Norway News » Finnmark News Norway » Finnmark » History: Norway beefs up military presence in Finnmark
News channel or source: https://www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arctic/2017/10/13/norway-beefs-up-military-presence-in-finnmark/
Published on: Friday 13 October 2017
The Defense Minister on Friday announced the new structure of the army and the home guard. The plan pays special emphasis on northern Norway. In Finnmark, Norway’s northernmost region, gets a full ...
News Norway » Finnmark » History: Norway’s Finnmark brigade to boost Arctic border defense, reevaluate training limits
News channel or source: https://www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arctic/2025/01/31/norways-finnmark-brigade-to-boost-arctic-border-defense-reevaluate-training-limits/
Published on: Friday 31 January 2025
Major General Lars Lervik is strengthening the Norwegian Army in Finnmark. (Atle Staalesen/The Independent Barents Observer) Norway’s new Finnmark Brigade will closely cooperate with Finnish forces ...
News Norway » Finnmark » History: Momentum is building in Norway’s wind-rich Finnmark
News channel or source: https://www.rechargenews.com/technology/momentum-is-building-in-norway-rsquo-s-wind-rich-finnmark/1-1-853882
Published on: Monday 17 August 2009
The wind-power potential is tremendous in Finnmark — a county bigger than Denmark, but with less than 80,000 inhabitants. As it lies near the Barents Sea, the wind is blowing constantly along the ...