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Justice Minister Per-Willy Amundsen and Police Officer Mathilde Torp inside the passport control zone at Storskog. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Undersized and cramped working conditions indoor at Storskog. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Minister Per-Willy Amundsen with the Norwegian (yellow) and Russian (red-green) border gates in the background. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Justice Minister Per-Willy Amundsen and Finnmark Chief of Police Ellen Katrine Hætta at the newly erected steel fence on the Norwegian side of the borderline. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Minister Amundsen sees the need for new facilities at the border checkpoint. Here together with Finnmark Chief of Police Ellen Katrine Hætta and the delegation from the ministry. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
During the refugee crisis in 2015, migrants had to line up outdoor in the cold before being registered by migration officials. Photo. Thomas Nilsen
Migrants had to wait in tents outdoor during the migrant flow in 2015 at Storskog. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
On Saturdays, many Russians enter Norway for shopping. Photo: Thomas Nilsen

Esrange is located 200 km north of the Arctic Circle and surrounded by a vast wilderness perfect for launching of rockets. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Esrange was built in 1964 by ESRO, the European Space Research Organisation, which later became European Space Agency. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The first rocket launch from Esrange occurred on 19 November 1966. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
ESRANGE is an abbreviation for ESRO Sounding Rocket Launching Range. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Both rockets and high altitude balloons are launched from Esrange. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Towards the launch platform. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Esrange rocket platform. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Control room for rocket launches. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Entrance to Esrange Space Centre in Northern Sweden. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Kiruna is the nearest town to the Easrange Space Centre. Photo: Thomas Nilsen

Nagurskoye Military Complex on Franz Josef Land. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense
Nagurskoye Military Complex on Franz Josef Land. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense
Nagurskoye Military Complex on Franz Josef Land. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense
Nagurskoye Military Complex on Franz Josef Land. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense
Nagurskoye Military Complex on Franz Josef Land. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense
Nagurskoye Military Complex on Franz Josef Land. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense
Nagurskoye Military Complex on Franz Josef Land. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense
Nagurskoye Military Complex on Franz Josef Land. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense
Nagurskoye Military Complex on Franz Josef Land. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense
Nagurskoye Military Complex on Franz Josef Land. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense
Nagurskoye Military Complex on Franz Josef Land. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense
Nagurskoye Military Complex on Franz Josef Land. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense
Nagurskoye Military Complex on Franz Josef Land has its own Orthodox church; the world's northernmost. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense