Two hundred kilometres above the Arctic Circle hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers are finding a new life in northern Norway, but recently the doors have been shutting on those desperate to start fresh in the High North.
Unlike photos you have seen of opposition demos in Russia, none police officers were visible when one of the largest demonstrations in Murmansk in recent years took place in support of the Russian speaking population on Crimea.
Lars Monsen and his dogs had to cross in between puddles and slushy snow when approaching checkpoint Kirkenes early Tuesday morning. Europe’s longest sled dog race is about to melt away in the unseasonably warm weather.
ROVANIEMI: Rovaniemi is preparing to host the 2014 Winter Swimming World Championship in March. 1200 participants from 33 countries have already signed up for the games.
Only two of ten Russians in the Barents Region say they do regular physical exercise. Will the Olympic Games in Sochi help the Russians get better shaped?
Football players and cross-country skiers already in the 1960s crossed the borders between East and West to compete. Today, sports continues to be a core part in the Barents Cooperation.
MURMANSK. As Russia is organizing it’s first ever Olympic Winter Games, Murmansk is building a multi-million euro new Nordic skiing complex just a stroll from the city center.
The national statistical offices in the Barents Region are taking the first steps towards establishing a permanent cross-border statistical cooperation.
Norwegian and Finnish road authorities have agreed to establish joint projects to improve road standards on two different roads connecting the countries’ northern regions.
Zhanna Guzenko, who has been chair of the Barents Regional Youth Council for the last two years, has taken up position as CEO of the Barents Youth Cooperation Office in Murmansk.
Three air companies are starting regular flights between Norway’s old oil province in the southwestern part of the country and the new oil towns in the northern part of the country.
