Passenger traffic at Tromsø Airport reached 626,600 in January and February, with international routes recording the strongest growth.
A giant flag of the USSR – a state that collapsed 35 years ago – greeted the first passenger ship of the season as Russia begins direct travel from Murmansk to Svalbard.
An Oniks anti-ship cruise missile was launched from the multi-role nuclear-powered submarine Kazan in the Barents Sea, striking a sea target 300 km away.