Norway establishes NATO amphibious warfare center in Sørreisa
The training facility in northern Norway will have the capacity to house several hundred NATO soldiers, Norwegian Defence Minister Bjørn
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Sky-high Russian claim: Nature reserve demands NOK 47 million for Norwegian reindeer grazing on its territory
The Pasvik Nature Reserve in the Murmansk region demands 47 million Norwegian kroner (6,10 million) as compensation for the 40
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Norway boosts defense spendings with priority up north
“We are strengthening facilities for the reception of, and training with, allied forces in northern Norway,” says Defense Minister Bjørn
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Shocking temperatures across the Arctic
The hottest October ever in Europe is now followed by a November weekend with an average of 6,7°C above normal
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Population declining in Arctic Norway
Shrinking population also in cities like Tromsø, Harstad and Mo i Rana during first half of 2019. Population is down
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Skiers who died in Arctic Norway last winter triggered avalanche: report
A group of skiers who went missing in the Blåbærfjellet region of Norway’s Tamok Valley and were later declared dead
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Small traces of radioactive iodine found in Arctic Norway
Source of the radioactivity blowing in the wind is unknown. In week 5 (January 28th to February 4th), very small
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Norway irked by Russia’s GPS jamming near Arctic border
Military forces on the heavily militarized Kola Peninsula, in northwest Russia, have blinded GPS signals in Norwegian air space five
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Bodies of three skiers killed in avalanche recovered in Arctic Norway
The bodies of two skiers were found under a mass of snow near the top of a Norwegian fell on
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Police release names of skiers killed by avalanche in northern Norway
Police in northern Norway on Monday announced the names of three Finns and one Swede who died under an avalanche
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Rebel region in Arctic Norway slams door on Oslo government
“We are absolutely not talking about any kind of secession”, says Finnmark County Council leader Ragnhild Vassvik. Relations between the
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Arctic Europe’s July records melted under extreme temperatures
Average temperature in Finnish Lapland was five degrees above normal. In Finnmark, on Norway’s Barents Sea coast, August started just
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European Arctic swelters under tropical temperatures, breaks heat records
Red-hot Barents region: Record-breaking heat at several locations in northernmost Norway, Finland and Russia Wednesday evening. Svanhovd environmental center in
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Population dropping in Northwestern Russia
Arkhangelsk and Murmansk Oblasts are the part of the Barents region with sharpest drop in population, while both Northern Sweden
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Northern Norway merger overwhelmingly rejected in regional referendum
This shows that Finnmark wants to be governed by people from the region, says County Council leader Ragnhild Vassvik. As
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