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Young men from north Russian navy towns refuse to fight. Many face years in jail for desertion 1d
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Moscow adds awarded theater producer and play writer to list of ‘extremists and terrorists’ 2d
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Against Russian aggression: Norway signs security agreement with Ukraine 2d
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Lapland tourism workers mourn dead colleague — “I have never worked in such a bad company” 3d
Moscow says it will build drone bases along Arctic coast 3d
Mayor of militarised border municipality Pechenga wins reward for local draft 3d
Expert fears flooded radioactive dump sites could leak to river system that flows into Arctic O... 3d
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Fishing vessels dominate Arctic shipping traffic in 2022 5d
Sámi Parliament in Finland prepares for repeat election 5d
Military courts in Russia prosecute a record number of front-line deserters 6d
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Norwegians, Americans build Arctic satellite station against enemy cruise missiles 1w
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Submariners from Russia's Northern Fleet fight and fall in Ukraine 1w
Novatek could get a discount for pumping gas in Russia's far north 1w
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New low for the people of Pechenga 1w
Norway "will not close the door," continues visa-free agreement with Russian military stronghol... 1w
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Finnair to link Helsinki and Ivalo with Kirkenes 1w
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Sanctions are about to wreck Moscow's grand Arctic projects 1w
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The king crab boom in northern Norway. The video report about multi-million dollar industry aro... 1w
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"This is a historical strengthening of our Armed Forces" 1w
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Norway steps up high north defence, ready to build fully equipped brigade in Finnmark 1w
Acquitted son of Putin ally will bring his drone next time on adventure in Norway 1w
Murmansk Governor Andrei Chibis injured in knife attack 2w
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Finland’s eastern border to remain shut indefinitely 2w
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They are frequently terror-bombing Ukraine. Today two of them were met by Norwegian fighter jet... 2w
Russia says it will start direct tourist voyages to Svalbard 2w
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Norway establishes Arctic base for long-range drones 2w
Another Chinese LNG module arrives in Belokamenka 2w
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Tiny amount of radioactive iodine measured in Tromsø 2w
The War troubles Nornickel as it struggles to shift to new markets 2w
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Tourists brave the cold in Tromsø to get what are claimed to be "the best hotdogs in the world" 2w
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Russia starts Good Friday with large-scale attack on Ukraine, Tu-95 bombers from Murmansk activ... 2w
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As Helsinki prepares new measures against Russian hybrid operations, President Stubb makes visi... 3w
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In Moscow's 'master plan' for remote Arctic town Dikson is a boom in extractive industry and th... 3w
Finnish Court annuls 2023 Sámi elections 3w
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U.S. strategic bombers fly second Barents Sea mission this week 3w
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Flighting enemy drones is the new Northern Fleet scenario 3w
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Landing ship Yamal critically damaged in missile attack — Ukrainian Armed Forces 3w
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Airplane ticket prices in Russia are up 40% 3w
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US Air Force B-1B bombers on Barents Sea mission met by Russian fighter jet 3w
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Bombers from Kola led wave of attacks on Ukraine, NATO airspace in Poland violated by missile 3w
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Russian authorities plan to mobilize 300,000 people, high-ranking sources claim 3w
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One single vote from 100% win for Putin at Novaya Zemlya 4w
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Norwegian border town finally scraps cooperation agreement with Russia's war-focused Pechenga 4w
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The children in kindergarten No 4 "voted" for Putin 4w
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Russia is considering withdrawal from the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea in the Arctic. 4w
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In Northern Fleet's latest training scenario, naval base Severomorsk is attacked by enemy drone... 4w
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Only 10% of Russians in Finland voted for Putin, exit poll says 1mo
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Russians in Northern Norway voted for Putin 1mo
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Norwegian MFA about so-called Russian election: Not free, not fair, not democratic 1mo
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Russian citizens in Kirkenes participate in a vote set to confirm Putin's fifth term. 1mo
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