Ice melting in the Arctic

For the fourth consecutive summer, the rate of ice melting in the Arctic reaches record values The area of the polar cap now stands at 4.6 million square kilometers, which is almost 1.6 million square kilometers less than the average values of 20 years ago. The reason for the reduction in the area of ice […]

International Travel Exhibition LEISURE 2017

From September 19 to September 21, at the Expocentre Fairgrounds with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Federal Agency of Tourism, the International Forum-Exhibition of Tourism “Tourist Industry – driver of economic development. The modern image of Russia’s tourism. ” The Business Forum will unite all the key […]

Traditional Saami National Games

September 9, 2017  in the settlement Loparskaia will be one of the most vivid and significant events in the Kola district – the 21st traditional Saami National Games. The purpose of the celebration is the revival, development and popularization of the distinctive culture, national traditions and art crafts of the indigenous minorities of the North. […]

Northern lights come back

First Northern lights apear three day ago in the sky after polar day and white nights. Welcome to Murmansk to hunting aurora!  

Local Lore Museum will present the exhibition «The attraction of the North»

Murmansk regional museum of local lore in the framework of the All-Russian action “Night of Cinema” will present the exhibition “The attraction of the north”. 12 tablets will present information about the region, its sights, about the most significant historical monuments, about the features of the northern nature, about the prospects for the development of […]

Murmansk nuclear-powered ship set a record for the rate of pole conquest

Murmansk nuclear icebreaker “50 Years of Victory”, released August 13 from the port to the North Pole with tourists on board, traveled all the way, repeating at the points of passage of the nuclear icebreaker “Arctic”, the first man in the history of mankind to reach this geographical point. As a result, he set a […]

Norway builds new bridge to Russia

Built in Germany and towed north along the coast of Norway, the steel-bridge is this weekend being lifted off the barge and placed on the pillars where the new road is crossing the water some few kilometers from the border. Although not all of Russia’s current relations with Norway are of bridge-building character, traffic across […]

Thirty athletes are the first in the world to cross the Teriberka Bay

On August 13, the International Swimming Arctic Swimming Pool will be held in the village of Teriberka. 30 athletes from different cities and countries will gather to cross the Gulf of Teriber for the first time. Arctic Swim – the fourth and final stage of the series of annual International mass open water competitions X-WATERS. […]

Feast of the Pomeranian Roe in the village of Kurezka Murmansk Region

Today in Kuzreka there is a holiday of Pomorian Roe. Pomorian Roe – ritual cookies from salted rye dough, baked in Pomor families from the XII century. In the morning, “Street of Masters” and “Glutton row” will work with the products of local craftsmen and manufacturers. At 12 o’clock the official opening of the holiday […]

Navy Day 28 of July

Residents and visitors of the city of Severomorsk on Russian Navy Day will be able to get acquainted with the combat capabilities of the Northern Fleet during the traditional military and sports holiday that will take place after the parade of ships in the water area of ​​the Kola Bay. Surface ships, submarines of the […]