Thomas Nilsen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Thomas Nilsen
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Aug 29, 1968(1968-08-29)
Age	56
Birthplace	Mo i Rana
Country	Norway
Birth City	Nordland
Horoscope	Virgo

Thomas Nilsen Biography

Thomas Nilsen is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on August 29, 1968 in Mo i Rana, Nordland, Norway.

He worked for 12 years for the Bellona Foundation’s Russian study group, focusing on nuclear safety issues and other environmental challenges in northern areas including the Arctic. In 1996 he cowrote The Russian Northern Fleet: Sources of Radioactive Contamination with Igor Kudrik and Alexander Nikitin, a report on the environmental hazards of disused and decaying nuclear-powered submarines of the Russian Navy’s Northern Fleet.

Beginning in 2003, Nilsen worked for thirteen years for the Norwegian Barents Secretariat (NBS), a “local government body that promotes good relations with Russia in a region where the two nations cooperate and compete over fishing, oil and military strategy”. From 2003 to 2009 he was its information officer and deputy head. From 2009 to 2015 he was editor of the BarentsObserver, a Norwegian Arctic online newspaper based in Kirkenes, published by NBS. Kirkenes is in the extreme northeastern part of Norway, on the edge of a vast bay connected to the Barents Sea, near the Russian–Norwegian border. The town is about 400 kilometres (250 mi) north of the Arctic Circle. According to the BBC it is a “tiny bubble of cross-border friendship in a Nato country”.

Thomas Nilsen Net Worth

Thomas Nilsen is one of the richest Journalist from Norway. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Thomas Nilsen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Thomas Nilsen (29 August 1968) is a Norwegian journalist who has extensively covered oil drilling in the Arctic region. He was editor of the BarentsObserver, a Norwegian Arctic online newspaper based in Kirkenes, for six years before he was sacked in 2015. Norway’s public service broadcaster, NRK, claim Nilsen was sacked at the behest of the Russian intelligence service, the FSB.

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Facts & Trivia

Tim Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Norway. Thomas Nilsen celebrates birthday on August 29 of every year.

Top Facts about Thomas Nilsen

1. Thomas Nilsen is a Norwegian journalist and editor.
2. He founded the independent news outlet, The Barents Observer.
3. Nilsen has covered Arctic issues for over 20 years.
4. He has reported on environmental concerns and indigenous rights.
5. The Barents Observer is based in Kirkenes, Norway.
6. It covers news from the Arctic regions of Norway, Russia, and Finland.
7. Nilsen has won several awards for his journalism work.
8. He is known for his investigative reporting on nuclear safety in Russia.
9. The Barents Observer has a readership of over 100,000 people per month.
10. Nilsen continues to report on important Arctic issues today.