Atle Staalesen

Local Norwegians love traveling to Russia

Inhabitants in the border town of Kirkenes on average visited neighboring Russia two times in 2015.
January 28, 2016

Full steam ahead in new Arctic oil region

Lukoil signs cooperation agreement with regional authorities over the development of the East-Taymyr field. Geological mapping is due to start in 2017.
January 27, 2016

First Yamal LNG tanker on the water

The carrier will be the world’s most powerful of its kind.
January 27, 2016

Norway says lets drill, Sweden cries halt

While the Norwegian oil minister underlines that Norway will continue its drive for Arctic oil, three Swedish ministers in a joint column say now is the time to stop.
January 26, 2016

Wind power for IKEA

The furniture major invests in the building of a wind power park in northern Finland.
January 26, 2016

Ukrainian ”compatriots” moving to Murmansk

Never before has so many countrymen from Ukraine moved to our region, authorities in Murmansk say.
January 26, 2016

Indigeneous people’s secretariat moves to Tromsø

The Arctic capital of Norway strengthens its position as Arctic hub as the Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat (IPS) moves to town.
January 25, 2016

Prosecutors want 9 years of jail for Vasilii Shambir

Court case coming up against the former Murmansk top politician.
January 25, 2016

This is Russia’s new man in Svalbard

Vyacheslav Nikolayev takes over the post as General Consul in Spitsbergen.
January 25, 2016

”Arctic is top priority for USA”

There is a new sense of urgency in the White House about Arctic affairs, Admiral Papp says in his address at the Arctic Frontiers.
January 25, 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