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Aker chose ‘The Tromsø Solution’

The northern city of Tromsø was celebrating after industrial firm Aker Solutions chose what it called "The Tromsø Solution" for its Arctic base of...

‘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...
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