As Norwegian fisheries sanctions against Russia become more restrictive, the export of Norwegian salmon smolt reached its ...

More than 70 people from all over Norway entered the mining facility in the early hours on Saturday. They are now blocking both the road to the construction area and the entrance of the tunnel to the ...

The mid-winter visit by France’s Chief of Defence, General Fabien Mandon, to Norrbotten Air Wing (F 21) at Kallax air base in Luleå was overshadowed by Donald Trump's push for Greenland at Donald ...

The boarding of the Grinch, a 22-year-old carrier sailing under a false Comoros flag, took place in western parts of the Mediterranean Sea on January 22. The ship was on its way from Murmansk, the ...

The Mys Zhelaniya is well known in the Russian North. The 143-metre-long cargo ship has its home port in Arkhangelsk, and it is regularly used for shipments of goods to Russian Arctic ports. This week ...

The two Tu-22M3 planes took off from Olenya air base on the Kola Peninsula in the morning on January 22 and flew south along Russia's border with Finland before continuing out in international air ...

Five of the instructors who work at the VOIN Centre in Murmansk are on the way to occupied Ukrainian land. Photos shared by the centre show the men at the city railway station ahead of departure.

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The Barents Observer follows the Code of Ethics of the Norwegian Press and the document Right and Duties of the Editor. We report under full editorial independence and have no external interference.

The upcoming Cold Response 2026 will be the largest military exercise in Norway in 2026 with an estimated 20,000 to 25,000 participants from more than ten countries. "There will be about 4,000 US ...

The Saam FSU was built for transhipment of liquified natural gas from Russian Arctic plants, but has hardly been in use since it was deployed in the Ura Bay in June 2023. That is about to change.

In several north Russian villages, men who are intoxicated or suffering from alcohol dependence are being massively recruited for the war. Some are deliberately served alcohol, and when getting drunk, ...