Atle Staalesen

Migrants still try to make it from Russia to Norway

Two groups of people aimed for Scandinavia, but were stopped by the FSB.
March 01, 2017

Norway moves military intelligence away from Russian border

The secret service reduces personnel and activities in the border town of Kirkenes.
March 01, 2017

New Arctic railway is Infrastructure Project of the Year

The projected connection between Bovanenkovo and Sabetta in Yamal is awarded prestigious prize.
February 28, 2017

Shrinking population in Russian borderland

People continue to move away from the Pechenga, the municipality on the border to Norway and Finland. But 2016 might have been a turning point.
February 28, 2017

Oil minister: Offshore projects come last in the line

There are better places to invest money, Aleksandr Novak argues.
February 27, 2017

Icebreaker escorts up 100%

As shipping in Russian Arctic waters picks pace, the country’s nuclear-powered icebreakers struggle to meet demands.
February 27, 2017

On remote Arctic coast, a grand coal project in the making

More than ten million tons of coal per year is to be floated out to the markets from Dikson, the town on Russia’s Taymyr coast.
February 24, 2017

Dadin walks free

The activist who reported grave cases of torture in a Karelian prison has been released following a decision by the Russian Supreme Court.
February 23, 2017

This is where Northern Fleet will recruit new sailors

The Nakhimov naval school in Murmansk will have up to 560 students.
February 22, 2017

French explorer challenges Svalbard governance

Gilles Elkaim says Norwegian authorities had no right to limit his free sailing in Svalbard waters. Court case starts today.
February 22, 2017

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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