Atle Staalesen

”We must talk with Russia to stop migration”

Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini tours Lapland, visits border crossing point to Russia together with top True Finns Party colleagues.
January 23, 2016

Arctic motorbiking in minus 40

We expected it to be slightly warmer, the Russian motorcyclists admit as they continue their expedition towards the North Cape.
January 22, 2016

Dismissed Petrozavodsk city mayor loses case, appeals to Supreme Court

A more objective court located outside the Republic of Karelia will be better able to rule in the case, Galina Shirshina underlines.
January 22, 2016

Oil from Prirazlomnoye spills into Kola Bay

During a ship-to-ship reloading operation, oil leaks into surrounding waters from ruptured tube.
January 22, 2016

”Very good cooperation with Lukoil”

We know nothing about the company’s planned moving of transshipment activities from Kirkenes to Murmansk, Jacob Stolt-Nielsen says.
January 21, 2016

Ahead of deportation, Syrian families flee from police

KIRKENES: Terrified refugees with children try to make it to safe haven in local church ahead of ejection to Russia. Police detains two local Norwegians for assisting the migrants.
January 21, 2016

Lukoil might leave Kirkenes

The oil company considers to move reloading of its Arctic oil to Murmansk.
January 21, 2016

”The migrants must understand that this is dangerous”

Regional authorities are starting to inform migrants about the major risks linked with border-crossing to Finland in the current freezing weather, Murmansk deputy governor says.
January 20, 2016

Quicker visas for Russians

Amid a sharp decline in visa applications and cross-border traveling, Russian northerners will soon be able to obtain travel documents to Norway in only 3 days.
January 20, 2016

Yamal showtime for Putin

On this remotest Arctic coast, 13000 workers are now building Russia’s new giant LNG plant, Novatek leader Mikhelson tells President Putin.
January 19, 2016

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Atle is journalist and Publisher of the Independent Barents Observer.

In 2002, he founded the Barents Observer. He was editor until 2009 and later worked as journalist and project coordinator for several European cross-border cooperation projects. In late 2015, following a conflict over editorial rights, he re-established the Barents Observer as an independent and non-profit stock company along with the rest of the newspaper crew.  

Atle has a degree in Russian studies from the University of Oslo and studied journalism at the Moscow State University.

atle@thebarentsobserver.com
@atlestaalesen