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Norwegian border guards
Guarding Norway's border to Russia.
Thomas Nilsen / BarentsObserver
Watching over to Russia and the border areas from the control tower.
Thomas Nilsen / BarentsObserver
Snowmobiles are the most useful transport during winter season.
Thomas Nilsen / BarentsObserver
Border guards on skies along the 196 kilometer long Norwegian-Russian border.
Thomas Nilsen / BarentsObserver
A border guard on duty is armed.
Thomas Nilsen / BarentsObserver
Border guard officers look over to Russia.
Thomas Nilsen / BarentsObserver
Border guards are on duty round the clock, all year around.
Thomas Nilsen / BarentsObserver
Norway's border to Russia is a peaceful border with no conflicts.
Thomas Nilsen / BarentsObserver
Guards on duty are monitoring the traffic along the border with remote operated cameras and sensors.
Photo: Thomas Nilsen / BarentsObserver
Serving at the border to Russia is one of the most popular places among Norwegian military personnel.
Photo: Thomas Nilsen / BarentsObserver
Fast speed zodiacs are used during summer time to guard the Pasvik river that forms most of the Norwegian, Russian border.
Photo: Thomas Nilsen / BarentsObserver
During summer time the guards partrols the 196 kilometer long Norwegian, Russian border by foot.
Photo: Thomas Nilsen / BarentsObserver
Norway has several such military observation towers along its border to Russia in the north.
Photo: Thomas Nilsen / BarentsObserver
Watching over the river to Russia from one of the observation towers along the border.
Photo: Thomas Nilsen / BarentsObserver
Two of the Norwegian border guards patroling the Pasvik river.
Photo: Thomas Nilsen / BarentsObserver
The Pasvik river forms Schengen's external border to Russia and is guarded by Norwegian military personnel.
Photo: Thomas Nilsen / BarentsObserver
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