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Northern Norway must be prioritised: the Ofoten Line, the E6 and air-raid shelters are more important than a ship tunnel
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (320+ words) Comment: As the security situation becomes more acute, capacity on the Ofoten Line and the E6 in Nordland is exhausted, and Norway lacks functional air-raid shelters. Northern Norway needs preparedness and infrastructure, not an expensive ship tunnel....
There is no Norwegian Arctic policy, says business in the north
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (1411+ words) Northern Norwegian business directs sharp criticism at the government's High North policy, power shortages and lack of infrastructure in Northern Norway. Frode Nilsen of LNS calls the initiative 'word-area policy' and warns of weakened preparedness in the north....
The Norwegian Government to Strengthen Svalbard Budget With NOK 72, 3 Million
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (247+ words) In the revised national budget for 2026, the Norwegian government proposes, among other things, a Svalbard price for electricity and district heating. On Tuesday, the Norwegian government presented its proposal for the revised national budget for 2026. The proposal includes an increase…...
Life on the North Globe
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (211+ words) Dear reader. This week's newsletter has it all; Climate change, Russian gas and defense. Here is the latest news from the High North. First, good news from Finland. The railway project'Rail Nordica will lead to direct railway connections to Sweden…...
Wants to Prevent New Advances Toward Seabed Mining
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (577+ words) Greenpeace and an international team of researchers have embarked on an expedition to explore life in the Arctic deep sea. The aim is to ensure long-term protection of the deep sea. "We are going to map the fantastic deep-sea nature…...
Russian LNG tankers keep stopping off Norway
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (802+ words) EU Restrictions Could End Practice: Icebreaking LNG tankers carrying Russian gas have stopped more than 40 times off northern Norway highlighting how Norwegian waters are part of the logistics chain supporting Russian Arctic gas exports. Will new EU rules encourage Norway…...
EU Sanctions Russian "Shadow Fleet" Vessels Routinely Passing Through Norwegian Waters, Stopping at Honningsv'g
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (115+ words) A liquefied natural gas carrier working for Russia's Yamal LNG project stopped in Honningsv'g in Northern Norway last week. Now the EU has sanctioned the vessel. Will Norwegian authorities put an end to allowing Russian LNG vessels resupplying in the…...
Russian LNG Carrier Stops in Northern Norway's Honningsv'g, Again
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (108+ words) Russian liquefied natural gas carriers continue to use Norway's Arctic fjords as convenient stopover points, exchanging crews and taking on provisions. Over the weekend a Yamal LNG tanker stopped outside Honningsv'g for 18 hours before proceeding to Murmansk....
Mina, 10, becomes youngest to cross Svalbard from south to north
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (91+ words) Ten-year-old Mina Floriana Read has become the youngest person to cross Svalbard from south to north after a 600-kilometre, 44-day expedition. The journey also highlighted climate change in Svalbard and included Arctic snow sampling for research....
Finland prioritises Rail Nordica to link Northern Finland with Sweden and Norway
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (409+ words) Finland is prioritising Rail Nordica and military mobility investments to create direct railway links from Northern Finland to Sweden and Norway. The project could strengthen NATO logistics, cross-border transport and the corridor to Narvik port....