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Northern Fleet Commander Vice-Admiral Aleksandr Moiseyev in front. Click on the image to see all photos in the gallery. Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
The anti-submarine guided-missile destroyer "Severomorsk" of the Project 1155, NATO classification Udaloy. Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
The small-range anti-submarine battleship "Sneznogorsk". The missile-cruiser "Marshal Ustinov" in the background. Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
Delta-IV class ballistic missile submarine and the landing ship "Kondopoga" behind. Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
Northern Fleet Commander Vice-Admiral Aleksandr Moiseyev (middle) and Murmansk Governor Andrey Chibis (right). Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
All crew members on the deck of the small-range anti-submarine battleship "Sneznogorsk" wear protective masks. Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
The Nanuchka-class (Project 1234) corvette "Rassvet". Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
The rear of the Slava-class missile cruiser "Marshal Ustinov". Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
The crew on deck of a Kilo-class diesel-powered submarine. Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
The Russian navy's newest ballistic missile submarine of the Borey-A class, the "Knyaz Vladimir", has just been with the Northern Fleet for a few weeks. Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
The missile-cruiser "Marshal Ustinov". Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
Delta-IV class ballistic missile submarine and the landing ship "Kondopoga" behind. Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
The crew lined up on top of the hatches for the ballistic nuclear missiles on a Delta-IV class submarine. Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
One of the six Delta-IV class submarines of the Northern Fleet. Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
Lonely crew member near the tail of a Delta-IV class submarinePhoto: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
"Pyotr Velikiy" is the head vessel of Russia's Northern Fleet. Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
Midnight sun over the enclosure where the reindeer are gathered as the work on marking the calves continues into the night. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Jukka Similä is a Law Research Professor with the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi. His research includes natural resources law, environmental protection and Arctic policy. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Pirita Näkkäläjärvi is Member of the Sámi Parliament and former editor of Yle’s Sámi-language news. Photo: Ville-Riiko Fofonoff / Sámi Parliament in Finland
Frederic Hauge is founder of the Bellona Foundation. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Minna Näkkäläjärvi wants a future without mining inside the grazing land and migration routes of the reindeer in the Enontekiö municipality. She has stated a petition against the mining and collected thousands of signatures in just a few weeks. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Electric car charger at Hotel Hullu Poro (Crazy Reindeer) in Levi, northern Finland. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Boliden Kevitsa near Sodankylä in Lapland is located south of the core Sámi area. Behind this gate is one of the biggest open-pit mines in Finland. The main products are nickel and copper concentrate and in addition to this also significant amounts of platinum, palladium, gold and cobolt. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The herders stay in these cabins on the banks of Lake Salvasjärvi in the Tarvantovaara wilderness area, some 230 km north of the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Reindeer in the Ergon/Erkuna siida in the Käsivarsi reindeer-herding cooperative are gathered in the enclosure when the calves are to be marked. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Cabins by Lake Salvasjärvi, some 230 km north of the Arctic Circle in Finland. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The black dots in the skies are not the photographer's dirty lens. They are all hungry mosquitoes. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Minna Näkkäläjärvi and Tuomas Siilasjoki say mining could cause contamination to the waterways. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Cloudberry flowers. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Norway-Finland border fence. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
View towards the Norwegian municipality of Kautokeino from the mountain plateau in the Tarvantovaara wilderness area on the Finnish side of the border. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
UAV developed for Arctic military surveillance operations. Photo: Press service of Russian Ministry of Defense
Photo: Press service of Russian Ministry of Defense
Photo: Press service of Russian Ministry of Defense
Photo: Press service of Russian Ministry of Defense
Photo: Press service of Russian Ministry of Defense
Photo: Press service of Russian Ministry of Defense
Ornamental door, Kirkenes, Norway, with the inscription in Chinese: “The northernmost Chinatown in the world”. Photo: Céline Clanet
Ulf Gøran Mathisen patrolling on the river, Norwegian side. Photo: Céline Clanet
A Norwegian conscript takes a break while watching the Russian/Finnish/Norwegian border, at Treriksrøysa three-border zone. Photo: Céline Clanet
Norwegian patrol near the Russian border, in the forest. Photo: Céline Clanet
Ingar Solberg, policeman at the Nyrud border Station, Norway. Photo: Céline Clanet
Russian watchtower over the River. Photo: Céline Clanet
Telephone intended to connect the two Norwegian and Soviet border posts during the Cold War. Photo: Céline Clanet
The city of Kirkenes and the Barents Sea in wintertime. Photo: Céline Clanet
The reindeer herd of the Sami herder Egil Kalliainen, Norway. Photo: Céline Clanet
Pasvik River in wintertime. Photo: Céline Clanet
Aleksander Fedukhin showing bullets from WWII, found nearby the Pasvik River in the Nikel region, Russia, while looking for soldiers remains. Photo: Céline Clanet
Vadim Neganov searching for remains of soldiers from the Second WorldWar, in the Nikel region, Russia. Photo: Céline CLanet
In the old mine in Nikel, Russia, nearby the Pasvik River. Photo: Céline Clanet
Alyona, inhabitant of Nikel, Russia, and her rabbits. Photo: Céline Clanet
Aleksey fishing by the river, in Nikel, Russia. Céline Clanet
2WW veteran. Photo: Atle Staalesen
More than 700 local school kids were on site and performed songs. Photo: Atle Staalesen
