Neebor annual conference in Kirkenes

It is a great pleasure to invite you to European Border Dialogues taking place in the High North of Norway under the headline; "Cross Border Dialogue". The conference will be hosted be the Norwegian Barents Secretariat together with the NEEBOR network.
2011-11-28
Dmitry Berezhkov

Seminar on indigenous peoples in Russia

Dmitry Berezhkov from RAIPON will talk about communication, challenges, and cooperation between indigenous peoples and regional and national authorities in Russia on a seminar in Tromsø on the 18th of October.
Place: G (1st Floor), in the center of Troms
Time: 19.00 on Tuesday 18 October
Seminar language: English

2011-10-06
High North information office

Joining forces on NSR logistics

Russian Rosatomflot and the Center for High North Logistics see the need for more practical information on how to operate in the Northern Sea Route (NSR). The new information office in Kirkenes is going to provide such information worldwide. The establishment has been co financed by the Norwegian Barents Secretariat
2011-04-13
Barents Sports Spektakel

Sport knows no borders

The Barents Sport Days mark the opening of the Barents Spektakel festival in Kirkenes.
2011-02-01
Barents Passion Week

Barents Passion Week

The Barents Regional Youth Council highlighted the good life in the High North trough creative workshops in Kirkenes between the 27th and 31st of October.
2010-10-25
Border Commissioner Babrov, Rune Rafaelsen and Border Commissioner Ivar Sakserud

Family gathering securing cross border relations

This photo of the Russian and the Norwegian border commissioner without their uniforms shows in its simple manner the close relations on the Norwegian-Russian border.
2010-08-23
Pomor Festival Vardø

Memory of the Pomor Trade celebrated in Vardø

The 20th Vardø Pomor Festival was carried out in July-August 2010. An important reason for the development of cooperation between the Arkhangelsk region and Vardo is the efforts of social organisations such as the Pomor Association. Every year people of art, singers, craftsmen, museums representatives come to the Festival in Vardø, giving an important contribution to the cooperation.
2010-08-10
Yury Shevchuk from the rock band DDT visiting Bolshoye Radio

Norwegian-Russian local radio cooperation

The Russian radio station Bolshoye Radio and the Norwegian station Radio Domen have concluded an agreement on cooperation.
2010-08-03
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Stoltenberg: -Very competent Barents Secretariat

The Norwegian Prime Minister says the government will continue its close cooperation with the Barents Secretariat.
2010-06-11
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Russian puppet theatre contributed to the “Cultural school bag” in Troms

A significant contribution to the “Cultural school bag” of the Troms county was made by Arhangelsk Puppet theatre in May 2010. Hundreds of children have seen “The Parrot’s Fairy Tales” performed by Russian actors together with puppets.
2010-05-19

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Norwegian Barents Secretariat
Po box 276
NO-9915 Kirkenes

Visitors address:
Rådhusgata 8, Kirkenes.

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Murmansk Office
Arkhangelsk Office
Nenets Office

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The Norwegian Barents secretariat aims at improving the Norwegian-Russian relations by promoting cross border cooperation.

The Secretariat is also a center of compentence for Norwegian-Russian relations and for regional cross border cooperation.