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Corona-hit military asked to halt exercises

A local mayor in Northern Norway is calling on the military to halt its annual Cold Response winter exercises in the area that involve...

‘Extreme low pressure’ disrupts aviation

More than 20 weather stations around Norway are reporting record low air pressure systems following weekend storms. The situation has affected some aircraft including...

Sami celebrate amid climate concerns

Sami flags flew all over Norway on Thursday as the country's indigenous people celebrated their own national day. The president of the Sami Parliament...

Arctic tax break offer sparks interest

The mayor of the small town of Bø in Vesterålen, Northern Norway, was in Oslo on Monday to futher promote his local council's decision...

Air ambulances grounded again

After finally settling technical problems tied to its fleet of air ambulances in Northern Norway, ambulance operator Babcock now faces another problem: sick pilots....

North Cape finally freed for visitors

Norwegians and tourists alike have received a surprise Christmas gift, after the county governor of Troms og Finnmark decided that hotel and real estate...

More arrests for king crab crime

Police have conducted more raids against a criminal network suspected of illegally trapping king crab and selling the crabs nationwide. The network is believed...

Hopes and tension at liberation jubilee

On the eve of Friday's ceremonies marking the Soviet liberation of Finnmark in 1944 came word that a Russian commission was recommending a pardon...

Norwegian vessel sails to North Pole

Norway's polar exploration heroes Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen never managed to sail all the the way to the North Pole, but a vessel...

Remote Røst rides out the storms

PHOTO FEATURE: It takes a certain amount of effort to get to Norway's remote islands of Røst, which lie around 100 kilometers off the...
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