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.
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.
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.
Interregional cooperation on multiple levels
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.
International Cooperation Course: Ability to deal with the uncontrolled movement of people
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 uncontrolled movement of people. The course is intended for key stakeholders in northern Finland, Sweden, and Norway. The course will be held in Sweden in October. International Cooperation Corse 2025 […]