Sweden’s Ambassador for Arctic Affairs Helen Eduards visited Umeå on 20 February for talks on the future of the Arctic, regional development and how national and European Arctic policy is being put into practice ahead of the revision of Sweden’s Arctic strategy.
Approximately 100 participants listened to the first webinar on the theme countering foreign information influence in January.
Tanja Ellingsen from the Nord University in Norway gave a brief about Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI). She applaud the good initiative that has been taken in this regard with establishing the High North Civil Preparedness Forum.
How well do we really cooperate across borders in the high north? A new report maps existing cross-border initiatives in Northern Norway, Northern Sweden, and Northern Finland. It also highlights opportunities to strengthen coordination and preparedness in a region facing shared and growing challenges.
With start in January 2026 the Interreg Aurora project High North Civil Preparedness Forum arrange a webinar series on the theme of countering foreign information influence.
On 25 November 2025, High North Cooperation (HNC) gathered emergency services from northern regions of Norway, Sweden, and Finland for a joint communication exercise. This is the second time the HNC carried out this test, and this time the County Governor of Nordland was responsible for planning and hosting. The purpose was to check that the systems work across borders and to learn what can be improved.
Representatives from the two northernmost counties in Sweden, as well as from Finland and Norway, have met to discuss how to strengthen interregional cooperation related to the ability to deal effectively with uncontrolled movement of people and to take care of refugees.
The tense security situation underscores the importance of preparedness, both in the Baltic Sea region and in the Euro-Arctic area. Meeting new threats requires joint
The High North Cooperation organises an International Cooperation Course (ICC) with a special focus on NATOs third baseline requirement: Ability to deal effectively with the
The County Governors of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark, Norrbotten, Västerbotten, and Finnish Lapland met in Bodø, Norway, for Governors North 2025. The Norwegian region of
Finland will host Rescue Borealis 2025, a Nordic exercise focusing on the Euro-Arctic cross-border cooperation involving rescue services in Finland, Sweden and Norway. Rescue Borealis 2025 includes a field training exercise that will take place near Oulu between 29 September and 3 October 2025.
