Thomas Nilsen

Cruise ships offering passengers to explore above and beyond what was previously imaginable are coming to the Arctic for the 2022 season. Svalbard, however, says no to submarine- and helicopter excursions.
August 27, 2021
More than a decade after plans started, the Norway-based cruise liner finally sets date for a voyage to the Solovetsky archipelago and Arkhangelsk.
August 26, 2021
Insulting Russia by peeing towards the border could cost you from 3,000 kroner and up. And be aware, Norway’s military border guards are watching via CCTV cameras.
August 26, 2021
Cross-border traffic between the Kola Peninsula and Finnish Lapland will from August 25 take place at brand new facilities.
August 24, 2021
The Russian mining town on Norway’s Svalbard archipelago lost 20 percent of its population since last year.
August 24, 2021
The 26 tons heavy battery-powered truck is now driving the 1,600 kilometers distance north from Oslo to Tromsø where it will be pioneer-testing Norway’s postal service in cold climate.
August 24, 2021
Busy days are getting even busier for builders of Russia’s new fleet of the Borei class submarines. Keel laying ceremony for the ninth and tenth vessel in the class took place in Severodvinsk on August 23.
August 24, 2021
A large area in the eastern Barents Sea is closed off and new satellite images show massive activity at Pankovo, Russia's test launch site for the nuclear-powered cruise missile.
August 19, 2021
The anti-submarine destroyer Severomorsk leads the Russian navy group, said to carry out “a set of measured aimed at protecting the interests of the Russian Federation in the Arctic.”
August 18, 2021
The Kiruna-based mining company doubled sales and posted an operating profit of 9,1 billion Swedish kroner (€898 million) in the second quarter compared with same period last year.
August 12, 2021

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