When the Snowy Owl Rescued the Reindeer Although Norway boasts of many laws that secure participation and protection of Sami rights, the practical implementation falls short of expectations. This leaves doubts in the hearts of the Sami community, who are worried about the erosion of trust, and the Norwegian government must do what it can to change the situation, writes PhD Research Fellow Larry Ibrahim Mohammed.
The Sami Council Is Considering Legal Action in the Melkøya Case The Norwegian state's decision to electrify the island of Melkøya may end up in court. The Sami Parliament Council will ask for extended authorization to consider legal action in the case of the electrification of the LNG plant in Finnmark, Northern Norway.
Can a Finnmark Power Package Full of Paradoxes Still Be a Good Idea? Commentary: I have lived a long life within political journalism but have never seen a political construction similar to the power package the government served Finnmark and Northern Norway the other day. An act full of absurdities and paradoxes, but not without significance for the region.
Finnmark Police: Increased Patrolling at Critical Infrastructure in the Petroleum Industry After the incidents in the Baltic Sea and observations made in the North Sea, the Finnmark Police has increased its presence around important infrastructure in the county's oil and gas industry by the border to Russia. Equinor has also taken its own security measures at its gas plant on Melkøya.
