I dag må vi bygge sikkerhet og beredskap på et radikalt annerledes grunnlag, sier fylkesordører i Finnmark, Hans-Jacob Bønå #beredskap #nato #nordnorge #arktis

Debate: On Christmas Eve 2029, #Russia attacks #Svalbard. That was the message to 700,000 readers of Finland's largest newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat, the other day. Using methods we associate with cake recipes, the newspaper told its readers that 'this is how Russia will attack #NATO'.

#Debate: In geopolitical perspective, the EU is a superpower. But is this also the case in the oceans? @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu #Arctic #EU #geopolitics en.highnorthnews.com/opinions/the...

#Newsletter: This week has been focused on preparedness. But where we previously said we were 'training for what is not supposed to happen,' we are now talking about real events that will likely impact us. It is just a matter of time and we must be prepared. #arctic

Meet the High North News HND26 Team: Linn Ophaug, Malte Humpert and Hilde-Gunn Bye. Together, they are covering the international conference in Bodø, Northern Norway, and investigative journalist Humpert represented HNN on stage. www.highnorthnews.com (Photo: Maria Filiushina / Kontrafei)

Norges arbeid i Barentshavet brukes nå som et av Natos sterkeste argumenter overfor USA, sier utenriksminister Espen Barth Eide. @jfcnorfolk.bsky.social @espenbartheide.bsky.social #HND26 #nato #sikkerhet #arktis #forsvar @forsvaret.bsky.social

Oberstløytnant Thomas Bjerregaard mener Nordkalotten står i en sårbar situasjon, og peker på russisk press og begrensede ressurser som sentrale utfordringer for nordisk beredskap. #forsvar #norden #arktis #sikkerhet #nordkalotten

The PM emphasized the need for self-preparedness and less dependence on fossil fuels when he opened Exercise North. #norway #fossilfuels #preparedness #security #arctic en.highnorthnews.com/politics/we-...

In May, around 400 personnel from the Norwegian Civil Defence will practice #civil #protection during war in #NorthernNorway. Simultaneously, the Army will conduct its own exercise and contribute to giving the civil defence exercise a more realistic framework. #HighNorth

Statsministeren Jonas Gahr Støre (Ap) understreket behovet for egenberedskap og mindre avhengighet av fossilt brennstoff da han åpnet Øvelse nord. #øvelsenord #jonasgahrstøre #arktis #beredskap #sikkerhet

Researchers from the Norwegian Maritime Museum are investigating a shipwreck found in Grønfjorden in Svalbard last year. A working hypothesis is that the ship originates from the White Sea in Russia and was used during the Pomor trade. en.highnorthnews.com/science/ship...

#Debate: Few moments in modern history have made Northern Norway’s role in European cooperation more concrete — or more consequential — than right now. #HND26 #arctic #norway #space #opinions en.highnorthnews.com/opinions/fro...

Skipet kan stamme fra Kvitsjøen i Russland og kunne blitt brukt under pomorhandelen. #Kvitsjøen #arktis #russland #pomor #skipsvrak #kulturminner #svalbard

Skoltesamene mistet land og rettigheter da grensa mellom Norge og Russland ble fastsatt for 200 år siden #skoltesamer #urfolk #russegrensa #sametinget #arktis #grensefastsettelse

Few fishers combine commercial fishing with tourist fishing @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social #tourism #fishing #commercialfishing #arctic en.highnorthnews.com/science/few-...

#Debate: There is an almost macabre gravity behind the recent election in Hungary. But at the same time, a clear hope for the future. A people democratically protesting war, lies, corruption and censorship. #arctic #russianborder #Hungary #opinions

Kulturminner og infrastruktur står i fare når permafrosten tiner og klimaendringer gjør at Svalbard er spesielt utsatt. #kulturminner #longyearbyen #norce #nyålesund #svalbard #sintef #arktis #permafrost #klimaendringer

#Newsletter from the Editor: Are Arctic mothers tougher than those in the South? The Arctic Council talks trash and Russia benefits from the gas crisis. In addition, Commentator Arne O. Holm deals with the politicians' latest ravages #arctic

Seks nordnorske stortingsrepresentanter er på vei til Alaska. Der står både urfolksrettigheter, sikkerhet og Grønland på menyen. @stortinget.no #Trump #alaska #sikkerhet #grønland #AES26 #arktis #nordområdene

Reguleringer, fremdeles lønnsomt fiske og uforutsigbarhet kan være grunnen. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social #fiske #turisme #arktis #kystfiske #havturisme

"What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic. It’s shaping global security, energy, and economic systems in real time,” says Rachel Kallander from Arctic Encounter. #AES26 #arctic #alaska #anchorage en.highnorthnews.com/business/glo...

#British and #Norwegian forces have recently monitored and deterred #Russian #submarines from the Kola Peninsula that attempted to map underwater infrastructure in the North Atlantic. #HighNorth #Arctic

A new report estimates billion-dollar losses from national satellite service outages in Norway. #norway #arctic #hybridwarfare #hybridthreats #satellites

Kronikk: 25 år senere er Den kulturelle skolesekken blitt en av Norges viktigste møteplasser mellom kunst og unge mennesker, mener fylkesråd Arne Ivar Mikalsen #DKS #kultur #barnogunge #Arktis #Nordland #meninger

#Debate: I have previously claimed that Donald Trump is a sickness that is not going to pass. The next natural question is: how contagious is the condition of the mad president? #trump #arcitc

Moscow benefits from surging Arctic oil prices and steppes up efforts to expand the buyer base for sanctioned cargoes from its Arctic LNG 2 project. #LNG #Russia @ec.europa.eu #arctic #sanctions #ArcticLNG2 #oil

#Debatt: Noe er galt når det føles som en befrielse at nyhetsbildet her hjemme i Norge bokstavelig talt fylles av politikere på, ja fylla. Fra bunnen av flaska herjer de i bil på trafikkerte motorveier, eller på sosiale meldingstjenester. @jfcnorfolk.bsky.social #arktis

En ny rapport anslår milliardtap ved nasjonalt bortfall av satellittjenester i Norge. #hybridetrusler #arktis #satellittjenester @nfd.regjeringen.no

The Swedish police currently report too great a risk to start technical investigations. #SSAB #Sweden #Arctic #steelplant en.highnorthnews.com/business/sev...

