First meeting of Nordic Mass Casualty Incident Management Network brings together experts from Norway, Sweden and Finland
June 10, 2026 — The inaugural meeting of the Mass Casualty Incident Management Network brought together healthcare and emergency management professionals from Norway, Sweden and Finland to strengthen cross-border cooperation and improve preparedness for major incidents.
Crisis Communication Network, as part of HNC, attended Riga StratCom Dialogue 2026
In early June, communication professionals from the High North Cooperation (HNC) travelled to Riga to attend the Riga StratCom Dialogue 2026. The delegation also had the opportunity to visit NATO StratCom Centre of Excellence to learn more about the centre and discuss a strategy for countering information influence in the HNC region. The week in Riga offered valuable opportunities for networking with communication experts from all over the world, as well as within the HNC group.
Disinformation in 2026: Trends, Tactics and Best Practice
Our webinar series concludes in May with a high-profile final session featuring Martha Turnbull, Director of the Hybrid Influence Community of Interest at the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats.
Visited Bodø to strengthen Nordic total defence cooperation
A Swedish delegation of military leaders, civilian authorities from all regions, and Sweden’s Ambassador to Norway visited Bodø in March.
Annual report of the High North Cooperation 2025
The High North Cooperation (HNC) has released its annual report for 2025.
Annual report of the High North Cooperation 2025
The High North Cooperation (HNC) has released its annual report for 2025.
Situational awareness – most effective counter-measure against FIMI
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.
Mapping of Cross-border Cooperation in the High North
The report provides an overview of the scope and characteristics of cross-border cooperation between Northern Norway, Northern Sweden, and Northern Finland.
Webinar series on the theme of countering foreign information influence
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.
Cross-border communication put to the test
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.