The King paid tribute to Soviet liberators
Norway will never forget the war effort of the Soviet army, King Harald said in his speech in Kirkenes square during the 75th anniversary of…
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Russia will take over Norwegian military development during a meeting in Kirkenes
The Russian Foreign Ministry expresses concern about spending money and developing infrastructure in Norway’s defense – and will address the issue in Kirkenes Friday. This…
Lavrov to attend the liberation anniversary in Kirkenes
Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, will attend the forthcoming liberation anniversary in Finnmark in October. This was confirmed by Timur Chekanov at the Russian Embassy…
Søreide will not block Putin’s visit to Kirkenes
Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide is open for Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to be invited to the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Finnmark next…
New hope for natural gas industries in Kirkenes
The Russian natural gas giant, Novatek,is considering using Norwegian ports to relocate natural gas, and the mayor of southern Varanger is hoping for a ‘yes’…
Ambulance helicopters to Finnmark
The Armed Forces sends two ambulance helicopters to Finnmark The Norwegian Armed Forces helps the air ambulance service with helicopters stationed in both Kirkenes and…
Hundreds marched in support of Frode Berg in Kirkenes
Hundreds of people went to a torchlight rally from the church in support for alleged spy, Frode Berg, on Saturday. Approximately 450 people marched…
Expedition Norway
Expedition Norway, daybook On the 24th July 2017 I pedaled off from Kirkenes, with MS Richard With and a few lovely people waving me off….
Appeal case after double murder in Kirkenes
Appeal case after double murder in Kirkenes starts Tuesday Bengt Ronald Hansen claimed he did not intend to kill his wife Pimsiri Songngam (37) or…
Asks for 21 years in prison for double murder
Prosecutor asks for 21 years in prison for double murder in Kirkenes The prosecutor believes the 59-years-old man who is accused of killing his Thai…
Unique bridge to Russia is in place
The last section of the joint Norwegian-Russian road bridge is in position. The tide was used to help get the bridge in place after transport…
Sleep in a SNOW HOTEL…
A memory for lifetime! The amazing Kirkenes Snow hotel is located outside the Arctic town of Kirkenes, about as far northeast as you can get…
UDI will retain emergency response center outside Kirkenes
Directorate of Immigration (UDI) will not be unprepared if it should come new flows of asylum seekers from Russia and therefore wants a contingency plan…
Kripos on the scene in Kirkenes
On Tuesday morning technicians from Kripos (The national unit for combating organized and other serious crime) have started surveys at the scene where the Thai…
Kirkenes: – The woman wanted to be out of the marriage
The woman who was shot and killed in Kirkenes was scheduled to move into the shelter Monday. The 37 years old woman and her son…
Kirkenes: Seventh grader and his mother killed
One student in the seventh grade and the boy’s mother was shot and killed in Kirkenes on Monday night, Headmaster of Kirkenes primary school, Tove…
The Crown Prince couple visited the church summit
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit took part at the start of the meeting of the WCC in Trondheim along with Christian leaders and…
The Church asylum seekers are going back to West Camp
The three Syrian asylum seekers who went to church asylum in Kirkenes last week has chosen to return back to Arrival Center Finnmark. They are now…