International online bilingual newspaper located in Bodø, northern Norway. Together with our correspondents, we bring you news, analyses, and debate about politics and business in the Arctic.https://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mkii2lx3ak26#NATO’s Forward Land Force in Northern #Finland will be established in 2026. Starting this summer, the commander of the Norrbotten Brigade, Colonel Daniel Rydberg, will lead the development of #Sweden's central contribution to the force. #HighNorth @forsvarsmakten.se @puolustusvoimat.fi https://en.highnorthnews.com/politics/commander-of-norrbotten-brigade-will-lead-swedish-nato-mission-in-northern-finland/111002527 Apr 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkii2lx3ak26https://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mki522kmo22l#Debatt: Det er et kraftig signal om at en hel landsdel igjen må vente. Ikke fordi vi mangler ressurser, men fordi infrastrukturen ikke holder tritt med utviklingen, sier konsernsjefen i Salten kraftsamband. https://www.highnorthnews.com/meninger/vi-leverer-pa-kraft-dessverre-gjor-ikke-nettet-det-samme/110997727 Apr 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mki522kmo22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mkhqshssak2lTil sommeren tar sjefen for Norrbottensbrigaden, oberst Daniel Rydberg, ledelsen for Sveriges sentrale bidrag til styrken. @jfcnorfolk.bsky.social #norrbotten #norrbottensbrigaden #nato #forsvar #sikkerhet #norden #sverige https://www.highnorthnews.com/politikk/sjefen-for-norrbottensbrigaden-skal-lede-svensk-nato-innsats-i-nord-finland/110981527 Apr 2026 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhqshssak2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mkhjmhjduc2l#Debate: The war with Iran has not pushed Greenland out of Donald Trump’s mind. It has sharpened it, says political analyst Shay Gal. #Greenland #Trump #Iran #Arctic #MiddleEast #opinions https://en.highnorthnews.com/opinions/iran-will-not-distract-trump-from-greenland-it-will-harden-him/110992827 Apr 2026 07:16 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhjmhjduc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mkba6zbl522dI dag må vi bygge sikkerhet og beredskap på et radikalt annerledes grunnlag, sier fylkesordører i Finnmark, Hans-Jacob Bønå #beredskap #nato #nordnorge #arktis https://www.highnorthnews.com/politikk/vi-ma-bygge-beredskap-pa-et-radikalt-annerledes-grunnlag/110988624 Apr 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkba6zbl522dhttps://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mka3vdyze22dDebate: On Christmas Eve 2029, #Russia attacks #Svalbard. That was the message to 700,000 readers of Finland's largest newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat, the other day. Using methods we associate with cake recipes, the newspaper told its readers that 'this is how Russia will attack #NATO'. https://en.highnorthnews.com/opinions/when-russia-attacked-svalbard-on-defence-cooperation-seen-from-finland/110982624 Apr 2026 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mka3vdyze22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mk7ppvlfw22i#Debate: In geopolitical perspective, the EU is a superpower. But is this also the case in the oceans? @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu #Arctic #EU #geopolitics https://en.highnorthnews.com/opinions/the-eu-and-the-geopolitics-of-the-oceans/110973224 Apr 2026 04:44 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7ppvlfw22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mk6glcqhik23#Newsletter: This week has been focused on preparedness. But where we previously said we were 'training for what is not supposed to happen,' we are now talking about real events that will likely impact us. It is just a matter of time and we must be prepared. #arctic https://en.highnorthnews.com/opinions/we-are-no-longer-training-for-the-unthinkable/110962823 Apr 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6glcqhik23https://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mk5gztik4223Meet the High North News HND26 Team: Linn Ophaug, Malte Humpert and Hilde-Gunn Bye. Together, they are covering the international conference in Bodø, Northern Norway, and investigative journalist Humpert represented HNN on stage. www.highnorthnews.com (Photo: Maria Filiushina / Kontrafei)23 Apr 2026 07:03 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5gztik4223https://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mk3l2mpwhs23Norges arbeid i Barentshavet brukes nå som et av Natos sterkeste argumenter overfor USA, sier utenriksminister Espen Barth Eide. @jfcnorfolk.bsky.social @espenbartheide.bsky.social #HND26 #nato #sikkerhet #arktis #forsvar @forsvaret.bsky.social https://www.highnorthnews.com/politikk/det-vi-gjor-her-i-nord-er-kanskje-det-beste-argumentet-pa-hvorfor-nato-fortsatt-er-relevant/110953022 Apr 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3l2mpwhs23https://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mjze5zfvv223Oberstløytnant Thomas Bjerregaard mener Nordkalotten står i en sårbar situasjon, og peker på russisk press og begrensede ressurser som sentrale utfordringer for nordisk beredskap. #forsvar #norden #arktis #sikkerhet #nordkalotten https://www.highnorthnews.com/politikk/mener-samarbeid-er-avgjorende-for-sikkerheten-i-nord-vi-klarer-ikke-dette-alene/110944721 Apr 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjze5zfvv223https://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mjywtitcgc2zThe PM emphasized the need for self-preparedness and less dependence on fossil fuels when he opened Exercise North. #norway #fossilfuels #preparedness #security #arctic https://en.highnorthnews.com/politics/we-must-become-less-dependent-on-fossil-fuels/110942821 Apr 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjywtitcgc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mjwueryh5k2rIn May, around 400 personnel from the Norwegian Civil Defence will practice #civil #protection during war in #NorthernNorway. Simultaneously, the Army will conduct its own exercise and contribute to giving the civil defence exercise a more realistic framework. #HighNorth https://en.highnorthnews.com/politics/the-norwegian-civil-defence-to-practice-war-scenario-in-the-north/110934120 Apr 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwueryh5k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mjwljr6t3k2zStatsministeren Jonas Gahr Støre (Ap) understreket behovet for egenberedskap og mindre avhengighet av fossilt brennstoff da han åpnet Øvelse nord. #øvelsenord #jonasgahrstøre #arktis #beredskap #sikkerhet https://www.highnorthnews.com/politikk/vi-ma-bli-mindre-avhengig-av-fossilt-brennstoff/110938720 Apr 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwljr6t3k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mjwddrae3s26Researchers from the Norwegian Maritime Museum are investigating a shipwreck found in Grønfjorden in Svalbard last year. A working hypothesis is that the ship originates from the White Sea in Russia and was used during the Pomor trade. https://en.highnorthnews.com/science/shipwreck-found-in-svalbard-could-originate-from-18th-century-russia/110928320 Apr 2026 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwddrae3s26https://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mjwa2zb4bc2e#Debate: Few moments in modern history have made Northern Norway’s role in European cooperation more concrete — or more consequential — than right now. #HND26 #arctic #norway #space #opinions https://en.highnorthnews.com/opinions/from-orbit-to-the-arctic-and-beyond-northern-norway-shaping-europes-space-future/110930520 Apr 2026 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwa2zb4bc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mjvsgd7qds2eSkipet kan stamme fra Kvitsjøen i Russland og kunne blitt brukt under pomorhandelen. #Kvitsjøen #arktis #russland #pomor #skipsvrak #kulturminner #svalbard https://www.highnorthnews.com/forskning/skipsvrak-funnet-pa-svalbard-kan-stamme-fra-russland-pa-1700-tallet/110905020 Apr 2026 06:06 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvsgd7qds2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mjp2cyursc2cSkoltesamene mistet land og rettigheter da grensa mellom Norge og Russland ble fastsatt for 200 år siden #skoltesamer #urfolk #russegrensa #sametinget #arktis #grensefastsettelse https://www.highnorthnews.com/politikk/er-det-fortsatt-gamle-holdninger-som-gjelder-at-vi-star-nederst-pa-rangstigen-og-ikke-er-verdt-a-snakke-om/110900617 Apr 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp2cyursc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mjolemdta22cFew fishers combine commercial fishing with tourist fishing @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social #tourism #fishing #commercialfishing #arctic https://en.highnorthnews.com/science/few-combine-commercial-fishing-and-tourist-fishing/110896617 Apr 2026 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjolemdta22chttps://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mjoc4d4hwk2j#Debate: There is an almost macabre gravity behind the recent election in Hungary. But at the same time, a clear hope for the future. A people democratically protesting war, lies, corruption and censorship. #arctic #russianborder #Hungary #opinions https://en.highnorthnews.com/opinions/in-the-shadow-of-diesel-protests-a-200-year-old-border-in-the-north/110912617 