an unprecedented blow to the companies that over the past decade have developed major oil and
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Kremlin, on Trump remarks on Greenland and Canada, says Russia has Arctic interests
The Kremlin on Thursday said that Russia had strategic national interests in the Arctic when asked to comment on U.S.
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After a month in Norwegian fjord, infamous Russian reefer Belomorye is towed to sea
The almost 50 year old reefer was early the 31 December towed out of the Frei Fjord and into stormy
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Finland seizes tanker carrying Russian oil suspected of knocking out internet, power cables
Finnish authorities on Thursday seized a ship carrying Russian oil in the Baltic Sea on suspicion it caused the outage
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Massive explosions near Severomorsk, in Arctic Russia
There is no information made public that can tell what exploded inside the military boundaries south of the headquarters of
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Increasing risk of escalation in Arctic says Danish defence intelligence service
Denmark’s Defence Intelligence Service (DEI) painted a stark picture of the country’s evolving security landscape in its annual report on
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“Canada is an Arctic country at a pivotal moment,” says Foreign Minister
The Arctic is becoming an increasingly contested area, Canada’s Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly told a Montreal audience on Friday, pointing to
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