Welcome to the Barents portal! The portal contains general information about the region, articles giving an overview of different topics and links. The contents of the portal is organized under following categories:

Information about the region - Administration - Cooperation -  Culture - Customs information -  Dictionary - Documents - Economy & Business - Education & Research - Environment & Nature - Events - Funding - History - Indigenous people - Maps - Media & News  - Natural resources -  News feeds - Photos  - Projects - Statistics - Society - Travel & Tourism - Transport & Communications - Weather - Webcams -  Youth - Search

  • News from the Barents region   - news in English and Russian from the Barents region, updated daily with English-Russian-English translation.


The portal is also a forum for sharing knowledge and relevant information on the Barents region and your input is highly appreciated.

Link of the week: Nordvest Russland - information on business, tourism, statistics and culture on the north-west Russia, in Norwegian.
Latest link: Athenaweb  - science films for education and general public.  See latest link archive.

 
  Did you know?
... Barents Road stretches from Bodö on the Norwegian Atlantic coast to Finnish Salla and goes on to Murmansk on the Arctic coast of Russia. Before the cold war, this 1500 km long road was an important trade route. The ambition is to restore its former status.
  News
The Challenges for Governance at the Arctic
Barents Tourism Today and Tomorrow II seminar on May 6-7, 2009
Russian indigenous peoples as political actors: New material published
Polar Research Reveals New Evidence of Global Environmental Change
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