World Wildlife Fund has launched a web-based map showing natural resources and updated overviews of activities like shipping or oil drilling in the Arctic.
KIRUNA: The Arctic Council welcomed six new observer countries this morning, among them China, Japan and South Korea. But one was notably absent: the European Union.
The town of Kirkenes on the border to Russia was blessed with unusual nice weather on this year’s National Day. Have a look at how the towns’ people celebrated “syttende mai”.
KIRUNA: The first indigenous chairperson of the Arctic Council said she will use her two-year term to raise awareness of how important the indigenous way of life is and will put the interests of northern people first when considering Arctic research, development and policy.
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KIRUNA: The decision to invite six new nations as observers in the Arctic Council lifts the status of this forum to a new level, says Norway´s foreign minister Espen Barth Eide. Comments
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KIRUNA: China, India, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea and Singapore were all welcomed as new observer states by the Arctic Council during the ministerial meeting in Kiruna today. |
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World Wildlife Fund has launched a web-based map showing natural resources and updated overviews of activities like shipping or oil drilling in the Arctic.
World Wildlife Fund has launched a web-based map showing natural resources and updated overviews of activities like shipping or oil drilling in the Arctic.
KIRUNA: The Arctic Council welcomed six new observer countries this morning, among them China, Japan and South Korea. But one was notably absent: the European Union.
- New web tool maps Arctic nature and activities May 21, 2013 Comments
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Canada brings indigenous voice to Arctic policy
May 15, 2013
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- Binding oil spill agreement signed May 17, 2013 Comments
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Arctic Council´s international breakthrough
May 15, 2013
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Six new observers to Arctic Council
May 15, 2013
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- Canada spearheads alliance of Arctic Council museums May 14, 2013 Comments
- Sami want say in Arctic mining May 13, 2013 Comments
- Arctic Council heads to Kiruna next week May 08, 2013 Comments
- Canadian shipping company defends itself against allegations May 07, 2013 Comments
- China seeks observer status with the Arctic Council May 07, 2013 Comments
- Polar bears attack Statoil in Moscow April 30, 2013 Comments
- Svalbard’s experience – for Russian Arctic? April 23, 2013 Comments
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The town of Kirkenes on the border to Russia was blessed with unusual nice weather on this year’s National Day. Have a look at how the towns’ people celebrated “syttende mai”.
The town of Kirkenes on the border to Russia was blessed with unusual nice weather on this year’s National Day. Have a look at how the towns’ people celebrated “syttende mai”.
Last Thursday people all over Russia celebrated Victory Day, which marks the capitulation of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union in the Second World War. BarentsObserver brings you photos from the celebrations in Murmansk, Nikel, Arkhangelsk and Litsa.
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Constitution Day celebrations in Kirkenes
May 21, 2013
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Victory Day celebrated
May 13, 2013
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- YLE starts publishing in language spoken by 400 May 09, 2013 Comments
- “I fear our language will die” May 08, 2013 Comments
- Wreath laying at Partisan memorial May 08, 2013 Comments
- Airline strike grounds flights May 08, 2013 Comments
- Norwegian cash triggers one more "foreign agent" May 09, 2013 Comments
- Ole Andreas is Norway’s new man in Murmansk May 07, 2013 Comments
- Kola NGO receives warning May 02, 2013 Comments
- Protests against media control May 02, 2013 Comments
- “Being a journalist is a splendid profession… May 02, 2013 Comments
- Murmansk gives facelift to Nordic Skiing complex April 25, 2013 Comments
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Passion for redesigned fashion
April 24, 2013
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Politics
Russia’s crack-down on foreign funded groups have reached Nordic Council’s information office in Kaliningrad. Carl Bildt and the other Nordic Foreign Ministers lodge sharp protest.
Russia’s crack-down on foreign funded groups have reached Nordic Council’s information office in Kaliningrad. Carl Bildt and the other Nordic Foreign Ministers lodge sharp protest.
EU’s Economic and Social Committee recommends in its Arctic Policy opinion that key civil society partners should be given a stronger advisory role in the Barents Euro-Arctic Council.
