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Norway closes border for Russians tourists and shoppers

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 10:28
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End comes to the last open land-border to Schengen-Europe for Russian citizens traveling on leisure and non-essential travel. ‘The decision

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Russia to introduce free visas for some travellers from Finland

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 10:45 — Last Updated: Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 15:40
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New Russian visa protocol coming into effect in October will no longer require some travellers from Finland to the Saint

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Arctic Finland faces shortage of temporary berry pickers as Thailand holds back on visas

Yle News
Posted: Friday, July 5, 2019 at 13:59
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Authorities in Thailand have limited the number of Thai citizens who can apply for visas to work as berry pickers

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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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Russian visa applications in Norway hit 10-year-low

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, January 28, 2019 at 16:26 — Last Updated: Monday, January 28, 2019 at 16:32
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More than three times more Chinese were granted visa by Norway than Russians, in 2018. Cross-border traffic from Russia to

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Russia – Norway border traffic twice as high as few years back

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 13:30
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Including July, this year has seen more crossings at the Russian-Norwegian border than during entire 2009. Immigration officials at Norway’s

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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