Atle Staalesen

Massive show of force along Russia’s border to Norway

More than 5,000 soldiers and 500 vehicles from the Northern Fleet’s land forces take part in a major exercise in Pechenga.
October 19, 2016

Aimed for North Pole, ended up in Longyearbyen

Polar explorer Gilles Elkaim intended to cross the Arctic Ocean in complete autonomy for two years. Today, his expedition ship «Arktika» was tugged by local Norwegian authorities to Longyearbyen, Svalbard.
October 19, 2016

Northern Swedish winds to power Google

Investment company Aquila Capital buys the Lehtirova wind power project in northern Sweden. Production from the 41 wind generators will be delivered to Google.
October 19, 2016

A role for India in Russian Arctic

Moscow invites New Delhi to joint oil and gas projects in Arctic waters.
October 18, 2016

In Komi, youth leaders pay tribute to killed Donetsk separatist

«A hero of our time», leader of youth policy in the Komi Government says about Arsen Pavlov, the separatist chieftain also known as «Motorola». Pavlov was assassinated this week in breakaway Donetsk.
October 18, 2016

Murmansk upgrades highway to Finland

Smoother driving towards the border crossing point of Salla as years of road construction come to end.
October 17, 2016

Locals approve Rosneft’s drilling on Laptev coast

The well is to be drilled under the sea bottom of the Khatanga Bay in 2017.
October 17, 2016

Border town newspaper saved last minute from closure

We are now looking for a new way forward, which secures our economy and promotes good journalism, Editor of Sør-Varanger Avis Tor Sandø says.
October 14, 2016

Aircraft carrier left Murmansk, heading towards Syria

The «Admiral Kuznetsov» is now on its way, TV21 reports.
October 14, 2016

Border crossing comes with a price

Already from next year, you might have to pay toll when you cross the border to Russia. The money is needed for upgrades of border infrastructure, Moscow says.
October 14, 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
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