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SCIENCE

Researchers From 20 Countries Meet in Greenland: “Shows That Research in Greenland Is of Great Importance”

Nuuk, Greenland (High North News): This week, almost 400 researchers from 20 countries have gathered in Nuuk for the Greenland Science Conference. "We must find a way to utilize this increased attention in Greenland for something constructive and meaningful," says Head of Secretariat at Arctic Hub, Avijâja Rosing-Olsen.
POLITICS
Höegh Esperanza floating LNG import ship at Germany’s Wilhelmshaven LNG terminal.

Germany Signals Green Light to Exit Yamal LNG Deal Under EU’s 19th Sanctions Package

Germany may invoke “force majeure” to exit Yamal LNG deal. The EU’s 19th sanctions package provides state-owned SEFE legal cover to exit the Russian LNG contract, Germany says. The news is the first concrete step of long-term purchase agreements being unwound.
Business
Kazakov og Sæther

NOK 2.6 million Project Aims to Get More Young People to Stay in The North

The High North Center at Nord University receives support for a project highlighting opportunities for young people in the Arctic.

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SCIENCE / 09.11.2025

Russian Geographical Society Opens Office in Svalbard

The Russian Geographical Society opened its new office in Barentsburg on…
SCIENCE / 09.11.2025

Nunavik Permanently Moves to Daylight Time

This year, the Canadian region of Nunavik wound its clock for the last…
POLITICS / 03.11.2025

Russia Boosts Nuclear Fleet With Launch of Khabarovsk Submarine

Russia has officially launched its new nuclear-powered submarine, the&nbsp…
POLITICS / 29.10.2025

Indian Company Wants to Transship LNG at Svalbard

Earlier this fall, Svalbardposten reported that a company of unknown…
BUSINESS
An LNG carrier of the Norwegian coast in winter Source: Courtesy of Torbein Rønning on Flickr.com under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 // LNG-lasteskip ved norskekysten vinterstid. (Foto: Torbein Rønning/Flickr)

Russia’s LNG ‘Dark Fleet’ Returns to Norwegian Waters As Winter Closes Northern Sea Route

With sea ice closing the Northern Sea Route often poorly insured shadow fleet vessels are again using the ice-free waters of the Barents Sea. A sanctioned LNG carrier traveled up and down Norway’s northern coast in recent days.
OPINIONS
Arne O. Holm

Who Will Tell the Story of Us in the North?

Comment: When Donald Trump was first elected the US president in 2016, it came as a shock to American commentators and journalists. From their fortresses in Washington and New York, they had lost touch with the voters in the rest of the US.
Newsletter
Bodøsjøen. Bodø.

This Way Up!

Newsletter: We proudly present the first Arctic Council podcast, “This Way Up”, a positive innovation from and about the Arctic. If there is one thing we need right now, it is stories from those who live here at a time when cooperation and dialogue are increasingly difficult. Here is the latest news from the high north.

High North News Presents: The Arctic Circle Podcast - This Way Up!

SCIENCE
Anja Salo

The Arctic Council Launches New Podcast: “We Want to Bring the Arctic to the World”

In the following months, High North News will publish the Arctic Council's new…

SCIENCE

Welcome to This Way Up

Welcome to This Way Up, the new Arctic Council podcast. In this introductory episode…

SCIENCE

Welcome to This Way Up

Welcome to This Way Up, the new Arctic Council podcast. In this introductory episode, hosts Jessica Cook and Rosa-Máren Magga set the stage for the season ahead.
Op-ed
Shay Gal

Greenland is Not a Danish Domestic Issue - It is Europe’s Next Sovereignty Test

Op-Ed: Washington has stopped joking about "buying" the world’s largest island and is building leverage the slow way - through diplomacy, money, bases, and narrative - while insisting it will "get Greenland one way or the other" and promising to "make you rich".
POLITICS
Marianne Sivertsen Næss

Norwegian Minister of Fisheries: “Fisheries Negotiations With Russia Are Demanding”

Bodø, Northern Norway (High North News): After Norway's introduction of EU sanctions against two Russian shipping companies, the Norwegian-Russian fisheries negotiations have come to a halt after 50 years of cooperation. "It is demanding," says Minister of Fisheries, Marianne Sivertsen Næss (Labor). The parties are now working toward a meeting in the Joint Norwegian-Russian Fisheries Commission.
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  1. Norwegian Minister of Fisheries: “Fisheries Negotiations With Russia Are Demanding”

    Nov 07 2025 - 11:34
  2. Who Will Tell the Story of Us in the North?

