A group of Sámi artists want locals to reflect on their present relationship to nature and what this relationship looked like for Sámi people in the past. Text by Ritva Torikka Viidon sieiddit – The...

With American investors on board the mines near Kirkenes look set for a reopening. By Atle Staalesen, The Barents Observer. «We have world-class quality ore and excellent infrastructure - that is...

Sunna Kitti lea Márkomeannu jagi 2018 dáiddár. Son lea govven dáidagisttis, makkár Sápmi lea jagis 2118 – ja makkár áššiid dihte? “Lea jahki 2118. Visot lea mannan funet. Sápmi lea Murphy lága Sápmi...

A young Sámi artist from Inari, Finland, made images of what Sápmi, the land of the Sámi, might look like in a hundred years. Sunna Kitti’s works of art are partly gloomy, but they also show a...

In the Murmansk region, 15 volunteers are trying to put out massive wildfires. And instead of equipment, they are being offered prayer as help. Text and photo by Tatiana Britskaya, Novaya Gazeta In...

Fire fighters combat wildfires from the Kola Peninsula to Norrbotten as record heat wave continues north of the Arctic Circle. By Thomas Nilsen, The Barents Observer After 31 wildfires in Norrbotten...

Reindeer herding or mining on Násafjäll? The question comes to a head now that the company Elkem AS has applied for expropriation in order to start quarrying for quartz in an area where three...

Luxury cruise ship will next summer sail from Nome to Tromsø via the Northern Sea Route and then to Newfoundland via Greenland. In 2020, the idea is to circumnavigate the entire Arctic. By Thomas...

The Svaipa, Grans and Semisjaur–Njarg Sámi villages and the Saltfjell Reindeer-Herding District have declared a moratorium on mining in the Nása mountain, a border area between Sweden and Norway....