The Barents Observer

The Barents Observer Europe's northernmost independent English-Russian online newspaper. Cross-border news from # Publishing in English and Russian.

The Independent Barents Observer is an online newspaper covering the Barents Region and the Arctic. With a devotion for cross-border cooperation, multi-cultural dialogue and mutual understanding, the Barents Observer provides daily news reports from and about Scandinavia, Russia and the Circumpolar Arctic. Our dedicated and experienced team of reporters produces news and multi-media contents with

reach for global audiences interested in Arctic issues. We follow the key trends and developments in climate change, energy and industry, shipping, politics, civil society, national security and Indigenous peoples issues

The Barents Observer is a journalistic product following the principles of the Norwegian Rights and Duties of the Editor. Our core values are freedom of speech and support for democracy. By providing impartial information and opinions across the borders of the Arctic and the Barents Region, we serve local societies, support regional development and promote international cooperation. The Independent Barents Observer is a non-profit stock company fully owned by the reporters. No regional or national authority have owner interests in the company, nor influence on the newsmaking. The newsdesk is located in Kirkenes, the Norwegian Arctic town located just few kilometres from the borders to Russia and Finland.

🔸Российский рыбный олигарх судится с Норвегией.Глава Norebo Виталий Орлов подал иск против норвежских властей после запр...
08/01/2026

🔸Российский рыбный олигарх судится с Норвегией.

Глава Norebo Виталий Орлов подал иск против норвежских властей после запрета судам компании заходить в экономическую зону и порты страны — из-за подозрений в разведывательной деятельности.

Компания, попавшая под 17-й пакет санкций ЕС, отвергает обвинения в шпионаже и настаивает, что Норвегия превысила свои полномочия. Власти же указывают на «подозрительные маршруты» судов и возможную угрозу подводной инфраструктуре. Разбирательство пройдёт в суде Осло 26 января.

Рыбопромышленной компании Виталия Орлова Norebo отказали в доступе в норвежскую экономическую зону из-за подозрений в разведывательной деятельности. Теперь Орлов п....

08/01/2026

One of the largest fishing companies in Russia, Norebo, was included in the 17th Sanction Package of ...

On January 8, the only place in Norway that recorded temperatures above zero °C was the far northern archipelago of Sval...
08/01/2026

On January 8, the only place in Norway that recorded temperatures above zero °C was the far northern archipelago of Svalbard

On January 8, the only place in Norway that recorded temperatures above zero °C was the far northern archipelago of Svalbard.

Since 2022, Russian tactics of influence in Norway have taken on more provocative forms, while also increasingly operati...
08/01/2026

Since 2022, Russian tactics of influence in Norway have taken on more provocative forms, while also increasingly operating in the grey zone, becoming more covert and harder to identify and attribute. Opinion piece by professor Kari Aga Myklebost with UiT Norges arktiske universitet

Since 2022, Russian tactics of influence in Norway have taken on more provocative forms, while also ...

With -30 degrees outside, hundreds of people in the headquarter city of Russia’s Northern Fleet were left without heatin...
07/01/2026

With -30 degrees outside, hundreds of people in the headquarter city of Russia’s Northern Fleet were left without heating for several days

Январские морозы 2026 года обнажили уязвимость коммунальной системы ЗАТО Североморск: авария на теплотрассе в микрорайоне «Верхняя Ваенга» привела к многодневным ....

Sanctioned shadow tankers are turning off AIS as they shuttle to the 400-metre-long Saam floating storage unit in the Ur...
06/01/2026

Sanctioned shadow tankers are turning off AIS as they shuttle to the 400-metre-long Saam floating storage unit in the Ura Bay, Kola Peninsula

Sanctioned shadow tankers are turning off AIS as they shuttle to the 400-metre-long Saam floating storage unit in the Ura Bay.

The kids that visit the so-called Centre for civic and patriotic education in Murmansk can take a closer look at Russian...
05/01/2026

The kids that visit the so-called Centre for civic and patriotic education in Murmansk can take a closer look at Russian 'war trophies,' among them a used Norwegian-made M72 light anti-armor weapon and a Swedish Carl Gustaf 84 mm recoilless rifle

The kids that visit the so-called Centre for civic and patriotic education in Murmansk can take a closer look at Russian 'war trophies,' among them a used Norwegian-made M72 light anti-armor weapon and a Swedish Carl Gustaf 84 mm recoilless rifle.

Mayor of submarine town Vidyaevo, Kola Peninsula, faces up to 15 years in prison
02/01/2026

Mayor of submarine town Vidyaevo, Kola Peninsula, faces up to 15 years in prison

According to the Russian General Prosecutor, Mayor of Vidyaevo Sergei Bogza is guilty of large-scale corruption.

"We will work to make the Nordics the most integrated region in Europe in terms of defence," says Norwegian Defence Mini...
02/01/2026

"We will work to make the Nordics the most integrated region in Europe in terms of defence," says Norwegian Defence Minister Tore O Sandvik as he takes over the rotating chair of the NORDEFCO cooperation structure

Norwegian defence minister Tore O. Sandvik expresses high ambitions for military cooperation in the Nordic region as he takes over the chair of NORDEFCO.

The Barents Observer in 2025:It was a year of massive Russian clampdown of free speech. But we would like to start with ...
30/12/2025

The Barents Observer in 2025:
It was a year of massive Russian clampdown of free speech. But we would like to start with the good news — and there are plenty of reasons for that. The Barents Observer won against Putin's regime in the European Court of Human Rights. We received the Sønsteby Prize and were nominated for several prestigious journalist awards

It was a year of massive Russian clampdown of free speech. But we would like to start with the good news — and there are plenty of reasons for that. The Barents Observer won against Putin's regime in the European Court of Human Rights. We received the Sønsteby Prize and were nominated for several...

Russia's first domestically built LNG carrier with ice classification Arc7 sets out on its maiden voyage on Northern Sea...
29/12/2025

Russia's first domestically built LNG carrier with ice classification Arc7 sets out on its maiden voyage on Northern Sea Route. The Alexei Kosygin will join a growing fleet of Arctic carriers used to circumnavigate sanctions

A first domestically built LNG carrier with ice classification Arc7 has been handed over to buyers at the Zvezda Yard. The Alexei Kosygin will join a growing fleet of carriers used to circumnavigate sanctions in the Russian Arctic.

The 130-metre-long cargo ship Taimyr is on the sanctions lists of the US and Ukraine because of its involvement in Russi...
29/12/2025

The 130-metre-long cargo ship Taimyr is on the sanctions lists of the US and Ukraine because of its involvement in Russian weapon transportation. On December 22, it made a port call in Barentsburg, Svalbard

The Taimyr is on the sanctions lists of the US and Ukraine because of its involvement in Russian weapon transportation. On December 22, it made a port call in Barentsburg, Svalbard.

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