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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.

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Northern Norway

Population growth on hold in northern Norway

Over the last 50 years the population in the three northernmost counties in Norway, Nordland, Troms and Finnmark, have had an increase of 6.4 percent. At the beginning of 2010 there will be 465.400 peoples living in northern Norway.

December 18, 2009
Photo: Sydvaranger Gruve

Norwegian mining industry grows again

Despite financial crisis and low prices on the global mineral market, the mining industry in northern Norway is in growth. In Mo i Rana, the local mining company recently had to employ more workers to meet new productions demands, after a year of hard times and low production.

December 17, 2009
Steinar Wikan - Kola book

What happened in Russia after 88?

The Norwegian writer and researcher Steinar Wikan’s describes in his new book the enormous changes the Russian society experienced during the 1990ties, focusing on the Kola Peninsula. – This is basic knowledge on Russia for those who would like to understand the country better, says Wikan.

December 07, 2009

Barents Hockey League opened

The first Barents Hockey League matches in history were played in in Ivalo, Finland this weekend. Barents Hockey League gathers ice hockey teams from Norway, Russia and Finland in the first cross border sports league in Barents.

November 30, 2009
Advent Quiz

BarentsObserver Advent Quiz

Test your knowledge about the Barents Region. Five questions with three alternative answers every day until December 24th. If you don’t guess the correct answer in the first place, just try again.

November 25, 2009
Melkøya (Photo StatoilHydro.com)

Snøhvit in trouble again

Three months of repairs and maintenance at a cost of 150 million EUR, was going to put an end to production problems at the Snøhvit LNG-plant in northern Norway. However, new problems have appeared and start up is postponed with another two weeks.

November 23, 2009
Naryan Mar School Nr 2

Oil companies co financed Naryan Mar school

The two oil companies Norwegian Statoil and French Total, are operating the Kharyaga oil field in Nenets AO in the far north of Russia. As a thank you for the good cooperation with the regional administration, the oil companies has co financed a school building in Naryan Mar.

November 20, 2009
Trond Lorentzen, Eimskip CTG

"Russian customs an obstacle for shipping in the Barents Region"

HULL: - Russian custom authorities are still an obstacle for shipping operations in the Barents Region, says charterer for Eimskip CTG, Trond Lorentzen. This week the EU-Motorway of the Sea Conference gathered the shipping industry in the British city of Hull.

November 20, 2009
Polar Bear (Photo: Thomas Nilsen)

Global temperature could rise 4 degrees

A new British study show that the global temperature could rise with 4 degrees Celsius by 2060, and the Arctic could experience up to 10 degrees rise. This could threaten the water supply of half the world’s population.

November 17, 2009
"MV Great Ambition"

Ready for first iron ore shipment

The mining company Sydvaranger Gruve in the Norwegian border town of Kirkenes, is now ready for its first shipment of iron ore in twelve years. The first load of iron ore will be sent to China.

November 13, 2009