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Jonas Karlsbakk

Jonas Karlsbakk
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Jonas has been working for the Norwegian Barents Secretariat since 2008. He has a Masters Degree in Geography from NTNU in Trondheim from 2003. Between 2003 and 2008 he worked as a journalist in the local newspaper in Kirkenes, Sør-Varanger Avis.

Content by Jonas Karlsbakk

Norwegians says No to EU-membership.

No way for Norway

Norwegian scepticism towards EU membership is higher then ever. The Prime Minister of Finland finds the Norwegian view hard to understand.

March 08, 2011
Polar Pioneer oil rig

Historical rig operation in Tromsø

In April the oil rig Polar Pioneer arrives in Tromsø for rig maintenance, being the first oil rig performing such work in Tromsø.

March 03, 2011
Daniel Fjærtoft, Econ Pöyry

License monopoly exploration obstacle

– The current Russian offshore license monopoly for state owned companies, will probably postpone most promising petroleum projects in the border areas of the Barents Sea, says Daniel Fjærtoft from Econ Pöyry.

February 18, 2011

Photos from festival success

The Barents Spektakel festival 2011 is over and yet another success is written into the festival’s history. BarentsObserver.com has gathered photos from the events in this slide show.
See video

February 08, 2011
BarentsSpektakel2011

Barents Spektakel 2011 opened

The annual Barents Spektakel festival was opened this week in Kirkenes, and as always the opening was an inferno of flames and explosions.

February 03, 2011
BarentsObserver YouTube Channel

BarentsObserver video stories

BarentsObserver video news stories on YouTube.

December 21, 2010

Investing on the border

Norway will improve the efficiency of the military guards on its border to Russia in the north. The existing six border stations will be replaced with two new modern in addition to upgrades of the surveillance system.

December 21, 2010

Increase of poor children in Norway

Norway is one of the world’s most wealthy nations. However, the number of Norwegian children living under the poverty level has doubled over the last five years, a new study reveals.

December 16, 2010
One of the control rooms for the reactors at Kola nuclear power plant.

Mayors protest against NPP

27 mayors from northern Norway has signed a petition to the Norwegian minister of Environment, protesting against continued existence of Kola nuclear power plant in Murmansk oblast.

December 07, 2010
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Multi-billion investments in the Barents Region

Increased prices of raw-materials are the major driving force for the Barents Region investment boom. Old mines are re-opened and new mines are coming.

November 26, 2010