ARCTIC LIVING Tromsø Will Be the First Arctic European Youth Capital Dec 01 2023 - 12:29 Tromsø in Northern Norway has been awarded the title of European Youth Capital 2026…
ARCTIC LIVING Life on the Arctic Coast: “Challenging to Get Hold of Labor in the Fisheries Industry” Nov 16 2023 - 13:05 There is practically a queue to work on the fishing boats in the fisheries group…
ARCTIC LIVING Yoiking for Peace and Children’s Future Nov 15 2023 - 12:38 Artists and cultural institutions in the High North are organizing "Yoik for Peace"…
ARCTIC LIVING Arctic Winds During Iceland Airwaves Nov 03 2023 - 15:02 These days, Arctic music is celebrated during the Iceland Airwaves festival in…
ARCTIC LIVING Nordic Literature Prize to Explosive Icelandic Picture Book Nov 03 2023 - 15:49 On Tuesday, the Nordic Council's Children and Young People's Literature Prize was…
ARCTIC LIVING Life on the Arctic Coast: Ørjan (53) Strives for the Fisheries in Båtsfjord Oct 31 2023 - 15:50 Båtsfjord (High North News): While several fish plants are struggling or closing down, Ørjan Nergaard from Båtsfjord in Northern Norway is about to establish a new fish producer. "We are a different community up here. We roll up our sleeves, do what it takes, and find solutions," he says about life in the "fishery capital".
ARCTIC LIVING “Cooperation With the Sámi on the Russian Side Is Severely Affected by Russia’s War” Sep 29 2023 - 14:24 The Barents cooperation with the Sámi and other indigenous peoples in Russia has lain…
ARCTIC LIVING See the Spectacular Photos: The Last People Have Left the Svea Mine on Svalbard Sep 15 2023 - 14:47 Longyearbyen: They just removed the traces of a spectacular Arctic workplace, a workplace they helped build themselves. "Luckily, it is not our decision. We have just executed it."
ARCTIC LIVING Life on the Arctic Coast: Agnete and Her Family Manages a Fish Processing Plant in Skårvågen Sep 08 2023 - 10:38 Bø in Vesterålen, Northern Norway (High North News): Agnete Skog's (30) career started with cutting cod tongues at six. At the age of 23, she became factory manager of the fish processing plant in Skårvågen – and likely Norway's youngest female fishmonger.
ARCTIC LIVING Life on the Arctic Coast: Coxswain Kim Roger Stays Calm When Put to the Test Sep 05 2023 - 14:07 Sørvågen, Lofoten (High North News): Coxswain Kim Roger Benonisen (38) from Sørvågen started his fishing career 20 years ago. In 2016, he and his crew shipwrecked outside the Lofoten town. During a gale, the seine got caught in the propeller, and the boat lost engine power. "We kept calm and worked systematically," he says.
ARCTIC LIVING Life on the Arctic Coast: Johan (23) Manages a Fish Factory in Lofoten Sep 05 2023 - 12:30 Sørvågen, Lofoten (High North News): Although he did not plan on becoming manager of a fish processing plant, Johan Larsen landed the part at only 22. However, he did not have a brutal start as the fourth generation of the family business: "I have learned most of what I need to know throughout my upbringing."
ARCTIC LIVING Arctic Music and Criticism, Politics and Sequins, Glitter and Reindeer Antlers! Aug 11 2023 - 13:37 On Saturday, Pan-ArcticVision premieres in Vadsø, Northern Norway. A grand, crazy…
ARCTIC LIVING A Northern Gateway to the Charm and Gravity of Life Aug 07 2023 - 18:15 For this year's Arctic Arts Festival exhibition, the curatorial collective Pikene på…
ARCTIC LIVING Moddi: Threading the Musical Path Into the New North Jun 30 2023 - 13:22 Harstad (High North News): "We are spreading out across Northern Norway to be more…
