Sandwiched between Finland and Russia 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Kirkenes rests near the opening of the most viable polar shipping route linking China to Europe. As the sea ice retreats, ...

Chinese signage was erected in the town of Kirkenes, Norway before the beginning of the fifteenth-annual Barents Spektakel, whose theme this year was “The World’s Northernmost Chinatown”. (Mia Bennett ...

Kirkenes is one of the most curious spots on the Norwegian tourist trail. The only reason the small Arctic town is on the radar of tourists at all is because its port is the turnaround point for the ...

Kirkenes, a Norwegian town a stone's throw from Russia, was for over three decades a symbol of cross-border harmony in the Arctic. That came to a crashing end when Russia invaded Ukraine. Since then ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Guests visiting the Kirkenes Snow Hotel in Northern Norway ...

KIRKENES, Norway — Four hundred kilometers north of the Arctic circle, a tiny Norwegian town is playing big-league politics. Kirkenes, situated just 14 kilometers from NATO’s northern land border with ...

Frode Berg was a border inspector on the brink of retirement when, in 2014, he was first recruited by the Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS). Berg was based in Kirkenes, a town of 3,500 nestled amid ...

Tag along for one of the shortest commercial flights in the world heading south from Vadsø in Arctic Norway to Kirkenes, just across the water and right next to Russia. This is a 24-mile Dash 8-100 ...

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This photo taken on Feb. 21, 2024 shows the winter scenery of the Arctic town of Kirkenes, Finnmark county, Norway.(Photo: Xinhua) This photo taken on Feb. 21, 2024 shows the winter scenery of the ...

Text description provided by the architects. Kirkenes is a city of 6000 inhabitants (ca. 9500 in the larger area) in North East Norway next to Russia. Far enough from the political and economical ...