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Last Schengen land-border open for Russian tourists sees 33 percent increase in traffic

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 6, 2023 at 10:40
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Due to the restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, the numbers for this January are not comparable with previous years. Russia

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Russian drone pilot detained on border to Norway

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, October 14, 2022 at 14:12
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A Russian citizen has been detained on the border crossing point of Storskog after police found two drones in his

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Politics Politics (Russia) 

More Russian men flee Putin’s call-up decree via northern borders

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, September 26, 2022 at 10:02
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Both Finland and Norway saw more military-aged Russian men crossing borders this weekend. But still far from the queues reported

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Norwegian transporters bring goods to Russian coal-miners

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 09:14
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Dilemma solved: Two containers with food supplies that were stopped on the land border to Norway are now underway towards

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* Featured * * Newsroom Picks * General Newsroom Picks • zone 2 Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Russian legislators question Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 12:08
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Norway is violating the Svalbard Treaty from 1920, says Deputy Speaker in the Russian Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev following the

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Amid record Covid-19 cases in both countries, Norway ends mandatory entry quarantine for travelers from Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 12:05
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Cross-border shopping and leisure travel could again get a boost after nearly two years of practically closed border for normal

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General News Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Murmansk-Norway border traffic suffers major drop

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 4, 2019 at 11:57
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Russian New Year celebrations, which run until mid-January, are normally a busy time for cross-border shopping. Not so this year.

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) Norway Politics 

‘Time for new buildings’: Norway border police faces rise in traffic from Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 15:30
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14% more border-crossings at Storskog in August compared with the same month 2016. This was the 13th month in a

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General Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Norway resumes transportation of asylum seekers to Russia

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 15:15
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Migrants who came to Norway from Russia across the border-crossing point at Storskog last autumn and winter, are now being

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