Apr 2026 06:25 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjoc4d4hwk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mjmhn5ir7s2wKulturminner og infrastruktur står i fare når permafrosten tiner og klimaendringer gjør at Svalbard er spesielt utsatt. #kulturminner #longyearbyen #norce #nyålesund #svalbard #sintef #arktis #permafrost #klimaendringer https://www.highnorthnews.com/forskning/permafrosten-pa-svalbard-tiner-utgjor-risiko-for-kulturminner-og-nye-bygg/110900016 Apr 2026 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmhn5ir7s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mjlu334j7k2c#Newsletter from the Editor: Are Arctic mothers tougher than those in the South? The Arctic Council talks trash and Russia benefits from the gas crisis. In addition, Commentator Arne O. Holm deals with the politicians' latest ravages #arctic https://en.highnorthnews.com/opinions/arctic-resilience/110904016 Apr 2026 07:09 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlu334j7k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mjjvfqmclc2xSeks nordnorske stortingsrepresentanter er på vei til Alaska. Der står både urfolksrettigheter, sikkerhet og Grønland på menyen. @stortinget.no #Trump #alaska #sikkerhet #grønland #AES26 #arktis #nordområdene https://www.highnorthnews.com/politikk/nordnorske-politikere-til-alaska-vil-vaere-tydelig-om-trumps-trusler/110901415 Apr 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjvfqmclc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mjh6k4azcc2xReguleringer, fremdeles lønnsomt fiske og uforutsigbarhet kan være grunnen. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social #fiske #turisme #arktis #kystfiske #havturisme https://www.highnorthnews.com/forskning/fa-kombinerer-yrkesfiske-og-turistfiske/110885614 Apr 2026 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjh6k4azcc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mjgrvmtcyc2x"What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic. It’s shaping global security, energy, and economic systems in real time,” says Rachel Kallander from Arctic Encounter. #AES26 #arctic #alaska #anchorage https://en.highnorthnews.com/business/global-leaders-convene-in-anchorage-for-arctic-encounter-summit-2026/110887214 Apr 2026 06:46 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgrvmtcyc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mjffun2oz22a#British and #Norwegian forces have recently monitored and deterred #Russian #submarines from the Kola Peninsula that attempted to map underwater infrastructure in the North Atlantic. #HighNorth #Arctic https://en.highnorthnews.com/politics/united-kingdom-and-norway-uncovered-russian-submarine-operation/110880713 Apr 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjffun2oz22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mjesqs2nkc2xA new report estimates billion-dollar losses from national satellite service outages in Norway. #norway #arctic #hybridwarfare #hybridthreats #satellites https://en.highnorthnews.com/politics/billions-could-be-lost-due-to-satellite-service-outages-monitoring-in-the-north-has-been-strengthened/110877213 Apr 2026 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjesqs2nkc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mjejnegedc2xKronikk: 25 år senere er Den kulturelle skolesekken blitt en av Norges viktigste møteplasser mellom kunst og unge mennesker, mener fylkesråd Arne Ivar Mikalsen #DKS #kultur #barnogunge #Arktis #Nordland #meninger https://www.highnorthnews.com/meninger/undring-og-inspirasjon-i-25-ar/110882713 Apr 2026 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjejnegedc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mj5jfzuhgs2x#Debate: I have previously claimed that Donald Trump is a sickness that is not going to pass. The next natural question is: how contagious is the condition of the mad president? #trump #arcitc https://en.highnorthnews.com/opinions/a-strengthened-european-immune-system-is-trumps-madness-not-as-contagious-after-all/110867710 Apr 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5jfzuhgs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/highnorthnews.bsky.social/post/3mj57sbnagk26Moscow benefits from surging Arctic oil prices and steppes up efforts to expand the buyer base for sanctioned cargoes from its Arctic LNG 2 project. #LNG #Russia @ec.europa.eu #arctic #sanctions #ArcticLNG2 #oil https://en.highnorthnews.com/politics/eu-payments-for-russian-yamal-lng-hit-288-billion-in-q1-as-war-driven-price-spike-boosts-kremlin-arctic-revenues/110870310 Apr 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:vewxskk2233tkpobfdcthwf5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj57sbnagk26