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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Kirkenes, Norway – When a beluga whale fashioned with a Russia-branded harness and camera mount bubbled up in the waters of northern Norway earlier this year, the people of the nearby town of Kirkenes ...

When Frode Berg was a guard on the border near Kirkenes, Norway, in the 1990s and 2000s, relations with neighbouring Russia were so good that he would do joint patrols and go fishing with his ...

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 ...