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Heidi Kløkstad

Nordland Chief of Police: "The Russian Intelligence Threat Has Never Been Greater"

The Nordland Chief of Police tells the business sector in Northern Norway to wake up. "Russia must use intelligence services to a higher degree to access information from Norway," says Heidi Kløkstad, and asks municipalities and businesses to be especially aware of sabotage against infrastructure, influence activities, and not least, the classic honey trap.
Arne O. Holm says
Arne O. Holm

Solberg Gate: The Police Were Never Intended to Be Responsible for Democracy Itself

Commentary: The Nordic democracies are under pressure. In Denmark, Finland, and Sweden, they are challenged by far-right parties. In Sweden, they are also challenged by fatal gang conflicts. In Norway, the attacks are coming from the political establishment.
Arctic Living

“Cooperation With the Sámi on the Russian Side Is Severely Affected by Russia’s War”

The Barents cooperation with the Sámi and other indigenous peoples in Russia has lain fallow since March 2022 – and has now formally ended with Moscow's withdrawal from the Barents Council. “The lack of interaction with the Sámi on the Russian side worries us, says Eirik Larsen, a representative in the Sámi Parliament in Norway.

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Politics / 02.10.2023

Nunavut With Unprecedented Review of Its Language Laws

Nunavut's language laws are under review for the first time since some…
Business / 02.10.2023

Immigrants Overrepresented Among Jobseekers in Nordland

At the end of September, Nordland in Northern Norway still had the country…
Politics / 29.09.2023

Further Restricts Rules For Russian-Registered Passenger Cars

The European Commission recently published updated guidelines on the…
Politics / 29.09.2023

The New Finnmark County Council Will Be Constituted on the 10th of October

On the 10th of October, the new county council for the new Finnmark County…
Newsletter
Yngve Odlo og Lars Fause ombord Polarsyssel

Our Precious Democracy

Dear reader. The Nordic democracies are under pressure, writes the Editor-in-Chief. The week is otherwise characterized by security policy, with hints of the fisheries and an insight into what happens when Longyearbyen stops coal production on Svalbard.
Politics

“Security in the Arctic is of Greatest Interest to France,” says French Commander

The French Navy's nuclear submarine and support vessel which recently docked in Tromsø, Northern Norway, have carried out long-term missions in the North Atlantic. This shows France's allied commitment to security in northern areas and desire to learn more about them, asserts French Commander.
Politics
Longyear energiverk

All Ready for the Transition From Coal to Diesel in Longyearbyen

The transition from coal to diesel will occur in late October or early November when the tank facility in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, is filled with winter diesel.

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Politics
Heidi Kløkstad

Nordland Chief of Police: "The Russian Intelligence Threat Has Never Been Greater"

The Nordland Chief of Police tells the business sector in Northern Norway to wake up…

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Russia Sends Oil Tanker Without Ice Protection Through Arctic For First Time
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Transport of LNG Modules to Russia Continues, Calling Effectiveness of EU Sanctions Into Question
Politics
Joint exercises of Northern and Black Sea fleets

US Air Force Conducts Mission Over The Barents Sea as Russia's Northern Fleet Begins Exercises

On Monday and Tuesday this week, two American planes flew over the Barents Sea. At…

Politics
LNG Construction Center

US Further Tightens Sanctions Screw Targeting Russian Arctic Gas Projects

Existing Western sanctions targeting Russia’s Arctic oil and gas development plans…

Politics

Russia withdraws from the Barents Cooperation

On Monday, Russia announced its withdrawal from the Barents Euro-Arctic Council. The…

Poltiics

The US and Indian Armies Kickoff Training Exercise in Alaska

The Indian Army and the US Army recently kicked off their annual joint military training exercise. The exercise, which takes place in Alaska, aims to enhance the US-India Defense Partnership.
Politics
USCGC Healy in the Arctic.

USA's Largest Icebreaker to Northern Norway in October

The US's largest coast guard ship and icebreaker, USCGC Healy, will arrive in Tromsø at the beginning of October.
Politics
Lars Fause og Yngve Odlo på Svalbard

The Governor of Svalbard: "These Are Different Times"

On Thursday and Friday, Lieutenant General Yngve Odlo, Commander of The Norwegian Joint Headquarters, visited the Governor of Svalbard, Lars Fause. "In an uncertain time in Europe, it is even more important that the State shows a clearer presence in Svalbard," says Fause.
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Business
Sabetta

Polar Code May Need Updating as Arctic Shipping Increases New Study Concludes

With more ships venturing across the Arctic Polar Code rules may have to be expanded, a new report suggests. Shipping experts also caution that Russia may not be enforcing the existing rules as it sends a growing number of vessels through its Arctic waters.
Politics

Norwegian F-35 Fighters Landed on a Finnish Highway for the First Time

On Thursday afternoon, two Norwegian F-35A fighters landed and took off on a highway in Finland. "A milestone for the Norwegian Air Force, the Nordic countries and NATO," says the Chief of the Norwegian Air Force.
Politics
Utenriksministermøte i N5 på Island juni 2023

Icelanders Cheer for Nordic Cooperation

Icelanders are most positive about cooperation in the Nordic countries, shows a survey carried out for Iceland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Support for the country's NATO membership and defense cooperation with the USA has decreased somewhat since last year.
Newsletter

The Arctic Feels Russia´s War

The US is tightening sanctions while an increasingly pressured Russia is withdrawing further from Western cooperation. There is also high military activity in the Arctic. Here is the week that passed in the north.
Business

New Owners Expect to Complete Acquisition of Norwegian Arctic Mine This Year

The Swedish mineral company Grangex expects to complete the acquisition of the Sydvaranger iron ore mine in Northern Norway during 2023. In an update from the company, several key figures for the planned mining operation are presented.
Politics
Joint exercises of Northern and Black Sea fleets

US Air Force Conducts Mission Over The Barents Sea as Russia's Northern Fleet Begins Exercises

On Monday and Tuesday this week, two American planes flew over the Barents Sea. At the same time, the Russian Northern Fleet is launching a major fleet exercise involving operations in the Barents Sea in the west to the East Siberian Sea.
Politics
LNG Construction Center

US Further Tightens Sanctions Screw Targeting Russian Arctic Gas Projects

Existing Western sanctions targeting Russia’s Arctic oil and gas development plans have only had limited impact. Now the US aims to further slow down key energy projects in the region with measures specifically aimed at Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project.
Politics

Russia withdraws from the Barents Cooperation

On Monday, Russia announced its withdrawal from the Barents Euro-Arctic Council. The responsibility for the collapse of cooperation lies solely with the council's western members, claims the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Business
Strike Canada

Hundreds Join Protest Against Equinor's Oil Project in Canada

Youth climate demonstrators from St. John’s in Canadian province Newfoundland and Labrador, held a protest Friday, to rally against the use and subsidization of fossil fuels.
Arne O. Holm says
Arne O. Holm

A Neighborship from Hell

Commentary: We do not choose our neighbors. As a nation, we are at the mercy of our geographical location, also when we are pressured by two Arctic "great powers" gone astray.
Arctic Living
Båtlasting Svea

See the Spectacular Photos: The Last People Have Left the Svea Mine on Svalbard

Longyearbyen: They just removed the traces of a spectacular Arctic workplace, a workplace they helped build themselves. "Luckily, it is not our decision. We have just executed it."
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