Nordic unity in a new Arctic order

An Arctic Frontiers side-event hosted by ProTromsø

Julie-Helene

Julie-Helene

 

ProTromsø hosted this week a side-event during the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø 1st of February. 

After February 24th 2022, we face a new situation in the Arctic without the infrastructure for interregional cooperation that we used to have through the Barents cooperation. However, the Nordics have a common history, shared values, and face some of the same challenges and opportunities. One of the most important factors to secure our respective national interests in the Arctic is to make sure we have resilient societies characterized by economic growth and social sustainability.

 

How can northern communities in Norway, Finland, and Sweden work together to strengthen our north-ern societies? 

What can cities like Tromsø, Oulu and Luleå achieve through common efforts? 

How can we learn from each other in building competence, businesses, strong communities that manage to hold on to young people? 

Can we build on some of the infrastructure from the Barents cooperation?

Johanna Kamunen gave us an introduction to the work of Business Oulu. Foto: Julie-Helene D. Sørensen

You can watch the discussion from the side-event recorded live, available through this link: Development, demography and democracy. Nordic unity in a new Arctic order.  

 
 
Senior research fellow Anna Karlsdottir from Nordregio.
Gøril Johansen moderated the first panel with Mr Jari Vilen, Ambassador for Barents and Northern Dimension, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, H. E. Lauri Bambus, Ambassador of Estonia to Norway, Marie-Louise Rönnmark, Mayor City of Umeå and Sebastian Henriksen, The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports and Barents Sports member.
The second panel consisted of rector Dag Rune Olsen, The Arctic University of Norway, Carina Sammeli, Mayor City of Luleå, Dag Stangnes, Ambassador of Norway to Finland and Teemu Tanner, Ambassador of Finland to Norway