Politics "With All the Nordic Countries in NATO, the Region Will Have a Formidable Air Force" Finland and Sweden entering NATO, will create room for a stronger Nordic defense integration and provide powerful joint muscles. The biggest potential for defense integration can be found in air defense, believes NUPI researcher Karsten Friis.
Politics Intensive High North Diplomacy at Work to Ensure the Future of the Arctic Council The date is now set for the start of Norway's chairmanship of the Arctic Council following Russia. "Preserving the Arctic Council as the most important international forum for handling Arctic issues is one of the main tasks of Norwegian foreign policy," stresses the State Secretary of the MFA.
Op-ed Svalbard: A New Steppe of Russia and Turkey Under the Sovereignty of Norway? "For Turkey, to be in Svalbard is much more important than to do something in Svalbard", says PhD candidate Eda Ayaydin.
Business / 08.12.2022 Equinor With Development Plan for Oil Field in Northern Norway The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has now received a plan for…
Arctic living / 08.12.2022 Documentary about Sàmi Multi-Artist Hans-Ragnar Mathisen in the Making The Sàmi visual artist and writer Hans-Ragnar Mathisen (Elle-Hànsa) is…
Business / 08.12.2022 Russian Gazprom Launches New Arctic Gas Production Production at the Semakovskoje gas field in the Russian Arctic has started…
Livet i Arktis / 06.12.2022 140 år gammelt Chilkat-teppe returnerer til Atlin, Canada For Waddington auction house er Chilkat-teppet et "mesterverk av teknisk…
Arctic Living “Diversity Is Being Invited to the Party, Inclusion Is Being Invited to Dance” Recently, the international Reykjavìk Dance Festival took place in Iceland. It seeks to challenge established ideas of how dance and dancing bodies are supposed to look – and which voices are allowed to be heard.
Politics Large Army and Navy Exercises in the Nordic Region This Late Fall In these times, this fall's most extensive exercises for land and naval forces are being carried out in Northern Norway, Eastern Finland, and the Gulf of Finland.
Newsletter Extensive Exercises in the North Russia's war continues to dominate the news and the military exercises are not diminishing. We also see that an increasing number of cooperations with Russia are falling apart. Still, life goes on in the High North when it comes to both culture and science.
Arctic living Award-Winning Film Director to Bodø With Documentary About Putin's Inner Circle Vitalij Manskij is one of Russia's best-known documentary film makers. On Sunday, he is in Bodø, Northern Norway to show his film portraying how Vladimir Putin became president.
Science Lava Flows in Reykjavík for the First Time in Almost 5000 Years Reykjavik has not experienced lava flows since the Elliðaárdalur lava field was formed some 4800 years ago. But now visitors of all ages can enjoy red-hot molten lava in a safe environment by visiting Lava Show's new experience.
Science Bellona Closes its Offices in Russia Bellona was active in Russia for more than 30 years. Now those activities have ceased, and Bellona has established a new office in Vilnius, Lithuania, where Bellona’s experts, relocated from Russia, will continue their work.
Intensive High North Diplomacy at Work to Ensure the Future of the Arctic Council Dec 06 2022 - 15:29
"With All the Nordic Countries in NATO, the Region Will Have a Formidable Air Force" Dec 08 2022 - 15:42
"With All the Nordic Countries in NATO, the Region Will Have a Formidable Air Force" Dec 08 2022 - 15:42
Intensive High North Diplomacy at Work to Ensure the Future of the Arctic Council Dec 06 2022 - 15:29
Politics US Coast Guard Cutter Returns After 97-day Mission in the Arctic During a three-month long deployment, a US Coast Guard Cutter has patrolled the maritime boundary line between the US and Russia, as well as U.S.-Canadian MBL in the Arctic Ocean. As more ships and people move into the region, the Coast Guard will be present, says Coast Guard Captain.
Arctic Living The Norwegian Barents Secretariat Closes Its Offices in Russia The war in Ukraine has reduced the workload and made it more difficult to maintain the offices in Russia," says Lars Georg Fordal, leader of the Norwegian Barents Secretariat.
Arne O. Holm says The History of Bestiality (Commentary) A worn-out copy of the book trilogy "Moment of Freedom" lies on my desk. The main character, a court officer, concludes quite early in the first book that “the world reveals itself with terrible clarity as the mixture of latrine and torture chamber that it is”.
Newsletter Victories and Losses in the High North An increasing number of collaborations with the Russian side are succumbing to Russia’s war, while new security policy cooperations are entered into. Investments are made in the North and the indigenous people of Alaska had a great win. Here is the week that passed as seen from the North.
Business Australian Bitcoin Company Looks Towards Northern Norwegian Energy Arkon Energy has bought the cryptocurrency mining company Hydrokraft in Glomfjord, Northern Norway. The facility will use large amounts of energy to produce bitcoin. It is important to discuss how we use this energy in the future, the mayor states.
Politics Norway, Finland, and Sweden Increase Focus on the High North as Joint Operational Area Norway, Finland, and Sweden has entered into an updated defense cooperation agreement with a focus on the High North. "With this update, we can coordinate military operations as if they are NATO members," says the Norwegian Minister of Defense.
Arctic Living Barents Press International Stops all Cooperation With Russia The situation in Russia has destroyed all possibilities for safe and open cooperation between Nordic members of Barents Press and their Russian colleagues, reports Barents Press International.
Politics Mary Peltola, First Alaska Native in US Congress, Secures Full Term Mary Peltola, a Democrat who became the first Alaska Native in Congress after beating Republican Party Representant Sarah Palin in a special election upset this summer, repeated that victory and secured a full term.
Politics Tromsø in Northern Norway Will Get a Long-Awaited Sami House After three decades in the idea stage, a Sámi house is finally being established in Tromsø, Northern Norway. The municipality, county, and the Sámi parliament will form a joint-stock company that will put it all into practice.
Politics Nordic Defense Cooperation: New Cap of the North Agreement On Tuesday, the Nordic defense ministers met in Oslo within the format NORDEFCO. Norway, Sweden, and Finland signed an updated agreement on increased operational cooperation, especially regarding northern parts of the countries.
Business Russia Launches New Nuclear Icebreaker as it Looks East for Northern Sea Route Shipping Russia raised the flag on the newly completed nuclear icebreaker "Ural" while launching the completed hull of the sister ship Yakutia into the water nearby. The icebreakers will be key for oil and gas exports shifting from Europe to Asia as a result of sanctions.
