A team of researchers headed by the well-know scientist Jørn Hurum might have done a historic dinosaur finding at Svalbard.

The Norwegian shipping company Odfjell SE has applied to the authorities for permission to arm members of the crew and hire armed guards for their ships when sailing through pirate waters.

Today we mark the 70 years anniversary for one of the many events that took place in the Northern areas of Norway, Russia and Finland during WWII. On August 16, 1940, the Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha, the Princesses Ragnhild and Astrid and Prince Harald, now King of Norway, left for the United States from Petsamo in Northern Finland on the US troop transport “American Legion” – the last neutral vessel allowed to leave Northern Europe.

The number of tourists to the Lofoten Archipelago in Northern Norway is rising. In spite of the financial crisis Russians and Europeans are streaming to the islands.

Only 5 of 60 employees are left at the Norwegian Embassy in Moscow. The rest have been sent to Norway or to other places in Russia because of the choking smog and extreme heat that is tormenting the city.

Russian import of salmon from Norway continues to rise. Russia is the second largest market for Norwegian salmon outside the EU.

This Thursday marks the 10th anniversary of the “Kursk” submarine disaster. Today, Russia and Norway are far better prepared to cooperate on difficult rescue operations in the Barents Sea. Unfortunately, that might be needed, argues the editor of BarentsObserver in this opinion.

Industrial companies in Norway have regained half of the production loss they experienced in 2008 and 2009.

The unique operation on removal of the wreck of the Russian cruiser Murmansk in Sørøya, Northern Norway, will be made into a documentary. A webcam has been put up by the wreck, giving people the opportunity to follow the operation on-line.

Norwegian F-16 fighter jets have so far in 2010 been scrambled to meet Russian military aircrafts 21 times. If the trend continues, less Russian aircrafts will be identified this year compared to 2009.