Thomas Nilsen

These dangerous radioactive reactors soon to be lifted off the waters

15 more Cold War sub reactor compartments to be taken on-shore and secured at the long-term storage complex in Saida Bay.
January 30, 2017

Warships Russia deployed to Syria returns north

Aircraft carrier «Admiral Kuznetsov» and nuclear-powered battle cruiser «Pyotr Velikiy» make their way outside Norway towards Kola.
January 27, 2017

Finnair adds four new direct flights from Europe to Lapland

Lack of snow on continental Europe gives boost in air-traffic to northern Finland.
January 27, 2017

Wallström still undecided on Barents Council meeting in Arkhangelsk

Swedish Foreign Minister supposed to take over chairmanship from Sergey Lavrov for next two years.
January 26, 2017

Brende: Law of the Sea and International Law is the “Constitution” of the Arctic

Norway’s dialogue with Russia in the north is good, constructive and predictable despite tensions on other issues.
January 25, 2017

“If it works in Finland, it works everywhere”

Finland is successful because of the Arctic climate, not in spite of it, says Prime Minister Juha Sipilä.
January 25, 2017

Sami ditched from Arctic Frontiers opening speeches

“Maybe it is because we are not always focused on short-term gain, but the future for our people,” says President of the Norwegian Sami Parliament Vibeke Larsen.
January 24, 2017

Talking Arctic – Moving frontiers

Ice is melting and boundaries for economic activities are moving north. Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg argues Arctic oil plays a role in solving global climate changes.
January 23, 2017

Permafrost thaw will have devastating impact on buildings

Buildings across the Russian Arctic could collapse within the next few decades, a new study says.
January 20, 2017

Climate researchers are building on 90 cm higher ground, prepare for the worst

«We have consistently and severely underestimated the rate of climate change,» says Director Jan-Gunnar Winther of the Norwegian Polar Institute.
January 19, 2017

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Thomas Nilsen is editor of the Independent Barents Observer with its news desk located in Kirkenes, northern Norway. He has a long experience in media cooperation across the borders in the high north of Europe, both as radio- and newspaper reporter all the way back to the days before the breakup of the Soviet Union. 

Nilsen has been editor of Barents Observer since 2009.

He was Deputy Head of the Norwegian Barents Secretariat from 2004-2009. Until 2003, he worked 12 years for the Bellona Foundation’s Russian study group, focusing on nuclear safety issues and general environmental challenges in northern areas and the Arctic. 

Thomas has been traveling extensively across northern Scandinavia and Arctic Russia since the late 80’s working for different media and organizations. He is also a guide at sea and in remote locations in the Russian north for various groups and regularly lectures on security issues, environmental and socio-economic development.

Thomas Nilsen studied at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

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