The wrecked Northern Fleet submarine Komsomolets rests on the seabed at a depth of 1,680 metres (5,510 ft). Photo: Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority 37 years on, no signs of leakage from plutonium warheads Results from two new studies of seabed...
After Norway’s 198-kilometre-long land border with Russia, this is where Finland takes over. The northernmost border post is marked with a cairn, separating the three countries. What follows is 1,340 kilometres of the Finnish-Russian border. Today, that...
The Smeerenburg glacier seen from the Amsterdam island, northwest on Svalbard. Photo: Thomas Nilsen The Emirates joins Svalbard Treaty The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has officially joined the Svalbard Treaty, in a move said to strengthen the country’s role in Arctic...
Moscow has blocked several important web-portals on Norway’s Svalbard archipelago for readers inside Russia. Photo: Thomas Nilsen Collateral damage: Svalbard governor’s website blocked in Russia Websites belonging to the Governor of Svalbard and the newspaper...
Road signs along the last few kilometres of European Highway E6 are written in both Norwegian and Russian languages. Photo: Thomas Nilsen Cyrillic to be removed from road signs in Norway’s border region Most vehicles registered in Russia are now banned from entering...
A Finnair aircraft experienced some difficulty landing in Kirkenes on Monday, 6 April. Finnair has confirmed that this was due to GPS spoofing. Photo: Thomas Nilsen Finnair Captain: GPS spoofing and jamming are a daily nuisance The ATR-72 aircraft attempted to land...