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Alta salmon river lures the wealthy

The sheer number of expensive private jets parked at the airport in the relatively small northern Norwegian town of Alta is a good indication...

Young boss trains for Riddu Riddu

Karoline Tveitnes Trollvik first got involved with Northern Norway's Riddu Riddu festival as a volunteer at the tender age of 10. Now she's poised to literally run...

Record interest in Arctic athletics

Both an upcoming cycling race around scenic Lofoten in Northern Norway and this weekend's annual marathon in Norway's Arctic county of Troms have attracted...

Greenpeace fights ‘illegal’ boarding

UPDATED: The Greenpeace ship Esperanza, moored at the Hoop drilling site 175 kilometers from Bjørnøya (Bear Island) on Friday afternoon, was later boarded by Coast Guard...

New protest flares over oil drilling

UPDATED: Norwegian police moved in early Thursday to remove Greenpeace activists who had illegally boarded a Statoil-chartered offshore drilling rig in the Arctic. By...

World’s most northerly bike race ready to roll

Never before has a cycling race been arranged as far north as this year's Arctic Race of Norway. Organizers announced its route last week,...

Chinese Svalbard buy blocked

The Norwegian government announced it would investigate purchasing land around a fjord in Svalbard, after Chinese interests made moves to secure the property. Trade...

Chinese investor now eyes Lyngen

A controversial Chinese investor who first tried to buy up major portions of Iceland has expanded his sights in northern Norway. Huang Nubo, a...

Ex-oil boss warns against Russia

As world leaders gathered in The Hague and Brussels this week to discuss security and politics, the first chief executive of Statoil is warning...

Controversial mine gets green light

Mining company Nussir received government approval on Thursday for its controversial copper mine at Kvalsund in Finnmark. Plans to harvest rich mineral veins then...
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