Arctic Living Rich Selection of Powerful Films From Across the Arctic Region Jan 16 2024 - 14:19 This week, the Tromsø International Film Festival offers new films from all eight…
Arctic Living Icelandic Optimism Award to Jazzy and Hopeful Artist Laufey Jan 05 2024 - 13:33 On Wednesday, the annual Icelandic Optimism Award was granted to Laufey Lín…
Arctic Living European Capital of Culture: Arctic Threads Through Bodø2024 Dec 09 2023 - 16:13 In February, the European Capital of Culture year opens in Bodø and Nordland with…
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."
