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Mayor of militarised border municipality Pechenga wins reward for local draft

Andrei Kuznetsov gets 229,000 rubles (€2,320) from the Murmansk regional Reserve Fund for his efforts to recruit local men for the war of aggression against Ukraine
April 15, 2024

The children in kindergarten No 4 "voted" for Putin

With patriotic fervour, schools and kindergartens across Russia put the recent so-called presidential election on their agenda. In a kindergarten in Polyarnye Zori, Kola Peninsula, the children even had their own vote.
March 20, 2024

The FINNMARKSLØPET 2024 sled dog race took place in Kirkenes

Finnmarksløpet is the longest sled dog race in Europe. It has been held annually since 1981, with the exception of 2021 when it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
March 14, 2024

“Some faith remains.” How do LGBT people feel, whom the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation recognized as extremists?

On November 30, 2023, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation labeled “international LGBT movement” an extremist organization and banned it in Russia. The decision came into force on January 10. It was never published anywhere because the hearing was held behind closed doors. This decision caused bewilderment among many, since the “international LGBT movement” does not exist.
March 04, 2024

Finland mulls permanent closure of two temporary checkpoints on the border with Russia

This concerns temporary checkpoints Parikkala and Inari, Finnish broadcaster Yle reported on February 20. Both were temporarily closed several years ago. Traffic at Parikkala was stopped because of the EU sanctions, while Lieksa-Inari’s closure was caused by the cessation of timber imports.
February 23, 2024

With the right president "we have a better chance to stay out of war". Video report from a polling station in Arctic Finland.

February 11, 2024

“We are peaceful people. How are we sponsoring the war?” Russians react to Norway's entry ban for Russian cars.

The Barents Observer spoke to people in a shopping centre parking lot in the border town of Kirkenes, arctic Norway.
October 01, 2023

“We are peaceful people. How are we sponsoring the war?” Russians react to Norway's entry ban for Russian cars.

The Barents Observer spoke to people in a shopping centre parking lot in the border town of Kirkenes, arctic Norway.
October 01, 2023

Norway’s Foreign Ministry says no to Russian tourist charters to Svalbard

General Director of Russia’s Trust Arktikugol Ildar Neverov announced plans to launch charter flights with tourists from Russia to Svalbard from April 2024 claiming the company has received permission to do so from the Norwegian authorities. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Arktikugol did receive a permission, but it was only for one flight and only for company’s staff.
September 13, 2023

“We’re afraid to walk the streets”. The participants of the double murder in Lovozero are out of jail thanks to the war in Ukraine

Konstantin Prikhodchenko and Arsentiy Bondarev, who killed two residents of Lovozero, Murmansk region in 2020, returned home without serving even a small portion of their sentence. Victims’ families are now afraid of revenge.
August 15, 2023

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