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, ...

Guests visiting the Kirkenes Snow Hotel in Northern Norway should expect a frosty reception from a polar bear. Once beyond the check-in desk, a true winter wonderland awaits, year-round. Kirkenes Snow ...

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 ...

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 ...

Finnair has today launched a new route to Kirkenes in Northern Norway - the only scheduled international flight to the airport, opening the region up to customers from the UK and Ireland. Kirkenes ...

Want to visit the happiest country in the world? If so, there’s no need to take a 17-hour flight, cast a magic spell or wait around for a fairy godmother to come and whisk you away to a remote island.

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 ...

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 ...