Siting behind his desk, the 37-year old and his colleague do not at all look surprised when the FSB officers enters the ...

Rovaniemi, Kittilä, Ivalo, Kirkenes, Alta, Tromsø and Bodø are all destinations inside the Arctic Circle for the Finnish flag ...

The Arctic’s greening from a warming climate isn’t just happening on land—it’s unfolding beneath the ocean surface too. There ...

The draft of a new certification system was presented Wednesday at the Indigenous Peoples Conference in Inari, Finland that ...

The Kirkenes Conference used to brand itself as a meeting point and discussion ground for Norwegian and Russian government officials and business interests. Kirkenes is located only few kilometres ...

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The “Arkhangelsk” (K-562) is the Northern Fleet’s newest 4th generation multi-purpose submarine. Handed over to the navy in late December 2024, the submarine set course towards Zapadnaya Litsa base ...

We're on a ferry from Tromsø to the island of Vannøya. In a matter of minutes, 18 giant wind turbines rise above the horizon along this small stretch of land - it is the Fakken wind power plant. The ...

The Barents Observer follows the Code of Ethics of the Norwegian Press and the document Right and Duties of the Editor. We report under full editorial independence and have no external interference.