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Festival preparations are well underway
2012-02-07Kirkenes is preparing for the Barents Spektakel 2012 festival. Stages for performances are being built, concerts are being rehearsed, people are arriving from near and far.
New Kirkenes declaration in progress
2012-02-07Next January marks the 20th anniversary of signing the Kirkenes declaration establishing the Barents cooperation. Norway now wants to take successful cross-border cooperation a step further and asks for input to a Kirkenes declaration, part II.
North Korean accordionists perform A-ha tune in Barents
2012-02-06Barents Spektakel arts and culture festival in Kirkenes near the Russian border opens this week with cross-border artists from around the world. A highlight is North Koreans performing “Take on Me.” See the video here.
Tuning in on Barents identity
2012-02-02Radio Barents 111 is a theatre performance which tries to explore life along the border in the north. Miles away from foreign minister’s negotiations on border regulations; the Samovarteateret wants to figure out why people live in the far north of Europe.
Peanuts for Shtokman
2012-02-02Gazprom intends to invest $7 million in the Shtokman project this year.
Global tourism trends in Kirkenes
2012-02-02More and more Russians and Chinese tourists visit Kirkenes. Global tourism trends are affecting the snow hotel in Kirkenes.
Reconstructs before demolishing
2012-02-01Norway is urgently expanding its border station to Russia to meet booming traffic. The new constructions will however soon be demolished to clear the way for a brand new border station.
Russian military salaries soar
2012-02-01Russian authorities have boosted military salaries to unprecedented levels. Military servicemen in Murmansk now earn twice as much as others.
Measures radioactive iodine in Barents Region
2012-01-31Very low levels of the radioactive isotope iodine-131 in northern part of Norway, Sweden and Finland. Norwegian Radiation authorities is unsure about the source, but says it might come from, or via Russian territory.
Gazprom sells Gazflot
2012-01-31One of Russia´s top offshore exploration companies might be up for sale.
Medvedev chooses Orlov as Governor of Arkhangelsk
2012-01-31Igor Orlov is suggested by Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev as Governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast.
Statoil courts Rosneft
2012-01-27OSLO: The Norwegian oil major is eager to join the development of huge offshore fields in Russia´s Arctic. But first it wants tax breaks from Moscow.
Increases Snøhvit gas estimates
2012-01-27Statoil says the reserve is now believed to contain additional 20 million cubic meters.
Moscow tourists want Norwegian adventure
2012-01-26Visa boom to Norway as northern-Norway, the fjords and Oslo allures Russians.
Going for coal
2012-01-26Russia will boost its coal production with 30 percent. A significant share will be taken from Arctic mines.
Medvedev tells FSB to protect Arctic fisheries
2012-02-07Russian President says additional measures should be taken to protect ...
University focuses interest on indigenous people
2012-02-07Nenets Oil Company and Northern Arctic University (NARFU) establish a ...
El-consumptions peaks in cold Russia
2012-02-07Severe cold made Russian consumption of electricity reach a historical...
Putin’s cousin invests in Murmansk
2012-02-06Igor Putin, the Prime Minister’s cousin, plans to build an internation...
All time high at Lapland borders
2012-02-06Never before has so many crossed the borders between Russia’s Kola Pen...
Pro-Europe Sauli Niinistö new president
2012-02-06Landslide victory in Finland’s presidential election.
Norway, Russia plan path towards Arctic energy exploration
2012-02-06Norway announces an initiative to invest about 6 million NOK in a Norw...
Lahnstein leaves Foreign Ministry
2012-02-03Norwegian Government relocates State Secretary – no longer responsible...
Loggers protect Arkhangelsk forest
2012-02-03Long negotiations between World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the biggest ti...
Trademark Barents
2012-02-02The Barents cooperation has paved the way for the popularity of using ...
Yara drops cross-border processing idea
2012-02-02Will be too expensive to process Lapland ore on Russia’s Kola Peninsul...
A great year for Gazprom
2012-02-02The Russian giant increases production, boosts reserves and exports an...
FSB softens border regime
2012-02-01Tears down newly established check-point in the border zone road towar...
Russian victories in cross border tournament
2012-02-01Murmansk football teams won all matches when Russian and Norwegian foo...
Nuclear icebreaker turns south
2012-01-28”50 Years of Victory” crossed the Arctic Circle Sunday morning and sai...
Testing out LNG on Northern Sea Route
2012-01-27In the very near future we will conduct test sailing with LNG on the N...
Youth innovates Arctic in Arkhangelsk
200 young and creative entrepreneurs from all over the Barents region ...
Longyearbyen heats up
2012-01-27Plus 1 degree celsius in Longyearbyen on Friday as the strange winter ...
Sir Elton John to Tromsø
2012-01-26Sir Elton John will play a concert in the Arctic town of Tromsø in the...
Russia falls on Press Freedom Index
2012-01-26Reporters Without Borders’ latest index downgrades Russia to 142nd pla...
Free access to research documents on the High North
2012-01-26The University Library of Tromsø is launching a new service that servi...
Russia scraps three nuclear icebreakers
2012-01-26By 2020 the nuclear icebreakers “Arktika”, “Sibir” and “Rossiya” will ...
Minister: “Lapland becomes Northern Congo”
2012-01-26Foreign mining companies dig ore and leaves minimal benefits to Laplan...
It’s on the radio
2012-01-26”Europe Plus” is the most popular radio station in Murmansk. Every six...
Lapland unemployment heats up presidential race
2012-01-26Two candidates ready for second round of Finland’s presidential electi...
Murmansk governor still in power
2012-01-26Dmitry Dmitriyenko today opened a meeting in the regional government, ...
Lukoil invests $1.3 billion in Titov and Trebs
2012-01-26The development of two of the biggest remaining fields in the Timan-Pe...
