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Russian mercenary flees to Norway

Police in Norway's northern region of Finnmark arrested a man in the middle of the night on Friday, and charged him with illegally crossing...

Tromsø cuts its ties to Russian ‘friendship’ cities

The municipal council in the northern Norwegian city of Tromsø voted unanimously on Tuesday to end its "frienship city" ties with Murmansk, Arkhangelsk and...

Bomb threat at gas plant ‘unnecessarily’ raised war-related fears

A new survey shows that one out of every three Norwegians now fears potential acts of war. Police claim those fears "unnecessarily" rose Thursday,...

Norway tightens Russian border control

Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl flew up to Northern Norway's border to Russia on Sunday to meet with local police and defense forces stationed...

Russian men flee to Northern Norway

Their numbers aren't nearly as large as the 17,000 arriving in Finland over the weekend, but hundreds of Russian men subject to being drafted...

Border to Russia reopened in the north

Norway's border to Russia in its far northeast has reopened, after an easing of Corona restrictions and despite ongoing economic sanctions and high political...

Locals feed stranded Russian truckers

An unusual spring snowstorm has stranded nearly 30 Russian trucks and their drivers in Kvænangen, Northern Norway, known for its sometimes treacherous weather. Since...

Norway closes borders and harbours to Russian transport

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN UNTHINKABLE just two months ago, given years of border cooperation between Russia and Norway - but then Russia invaded Ukraine,...

Some progress amid Sami celebrations

Norway's indigenous Sami people could finally celebrate not only their cultural heritage but some recent accomplishments on their national day this past weekend. Challenges...

Troms and Finnmark allowed to divorce

Norway's new Labour-Center government is already reversing lots of the centralization and consolidation that the former Conservative government championed to improve economies of scale....
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