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, ...

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 ...

Havila Voyages’ coastal ferry sailings — sans casinos, spas and room service — offer an eco-friendly, slow-travel alternative ...

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 ...

Chinese signage was erected in the town of Kirkenes, Norway before the beginning of the fifteenth-annual Barents Spektakel, whose theme this year was “The World’s Northernmost Chinatown”. (Mia Bennett ...

Kirkenes, a Norwegian town a stone's throw from Russia, was for over three decades a symbol of cross-border harmony in the Arctic. That came to a crashing end when Russia invaded Ukraine. Since then ...

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 ...

Tag along for one of the shortest commercial flights in the world heading south from Vadsø in Arctic Norway to Kirkenes, just across the water and right next to Russia. This is a 24-mile Dash 8-100 ...

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.