As of 2010 there were 140,855 border crossings,Nilsen (2012): 31 of which 19,000 were by Norwegians and the rest by Russians. There are five main motivations for trans-border traffic: shopping in border towns, business, vacation and leisure, visiting friends and relatives, and transfer to other destinations via Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen. Russian residents of Murmansk Oblast, Arkhangelsk Oblast and Nenets Autonomous Okrug can obtain Pomor visas, a multi-entry Schengen visa, without an invitation.Nilsen (2012): 32 In 2010, the Russian Consulate General in Kirkenes issued 8,000 visas to Norwegians.Nilsen (2012): 42
