Tag: Northern Norway
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....
Chlorine leak killed 96,000 salmon
Alarms were ringing Tuesday after 15,000 liters of chlorine leaked from a fish farm into the Alta Fjord in Northern Norway. An estimated 96,000...
Winter storm rages over Northern Norway
Norway's northernmost region of Finnmark was largely cut off from the rest of the country on Monday after a severe winter storm with strong...
Cold reception for northern area plan
Eight government ministers unveiled the first strategic plan for Northern Norway in nine years on Friday, promising support for better schools, transport, job creation...
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