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New Arctic Industry Research Program in Fram Centre Underway

The MIKON flagship program in the Fram Centre is using both social and environmental sciences to examine how High North industrial development will affect the natural world, regional societies like the Sami and economic activity.

June 19, 2014
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Cross-border trade tumbles

On the backdrop of political chill, trade between Finland and Russia is falling sharply. Also tourism between the countries is in a downswing.

June 18, 2014
The thermal plant in Apatity (photo: tgc-1.ru)

TGC-1 signed deal with WWF

The Northwest Russian electricity generator TGC-1 has signed a deal with WWF, which is to help heighten environmental standards at the company’s sites in Murmansk Oblast.

January 19, 2011
SCF Baltica (Photo Morflot.ru)

Suezmax ready for Arctic route

A Sovcomflot vessel will this summer be the largest tanker ever to sail the Northern Sea Route with condensate to Asia.

February 24, 2011
The LNG-plant on Melkøya outside Hammerfest in Northern Norway.

Novatek considers Statoil in Yamal partnership

Statoil has the Arctic experience Novatek needs for its planned LNG-plant on Yamal Peninsula.

March 18, 2011
Arkhangelsk city downtown (photo by Jonas Karlsbakk)

Slow but steady recovery in Arkhangelsk

The economic situation in Arkhangelsk Oblast can be characterized as a process of slow recovery, the latest Barents Monitoring report reads.

May 10, 2011
LUKoil office building in Naryan-Mar.

Russian petroleum income skyrockets

Higher oil prices and growing demand for gas makes good business.

September 02, 2011

Arkhangelsk residents are cod-eaters No. 1

Residents of Pomor land consume twice more fish than average in the country.

October 21, 2011
Space tourism in Arctic Sweden (photo: spaceportsweden.com)

Aurora Borealis tours over the skies

JUKKASJÄRVI: Space tourism from Arctic Sweden can be reality within some years. In the meantime, Spaceport Sweden launches Northern Lights flights this winter.

November 25, 2011
Ksenia Kipurova

Youth innovates Arctic in Arkhangelsk

200 young and creative entrepreneurs from all over the Barents region will gather for the II International Forum of Young Entrepreneurs in October.

January 27, 2012

Statoil sells petrol stations

The most visible Norwegian trade-mark in the streets of Murmansk will no longer be Norwegian.

April 19, 2012

Murmansk way down on investment climate list

Murmansk ranks 26 among 30 Russian cities selected for assessment in the new World Bank report “Doing Business in Russia.”

June 28, 2012

Murmansk cuts the budgets

The Russian Arctic region is experiencing an economic downturn.

August 13, 2012

Ready for private initiatives in the Barents region

This is the Norwegian group of the young entrepreneurs contributing to cross-border economic and social development in the Barents region.

September 26, 2012

Teams up for cross-border salmon farming

Smolt production will take place on the Norwegian side of the border aimed for fish farms on the Russian side.

November 01, 2012