The Svalbard Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) lives in the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago, which is located in the Arctic Ocean. They get around 1.5-1.6 meters (4.9-5.2 feet) long ...

A herd of 40 domestic Norwegian reindeer crossed the Russian-Norwegian border along the Paatsjoki River and grazed on reindeer moss in a specially protected area in Russia from December 2022 to ...

Traditionally semi-nomadic reindeer herders, the Sámi people have a deep cultural connection to Arctic nature in Norway and ...

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Every year, thousands of reindeer migrate from Norway to Finland. This year, a whopping 3,500 of them are making the trip, accompanied by dozens of Sami herders — indigenous Scandinavians ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The harmful effects of Chernobyl are still being felt by the indigenous people of Snasa, Norway, whose lives revolved around reindeer that are still radioactive, 30 ...

Researchers say climate change isn’t threatening reindeer on the Norwegian high arctic archipelago of Svalbard. Instead the populations in the region are thriving because of rising temperatures ...

Rovaniemi, Finland Rovaniemi, often heralded as the official hometown of Santa Claus, is a winter wonderland dream come true.

Norway is a land of fjords, folklore, and fascinating history, and there’s no better way to unearth it all than on a ...

From herding reindeer to scuba diving in wintry waters, Gordon gets to the heart of traditional Norwegian cuisine and where it’s headed. Gordon Ramsay (R) and Magne ride snowmobiles en route to ...