Tag: Arctic
‘Ambitious goals’ for Northern Areas
The so-called Nordområdene (Northern Areas) have long been at the top of Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre's agenda. On Friday, he and three fellow...
Sami-Norwegian conflict turns hostile
Hostilities were rising in the northern Norwegian city of Tromsø this week, after a conflict over official use of the Sami language descended into...
Svalbard sovereignty not under threat
The response was loud and clear after a major Norwegian newspaper reported earlier this week that a new report from the European Union (EU)...
Norway now bigger in the Barents
Norway officially expanded its territory in the Barents Sea this week, when its newly agreed offshore border with Russia took effect just over a...
Smooth sailing for Norway and Russia
Relations seem better than ever between Norway and Russia, following a few recent conflicts over salmon imports, human rights, business trouble for Telenor and...
Mari Boine to sing in English
Norway's indigenous star Sami singer, Mari Boine, is branching into new directions and now plans a new album with English lyrics. She also may...
Svalbard suddenly in royal spotlight
Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard was suddenly getting a lot of extra attention this week, when Prince Harry of Wales landed at Longyearbyen to...
Cold War defense included plans to sacrifice Finnmark in the north
The Norwegian government would have been prepared to give up the northern region of Finnmark in the event of an invasion by the Soviet...
Warmest waters ever around Svalbard
Norwegian and other international researchers have uncovered a major increase in sea temperatures around Norway's northern archipelago of Svalbard. Their measurements shows that the...
Firm strikes gold on Svalbard
After several months analyzing more than three tons of material excavated from Svalbard, the Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic, Canadian and Swedish experts have...
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