#Newsletter: There are few, if any, soft places to land after the Easter holiday. The U.S. president is like a disease that never ends. But at least the EU sanctions on Russian gas seems to take slowly effect. Here is the latest from the High North. #Arctic

Researchers hope that a new study will explain the reason for the high diabetes numbers in Sami regions. #sami #diabetes @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social #indigenouspeoples #health #arctic

Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide opens High North Dialogue 2026 the Norwegian Arctic on 22-23 April. en.highnorthnews.com/business/nor...

#Debatt: Jeg har tidligere hevdet at Donald Trump ikke er en sykdom som går over. Det neste naturlige spørsmålet er hvor smittsom tilstanden til den gale presidenten er? #trump #arktis #Vance #Urban #Ungarn www.highnorthnews.com/meninger/sty...

Det svenske statseide gruveselskapet #LKAB har fått tillatelse til å kjøpe 20 tomter fra Gällivare kommune i Nord-Sverige i forbindelse med utvidelse av malmgruva. #Norrbotten #gallivare #kiruna #malmberget #gruvedrift

#ewsletter: The Easter holidays are upon us, and you do not need fiction when the #Arctic offers real-life suspense.

Mikrosatellitten AISSat-4 er sendt ut i verdensrommet for å opprettholde et solid overblikk over skipstrafikken i norske havområder, ikke minst i nord. @nfd.regjeringen.no

Årets tørrfiskproduksjon blir lav, og at selskapet Sufis fiskebruk i Vest-Finnmark var avgjørende for drifta. #arktis #Sufi #tørrfisk #fiske #fiskeri www.highnorthnews.com/naeringsliv/...

What happens to the residents of an Arctic city if the power is out for an extended period? In Bodø, Northern Norway, there are concerted efforts to have systems in place in order to follow the government's recommendation: Be prepared for crisis and war. #preparedness #Arctic #poweroutlet #bodo

Det er dårlig nytt for Nord Norge, som allerede har landets høyeste andel ukvalifiserte lærere. #lærermangel #arktis #norduniversitet #nordnorge www.highnorthnews.com/livet-i-arkt...

The fifth Arctic Art Forum was organized in Oslo this month, exploring Arctic culture and nature in the face of climate change. "Art focuses on nuances which often disappear in the media noise," says Ekaterina Sharova, Co-Founder and Co-Curator of the Forum. en.highnorthnews.com/arctic-livin...

This underscors Seoul’s growing ambitions to tap emerging Arctic shipping routes amid shifting global trade patterns. #tromsø #seoul #busan #southkorea #arctic #shipping #nsr en.highnorthnews.com/politics/bus...

Hva skjer med innbyggerne i en arktisk by om strømmen uteblir over tid? #kriseogkrig #beredskap #totatberedskap #arktis #bodø #nordlandssykehuset #bodølufthavn #nordnorge #strømbrudd

Regjeringen vil øke de økonomiske rammene for langtidsplanen for forsvarssektoren med ytterligere 115 milliarder kroner i tillegg til å forlenge planen med fire år. Blant annet fremskyndes Finnmarksbrigaden med to år. www.highnorthnews.com/politikk/115...

For fishery-dependent communities like the island municipality of #Røst, Northern #Norway, the poor #cod season has hard-hitting consequences. "The authentic #fishing villages in #Lofoten are disappearing," warns Chairman Geir Børre Johansen at Røst Seafood.

There was great anticipation for Andøya Space's second attempt to launch a rocket into orbit from mainland Europe. But the launch was aborted due to an unauthorised fishing boat in the restricted zone. The fisherman denies deliberately sabotaging the launch. en.highnorthnews.com/politics/abo...

A March 3 explosion involving the tanker #Arctic #Metagaz in the Mediterranean has disrupted Russia’s efforts to export liquefied natural gas from its sanctioned Arctic #LNG 2 project, slowing shipments, stranding cargoes in the Barents Sea, and highlighting safety and regulatory challenges

#Newsletter: Should Northern Norway host the next Olympic Games? And can we really trust the Nordic base policy? The cod fisheries also bring about some gloomy news. Read about all this and more in this week's newsletter. #Arctic

Swedish researchers have examined the relationship between research and tourism in Svalbard, arguing that the activities are closely intertwined and can be seen as two sides of the same coin. en.highnorthnews.com/science/rese...

#Debatt: De skulle sikre Arktis mot russiske angrep. I dag er det bare de som har stukket ansiktet dypt ned i en Maga-caps, og stengt for all annen utsikt, som kan holde fast ved at amerikanske baser i Arktis representerer sikkerhet og bare det. #Arktis #basepolitikk @forsvaret.bsky.social #maga

Svenske forskere mener at forholdet mellom forskning og turisme på Svalbard er tett sammenvevd og er to sider av samme sak. #Svalbard #arktis #forskning #klimaendringer #klimaforskning #turisme