From July 1, 2023, tour guides and guide-interpreters must undergo certification in order to carry out excursion activities.

Federal Law No. 93-FZ "On Amendments to the Federal Law "On the Fundamentals of Tourist Activity in the Russian Federation" in Terms of Legal Regulation of the Activities of Tour Guides, Guide-Interpreters and Instructor-Guides", according to which a tour guide (guide) or (and) guide-interpreter certificate is required to provide excursion services, entered into force on July 1, 2022.

According to the Rules for the provision of services by a tour guide and guide-interpreter in the Russian Federation, approved by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 31.05.2022 No. 992, a tour guide and guide-interpreter must have a chest identification card of a tour guide or guide-interpreter or a tour guide certificate when providing services. The documents are issued by the executive authority of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation responsible for conducting the certification.

Certified guides of the Murmansk region - https://murmansk.travel/guides.

Arctic Guides, professional association - https://vk.com/arcticguides.