Welcome to the Barents portal! The portal contains general information about the region, articles giving an overview of different topics and links. The contents of the portal is organized under following categories:

Information about the region - Administration - Cooperation -  Culture - Customs information -  Dictionary - Documents - Economy & Business - Education & Research - Environment & Nature - Events - Funding - History - Indigenous people - Maps - Media & News  - Natural resources - News - Photos  - Projects - Statistics - Society - Travel & Tourism - Transport & Communications - Weather - Webcams -  Youth - Search

• BarentsObserver - daily cross-border news from the Barents region

The portal is also a forum for sharing knowledge and relevant information on the Barents region and your input is highly appreciated.

Link of the week: Kolarctic ENPI CBC program - promotes cross-border co-operation on a programme area that includes the northern parts of Finland, Sweden and Norway and a large area of North-West Russia.

Latest link:  Tour De Barents - new international cross-country skiing event. [latest links archive]