Photo: Atle Staalesen
Northern Fleet Commander Aleksandr Moiseev. Photo: Atle Staalesen
Photo: Atle Staalesen
Yunarmya representatives first time abroad. Photo: Atle Staalesen
Murmansk Governor Andrey Chibis. Photo: Atle Staalesen
Dancing in Sámi, Russian and Norwegian fold costumes for distinguished guests. Photo: Atle Staalesen
The local musicians. Photo: Atle Staalesen
Foreign ministers greet Norwegian, Russian footballers. Photo: Atle Staalesen
Sergey Lavrov arrives for bilateral talks. Photo: Atle Staalesen
Sergey Lavrov, Ine Eriksen Søreide and Erna Solberg. Photo: Atle Staalesen
Sergey Lavrov, Ine Eriksen Søreide and King Harald of Norway. Photo: Atle Staalesen
Photo: Atle Staalesen
Photo: Atle Staalesen
Photo: Atle Staalesen
Photo: Atle Staalesen
Photo: Atle Staalesen
Photo: Atle Staalesen
Photo: Atle Staalesen
Photo: Atle Staalesen
Photo: Atle Staalesen
Photo: Atle Staalesen
Photo: Atle Staalesen
Click on gallery to see more photos. Photo: Northern Fleet press service
Click on gallery to see more photos. Photo: Northern Fleet press service
Click on gallery to see more photos. Photo: Northern Fleet press service
Click on gallery to see more photos. Photo: Northern Fleet press service
Click on gallery to see more photos. Photo: Northern Fleet press service
A "person" rescued from sea. Click on the photo for more gallery images. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The scenario for the Norwegian, Russian Exercise Barents 2019 is an explosion on tanker in the maritime border areas between the Varanger Peninsula and the Fishermen peninsula. Planes and ships are searching the area for 28 missing 'persons' in the sea. Here, a Russian military Iluchin-38, normally used in anti-submarine operations. On sea, the Northern Fleet's ship "Altay" and FSB border guard ship "Zapolariye". Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The annual exercise was this year led by the Russian side. Captain on bridge on Russia's Marine Rescue Service North Branch show the maritime area for search. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Captain on bridge of the Norwegian Coast Guard vessel "KV Sortland" in radio contact with the Norwegian resources for the exercise. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Crew members on "KV Sortland" on watch for 'persons' missing at sea. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Norwegian Coast Guard vessel "KV Sortland". Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The Russian Search- and Rescue (SAR) and oil spill recovery ship "Murman" with a military Iluchin-38. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The Norwegian anti-submarine and surveillance aircraft P-3 Orion "Viking" flying over the search area. Like Russian aircraft were allowed to fly over Norwegian maritime area, the Norwegian aircraft were granted permission to cross the border to Russian airspace in the search area during the exercise. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
A Russian Northern Fleet Ka-27 search- and rescue helicopter in the skies over the three Russian vessels "Murman Ryba" (left), Northern Fleet's "Altay" and FSB Border Guard's "Zapolariye". Photo: Thomas Nilsen
One of the "missing persons" found in the sea. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Coast Guard RIB on the water ready to pick up people from the water. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Norwegian coast guard RIB was put on the water in full speed towards the person who could be difficult to see in the high waves. In the cold water Barents Sea, every minute counts when saving lives. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Full speed towards the person in the sea. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
It can be hard to lift a man out of the water. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Bringing the missing "person" safely on bord the Coast Guard vessel. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
On watch for more people missing at sea. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Norwegian Air Force's Sea King Search- and Rescue helicopter flying over Russian SAR vessel "Murman". Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Norwegian Sea King SAR helicopter arrives to pick up people and bring the to hospitals on the mainland. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Sea King SAR helicopter lifting people off the Coast Guard vessel. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Sea King SAR helicopter lifting people off the Coast Guard vessel. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Bent-Ove Jamtli is Director of the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Northern Norway (JRCC). Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Happy after successful rescue mission. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Norwegian Coast Guard vessel "KV Sortland" sailing side-by-side with the Russian SAR vessel "Murmansk" in the Barents Sea search area. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Russian Northern Fleet SAR helicopter Ka-27 lift off people from "Murman" rescue vessel. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Russian military naval Ka-27 rescue helicopter. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Norwegian and Russian military and civilian search- and rescue resources work side-by-side together during Exercise Barents 2019. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Bringing up on of the "persons" from the sea to the SAR vessel "Murman". Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Bringing up on of the "persons" from the sea to the SAR vessel "Murman". Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Photo: Thomas Nilsen
"Murman" is a Murmansk based rescue vessel. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Oil spill preparedness was the second phase of Exercise Barents 2019. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Russian navy and civilian officers on bridge during Exercise Barents 2019. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Norwegian inner Coast Guard vessel "Farm" with the Russian Northern Fleet's "Altai" and a Mi-8 rescue helicopter flying the search area. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Photo: Thomas Nilsen
"Thanks' to Putin for counterfeits in stores." Photo: Vkontakte
"Thanks to Putin for greedy taxes." Photo: Vkontakte
"Thanks" to Putin for life in debt Photo: Vkontakte
"Thanks" to Putin for the collapse of science and education. Photo: Vkontakte
"Thanks" to Putin for selling national wealth. Photo: Vkontakte
"Thanks to Putin for counterfeit products in the shops", "Thanks to Putin for the promise to promise." Photo: Vkontakte
