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Easier to Become Dairy Farmer in Northern Norway
The Norwegian government considers recruitment to agriculture to be important for both self-sufficiency and total preparedness in Norway. It will now be easier to become a milk producer in the Arctic regions of Troms and Finnmark.
"The recruitment quota is intended to make it easier for new milk producers to establish themselves. The aim of the scheme is to strengthen recruitment and new establishment in milk production in the two northernmost counties", says Minister of Agriculture and Food Nils Kristen Sandtrøen.
The Directorate of Agriculture can offer to purchase quotas to applicants who plan to establish themselves as milk producers. Quotas can be used after an approved application and payment. The scheme is aimed at those who have not owned or rented quota in the last three years. Applicants who are 35 years of age or younger will be given priority, but anyone who meets the conditions can apply. The recruitment quota has been established as a follow-up to the 2025 agricultural settlement.
Briefly about the scheme:
The state offers up to four million liters of basic quota.
Price: One NOK per liter.
Up to 700,000 liters can be applied for per applicant.
Increased cod fishery in the Norwegian north last week
The Norwegian coastal boats' seasonal cod (skrei) fishing reached a preliminary peak this year last week, reports Norges Råfisklag is a Norwegian sales organization.
During the week, about 6,600 tons were delivered at a value of NOK 438 million.
The Sales Association reports that fishing has also moved south along the coast, with increased deliveries in Troms, Vesterålen and Lofoten.
Several boats have also finished with this year's cod quota.
Here are the nominees for the Nordic Council Literature Prize
The nominees for the Nordic Council Literature Prize include novels, collections of poems and a short story collection.
Denmark:
Mette Moestrup with the poem collection Butterfly Nebula and Charlotte Weitze with the novel Ulvemælk.
Finland:
Pirkko Saisio with the novel Suliko and Quynh Tran with the novel När andra njuter.
Faroe Islands:
Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs with the novel Marta, Marta.
Greenland:
Debora H. Kleist with the novel Sarsuatitat.
Iceland:
Eva Rún Snorradóttir with the novel Eldri konur and Jón Kalman Stefánsson with the novel Himintungl yfir heimsins ystu brún.
Norway:
Dag Johan Haugerud with the novel Sjelesorg.
Norway/Sami language area:
Sigbjørn Skåden with the novel Planterhaug / Láŋtdievvá.
Sweden:
Anna Hallberg with the poetry collection AN and Linda Örtenblad with the collection of short stories Kartotek över döda och återuppståndna.
Åland:
Sebastian Johans with the novel Svanhopp. Roman om död far.
The winner of the 2026 Nordic Council Literature Prize will be announced on 20 October. The prize statuette will be presented to the winner at the Session of the Nordic Council in Helsinki on 27 October. The prize is worth DKK 300,000.
Increase in the number of laid-off workers in Nordland
At the end of February, there were 2,072 fully unemployed people in Nordland. This represents 1.7 percent of the workforce. In addition to the fully unemployed, there were 601 job seekers on benefits and 1,006 partially unemployed job seekers. This brings Nordland to a total of 3,679 job seekers, which represents 3 percent of the workforce, NAV reports.
Denmark provides F-35 fighter jets to NATO s Arctic Sentry
NATO has launched the mission to strengthen its presence in the Arctic, part of an effort to defuse tensions within the alliance prompted by the U.S. president's push to acquire Greenland from Denmark.
"Our F-35 contribution strengthens the overall presence in the region and underscores Denmark's role as an active ally in the Arctic and North Atlantic," Denmarks minister of defense, Trouls Lund Poulsen said in a statement.
Poulsen also expects the United States to contribute to the NATO mission, he told reporters ahead of the Munich Security Conference.
Russia announces new Arctic oil discovery
Russian energy major Gazprom Neft has discovered a new oil field on the Yamal Peninsula that is the largest discovered in the region in three decades, according to a company release.
The new find is located in the Arctic zone of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region, home to the world's largest natural gas reserves but also a region with significant oil potential. Drilling and exploration are challenging as the peninsula is almost entirely covered by permafrost.
The field is part of a large oil and gas cluster in the southern part of the peninsula, according to the company. It was discovered after three years of exploration. Estimated geological reserves are 55 million tons, the company's press release stated.