Tag: Northern Norway

Northerners fight for military bases

Critics of government plans to restructure and relocate military operations in Northern Norway were trooping into an open hearing at the Parliament this week,...

Throwing rocks at Russia not allowed

Four Norwegian citizens out sightseeing in Northern Norway were arrested and face heavy fines after they were caught literally throwing rocks at Russia. Police...

Solberg mulls moving a mountain for Finland

Prime Minister Erna Solberg says she's "considering" a request from a northern municipality to redraw the lines around a small portion of Norway's border with Finland, to make...

Hurtigruten owners poised to profit

The British investment fund that bought up 90 percent of the shares in Norway's famed coastal shipping line Hurtigruten may see the value of...

Missing paddlers found in Reisadalen

Police mounted a major search and rescue operation Thursday in Reisadalen, the remote valley in Northern Norway not far from Storsletta, after reports that several...

Russia cleared of a ‘war’ on Norway

It's much quieter now at the border between Norway and Russia, and two senior researchers at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in Norway are dismissing...

Birds put Vardø back on the radar

VARDØ: Known for its radar installations, this small Norwegian town spread over an island in the country's Arctic northeast was being thrust onto the radar...

Economy shows signs of recovery

Norway's economic slowdown is already showing signs of shifting into reverse, say researchers at state statistics bureau SSB. The sun is definitely shining on areas...

Arctic birds star in slow-TV ‘cliffhanger’

A remarkable Norwegian island where tens of thousands of sea birds nest every year will be the location of the latest "slow TV" project from...

Barents port keen on the oil business

KIRKENES: When the Norwegian government's new surveillance vessel Marjata berthed at its home port here this month, many locals hoped it signalled the arrival...
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