- Nordic protest after Russian inspection May 03, 2013 Comments
- EU: Strengthen civil society in Barents Council May 02, 2013 Comments
- Regional politicians feel themselves excluded from Barents talks April 19, 2013 Comments
- Nenets most efficient in Russia April 18, 2013 Comments
- Patriarch criticizes feminism, Duma approves blasphemy law April 10, 2013 Comments
- Murmansk communist prefers opposition April 09, 2013 Comments
- Stoltenberg, Medvedev get ready for Barents April 08, 2013 Comments
- Wants communist to solve fishery problems April 08, 2013 Comments
- Moscow staged RAIPON election thriller April 08, 2013 Comments
- Regions to decide on direct governors elections April 02, 2013 Comments
- Yevdokimov back in the warmth March 25, 2013 Comments
- “We want a say in Barents Regional Council” March 13, 2013 Comments
- In Northwest Russia, a new leader March 11, 2013 Comments
Energy
With trucks and railway, Gazprom Neft this winter transported the first 10000 tons of oil from the Novoportovskoye field in the Yamal Peninsula.
With trucks and railway, Gazprom Neft this winter transported the first 10000 tons of oil from the Novoportovskoye field in the Yamal Peninsula.
The Varanger Kraft company is investing almost €80 million in a wind power project on Norway's Arctic coast, at one of the most windy spots in Europe.
- First oil from Yamal May 16, 2013 Comments
- Where the wind blows the most May 07, 2013 Comments
- Preparing for visit to Kirkenes, Medvedev says drill May 03, 2013 Comments
- Gazprom boosts offshore reserves May 03, 2013 Comments
- Rosneft, Novatek join efforts against Gazprom May 02, 2013 Comments
- Skrugard-Havis fields renamed April 23, 2013 Comments
- Norway ready to drill along Russian border May 03, 2013 Comments
- Labor party supports impact study of Arctic drilling April 22, 2013 Comments
- Shtokman forever in mind April 18, 2013 Comments
- Norwegian gas for Russian Barents April 17, 2013 Comments
- Construction of Sabetta port to start this summer April 18, 2013 Comments
- Italians ready to map Russian-Norwegian waters April 16, 2013 Comments
- Statoil wants back into Shtokman April 16, 2013 Comments
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Borders
The first days of May have been all time high for border-crossings at Russia’s northernmost check-points to Europe.
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Peak hours at Barents borders
May 07, 2013
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- Finland, Russia aim at smoother border traffic April 04, 2013 Comments
- Russia opens visa center in Kirkenes March 22, 2013 Comments
- Finland mulls further visa liberalization March 15, 2013 Comments
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Waiting time reduced to 20 seconds
March 14, 2013
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- Finland opens more visa centers in Russia March 12, 2013 Comments
- Overcoming deadlock in visa facilitation talks March 08, 2013 Comments
- Putin calls on FSB to strengthen border regimes February 15, 2013 Comments
- Expects 20 million border crossings by 2017 February 14, 2013 Comments
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Faster, better and friendlier visa service
March 07, 2013
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- Record year for visas January 17, 2013 Comments
- Kola, Lapland border crossings up 36% January 08, 2013 Comments
- Christmas travel boom January 02, 2013 Comments
Business
After having been on the verge of bankruptcy, the Northland Resources now confirms that it has the funding needed for continued development of the great Kaunisvaara iron mine project in northern Sweden.
After having been on the verge of bankruptcy, the Northland Resources now confirms that it has the funding needed for continued development of the great Kaunisvaara iron mine project in northern Sweden.
World’s northernmost coal company posts huge loss and is forced to send miners home from the Arctic.
- New credits save Lapland iron May 08, 2013 Comments
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Svalbard coal mine reduces staff
May 04, 2013
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- SAS sells Widerøe May 03, 2013 Comments
- Putin backs governor in fight against Rusal May 03, 2013 Comments
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22,000 applicants for mining jobs
May 02, 2013
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- Moscow may ban Norwegian fresh fish April 30, 2013 Comments
- Russians save Santa’s income April 30, 2013 Comments
- Infrastructure on Nenets agenda April 29, 2013 Comments
- Finland confirms continued interest in Murmansk April 26, 2013 Comments
- Chinese investors looking at Arkhangelsk port April 23, 2013 Comments
- Murmansk oligarch takes 100% of Apatit April 21, 2013 Comments
- Best result ever for Murmansk Port April 18, 2013 Comments
- Young entrepreneurs show the way in Murmansk April 16, 2013 Comments
Nature
KIRUNA: the Arctic Council’s biodiversity group today released the “Arctic Biodiversity Assessment”, a report containing the best available science on the status and trends of Arctic biodiversity and accompanying policy recommendations for biodiversity conservation.