    Nov 07 2025 - 14:17
  3. Russia’s LNG ‘Dark Fleet’ Returns to Norwegian Waters As Winter Closes Northern Sea Route

    Nov 10 2025 - 07:51
  4. Greenland is Not a Danish Domestic Issue - It is Europe’s Next Sovereignty Test

    Nov 10 2025 - 13:29
  1. NOK 2.6 million Project Aims to Get More Young People to Stay in The North

    Nov 13 2025 - 11:21
  2. Germany Signals Green Light to Exit Yamal LNG Deal Under EU’s 19th Sanctions Package

    Nov 13 2025 - 08:04
  3. Researchers From 20 Countries Meet in Greenland: “Shows That Research in Greenland Is of Great Importance”

    Nov 13 2025 - 14:46
  4. This Way Up!

    Nov 13 2025 - 07:36
SCIENCE
Anja Salo

The Arctic Council Launches New Podcast: “We Want to Bring the Arctic to the World”

In the following months, High North News will publish the Arctic Council's new podcast, This Way Up. The Head of Communications for the Arctic Council, Anja Salo, says she hopes the podcast will showcase that the Arctic people have many of the answers to the region's issues.
POLITICS
Fra JEF-møte i Bodø

Summit in the North: Agreed on Enhanced Partnership with Ukraine

Bodø (High North News): Eleven defense ministers met in Bodø, Northern Norway, this week to discuss cooperation in the Joint Expeditionary Force coalition. There, the countries signed an agreement on an enhanced partnership with Ukraine.
SCIENCE

Sinking of Two Frigates by Norwegian Navy Sparks Strong Reactions

In September, the Norwegian Armed Forces sank two old frigates off the coast of Northern Norway in connection with a NATO exercise. Fishers and nature conservationists have reacted strongly to the incident.
Newsletter
Nordlys Bodø.

Light in the Polar Night

Dear reader. We are pleased to present a new podcast collaboration with the Arctic Council. Arne O. Holm goes viral with his new comment, we have met 11 defense ministers and participated in a debate about security in the High North News. Here is yet another eventful week in the North.
SCIENCE
Ved brefronten til Kronebreen i Kongsfjorden ved Ny-Ålesund på Svalbard. (Foto: Fjordic Freshwater Fluxes)

Svalbard Fjord Absorbs More Greenhouse Gases Than It Emits

A new study shows that the Kongsfjord in Svalbard absorbs more greenhouse gases and nutrients than it emits. Researchers believe the Arctic fjord can provide important answers to how nature itself contributes to stall climate change.
Op-ed

One Ocean Expedition: Highlighting Social Dimensions of Safe and Green Shipping

Op-ed: During last week’s activities on the Statsraad Lehmkuhl, attention centered on maritime safety in the Arctic, bridging science and society, and advancing comprehensive approaches to ocean research. Nord University contributes to this emerging dialogue, writes Roberto Rivas Hermann and Julia Olsen at Nord University.
POLITICS
Islands utenriksminister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir og Tysklands forsvarsminister Boris Pistorius undertegnet i oktober en intensjonsavtale om styrket forsvarssamarbeid i Reykjavík. Pistorius, som besøkte Island for første gang, understreket regionens betydning for Nato og Tysklands forpliktelse til å øke sitt engasjement der. (Bundeswehr/Christoph Kassette)

Iceland and Germany to Enhance Defense Cooperation

Iceland and Germany recently signed a letter of intent on increased defense cooperation. "We are ready to assume greater responsibility for stability and security in the High North," says the German Minister of Defense, Boris Pistorius.
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Arne O. Holm

More Worried About Putin Than the Security of Norwegian Citizens? Really?

Comment: Altinget's reporter has visited Finnmark. The experience apparently made an impression. After the usual meteorological observations, as every capital-bound journalist must present after a visit to the North for some reason, she introduces claims that are completely removed from our reality in the North.
POLITICS
Healy 2025 summer deployment group team photo compressed

U.S. Icebreaker Healy Wraps up Four-Month Patrol of Arctic, Countering Growing Chinese Presence

U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers Healy and Storis conducted 129-day and 112-day Arctic deployments this summer. A substantial presence increase over previous summers. Both vessels monitored growing Chinese activity in the Arctic.
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Icebreakers and Defense on Top

Icebreakers, a naval corridor and the Finnish Jaegerbrigade are the most popular stories in High North News in October.
POLITICS
Fra signering av norsk-russisk fiskeriavtale for 2022

Continued Uncertainties Regarding Norwegian-Russian Fisheries Negotiations

The date for the negotiations in the Joint Norwegian–Russian Fisheries Commission about next year's cod quotas has not been determined. However, the parties have agreed to continue the talks, says the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries.
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