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Flags fly for Sami National Day

Norway has the largest indigenous Sami population in the Nordic countries, and thousands of them were celebrating what's known as Samefolkets Dag on Monday....

Northern Lights put on a show

UPDATED: Meteorologists and space experts forecast an especially spectacular appearance of the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) on Tuesday, linked to what they call the...

Hurtigruten classic gets NRK send-off

Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) is going back on board another Hurtigruten ship to document its voyage from Kirkenes south to Bergen. It won't be another...

Cod fishing better than ever

Fishing fleets off Northern Norway are suddenly hauling in enormous amounts of torsk (cod), not least around Senja. They say the fishing has been...

Northern Norway sails into oil age

The northern city of Hammerfest was being called "the new Stavanger," a reference to Norway's oil capital, as reaction and celebration continued following Statoil's...

New oil ‘province’ found off Norway

Extension of Norway's lucrative oil age was further assured on Monday when state oil company Statoil announced another major oil discovery in the Barents...

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...

Battles loom over new military plans

Norway's top military brass must prepare for battle with politicians and members of their own ranks, after presenting their advice and specific long-term plans...

‘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...
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