KIRUNA: the Arctic Council’s biodiversity group today released the “Arctic Biodiversity Assessment”, a report containing the best available science on the status and trends of Arctic biodiversity and accompanying policy recommendations for biodiversity conservation.
Levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are poised to consistently climb above 400 parts per million for the first time in human history - a reality that has damning implications for the Arctic.
- Arctic Biodiversity Assessment released May 15, 2013 Comments
- Landmark carbon dioxide levels bad news for Arctic May 14, 2013 Comments
- The Arctic is pushed north May 08, 2013 Comments
- Barents Sea will have floating garbage patch in 50 years May 08, 2013 Comments
- Poisonous May day celebrations May 08, 2013 Comments
- More pollution monitoring needed, say Barents scientists May 08, 2013 Comments
- New report shows extensive ocean acidification May 06, 2013 Comments
- Tundra oil spill May 02, 2013 Comments
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Record amounts of snow crab in Barents Sea
April 29, 2013
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- In Kola Peninsula, environmentalists deal blow to Acron April 24, 2013 Comments
- Melting Arctic gives cold spring April 22, 2013 Comments
- Lofoten needs better oil spill preparedness April 19, 2013 Comments
- Fishery agreement for the North Pole needed April 18, 2013 Comments
Culture
In a rapidly changing Arctic, the region's indigenous people are standing at the forefront of climate change and resource development – a situation that's putting them increasingly in the international spotlight and raising questions about their role in Arctic policy making.
In a rapidly changing Arctic, the region's indigenous people are standing at the forefront of climate change and resource development – a situation that's putting them increasingly in the international spotlight and raising questions about their role in Arctic policy making.
10 Barents Spektakel festivals in a row in Kirkenes calls for a one year festival break for the organizers in the art curator group "Pikene på Broen". The next festival will probably be held in the winter of 2015.
- Indigenous people discuss their role in a changing Arctic May 18, 2013 Comments
- Spektakel break in 2014 April 25, 2013 Comments
- Tromsø International Film Festival tours Russian cinemas April 17, 2013 Comments
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Lighting up European borders
March 22, 2013
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Ski race without borders
March 18, 2013
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- Torch-bearers bring Olympic flame through Barents March 03, 2013 Comments
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Barents Spektakel 2013
February 11, 2013
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- Barents Spektakel 2013 February 07, 2013 Comments
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World Heritage could be limited for tourists
February 01, 2013
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- Fear ex-governor will destroy Kizhi January 30, 2013 Comments
- Norwegian Pomor rock to Murmansk January 09, 2013 Comments
- Finnish Grand Prix winner December 04, 2012 Comments
- Crown Prince Haakon opens Barents Spektakel 2013 November 09, 2012 Comments
Security
The investigation report after the Hercules aircraft crash in Kebnekaise in March 2012 is still not ready and has been postponed for the fifth time.
The investigation report after the Hercules aircraft crash in Kebnekaise in March 2012 is still not ready and has been postponed for the fifth time.
Norwegian and Russian naval forces will soon be ready to start the annual POMOR exercise. Norway’s frigate “KNM Helge Ingstad” today arrived at the Northern Fleet’s main base of Severomorsk.
- Hercules investigation report postponed for fifth time May 07, 2013 Comments
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Norwegian-Russian POMOR-2013 naval exercise starts this week
May 07, 2013
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- Nuke missile subs mostly at port May 06, 2013 Comments
- NATO visit to Northern Norway May 06, 2013 Comments
- Nuclear traffic jam April 29, 2013 Comments
- Fire-struck nuke bomber frequent flyer outside Norway April 11, 2013 Comments
- Removes emblems to make faceless subs April 10, 2013 Comments
- Nuclear watchdog expects more secret voyages April 06, 2013 Comments
- Secret nuclear cargo shipped around Norway April 05, 2013 Comments
- Russia starts air force drills in Karelia March 20, 2013 Comments
- Arctic Convoys veterans finally honored March 20, 2013 Comments
- Testing equipment for Arctic Brigade March 19, 2013 Comments
- FSB can tap your Skype without court order March 14, 2013 Comments
























































