Trude Pettersen

Scorching and liberation of Finnmark, a short introduction

The autumn of 1944 large parts of Finnmark and northern Troms were burnt and destroyed by Nazi German forces retreating from onrushing Soviet troops. The civilian population was forced to evacuate or hide.

October 14, 2014

Norway and Russia agree on Barents Sea quotas for 2015

Norway and Russia on Friday signed a new fisheries agreement for the Barents Sea for 2015. Quotas on cod remain high, but are down from 2014 down, in accordance with scientific recommendations.

October 10, 2014

Kirkenes prepares for 70th anniversary of WWII liberation

In the coming weeks towns on both sides of the Norwegian-Russian border will be marking the 70th anniversary of Soviet troops’ liberation of Pechenga and Eastern Finnmark from Wehrmacht’s forces.

October 09, 2014

«Vladimir Monomakh» finishes trials

Russia’s newest strategic nuclear-powered submarine «Vladimir Monomakh» has passed all state tests and will soon be ready to be handed over to the Navy.

October 08, 2014

First Barents Sea salmon harvested

Russia’s largest seafood importer and aspiring aquaculture company Russian Sea Group has sold its first Atlantic salmon harvested from its own farms in the Barents Sea.

October 07, 2014

Rosatomflot prolongs North Pole cruises

Rosatomflot, owner of Russia’s fleet of nuclear-powered icebreakers, has decided to continue bringing tourists to the North Pole as repairs of “Sovetskiy Soyuz” will be finished earlier than planned.

October 07, 2014

Oil price dives, Arctic projects could be at risk

North Sea crude trading prices are now the lowest since June 2012. On Monday morning the price had reached USD 92 per barrel, according to Bloomberg. Oil prices remaining below USD 100 per barrel will mean several development projects no longer being profitable and cuts could be bigger.

October 06, 2014

NATO chief Stoltenberg: Better ties with Russia possible

The new NATO Secretary General, Former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, sees no contradiction between having a strong defense, a strong NATO, a predictable and firm policy, and at the same time aspiring for a more constructive relationship with Russia.

October 03, 2014

Fresh funding for Sabetta

The Russian Government allocates another 24 billion rubles to construction of Port of Sabetta on the Yamal Peninsula, thus securing total financing of the near 100 billion ruble project.

October 02, 2014

Russians oppose, but expect travel restrictions

Most Russians are against broadening restrictions on travel abroad, but half of them believe this will happen anyway, a survey shows.