Arctic Football Team Bodø/Glimt With Historic Champions League Win Against Manchester City Bodø, Northern Norway (High North News): On Tuesday, Bodø/Glimt became the first Arctic team to win a Champions League match. Glimt stunned the guests from Manchester with a 3-1 win.
No New Structure for Northern Nordic Cooperation in Sight? Rovaniemi, Finland (High North News): At the end of the year, Finland will withdraw from the Barents Euro-Arctic Council, and the search for a new cooperation framework has so far not yielded any tangible results. “I really hope that we find a common path forward,” says Hanna Honkamäkilä in the Council of Oulu Region.
“More Important Than Ever to Be Present,” Says Prominent Reporter in the North Bodø, Northern Norway (High North News): Norway's commercial public service broadcaster, TV2, is cutting photographers at its regional offices, leaving only two reporters to cover half of Norway. The cuts are part of a trend in which Norwegian national media outlets are reducing their physical presence in the districts, according to professor at Nord University.
Summit in the North: Agreed on Enhanced Partnership with Ukraine Bodø (High North News): Eleven defense ministers met in Bodø, Northern Norway, this week to discuss cooperation in the Joint Expeditionary Force coalition. There, the countries signed an agreement on an enhanced partnership with Ukraine.
Bodø Will Host Joint Expeditionary Force MoD Meeting Norway is hosting the defense minister meeting in the coalition Joint Expeditionary Force at the start of November. The defense ministers of the ten JEF countries will gather in Bodø to strengthen cooperation and security in Northern Europe.
NATO's New Air Operations Center Opened: Officially Part of the Alliance's Command Bodø (High North News): NATO's third Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) has officially been inaugurated after a rapid build-up. The headquarters will participate in a major NATO exercise already this month, says the CAOC Commander to HNN.
Champions League: Historic Football Match in the Arctic Aspmyra Stadium, Northern Norway (High North News): The first-ever Champions League match above the Arctic Circle was played Tuesday night as Bodø/Glimt faced Tottenham at home.
New Project: What Does It Take to Get Students to Stay In the North? Bodø, Northern Norway (High North News): Students in the North move southward after completing their studies. A new project will now explore what it takes to make the students stay, live and work in the North.
New Project: What Does It Take to Get Students to Stay In the North? Bodø, Northern Norway (High North News): Students in the North move southward after completing their studies. A new project will now explore what it takes to make the students stay, live and work in the North.
Norway's Minister of Defense: The Establishment of the NATO Air Operations Centre Is on Track Bodø, Northern Norway (High North News): The temporary premises of NATO's third Combined Air Operations Center will be ready at the Armed Forces' base in Bodø already in October. Norwegian Defense Minister Tore O. Sandvik commends the progress.
Norway's New Arctic Strategy Will Be Launched This Month Bodø, Northern Norway (High North News): The Norwegian government will present Norway's new Arctic strategy in Kirkenes later in August, Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide (Labor) tells HNN. The cooperation with Sweden and Finland will, among other things, be of greater significance.
Photographer Dan Mariner’s Access to the Decommisioned Air Station Leads to Exhibit The British photographer got access to the decommissioned air station in Bodø, Northern Norway. The photos he took there are now exhibited under the title 'First Strike City' and pose the question: What is the cost of safety, and who is footing the bill?
“Our Goal Is to Maintain the Arctic as a Stable Place” Reitan (High North News): Norway and the Nordic region are about to be placed under NATO's Joint Force Command Norfolk in the US. Its establishment in 2019 was a response to a resurgent Russia operating in the Arctic and the North Atlantic. "Events since have only reinforced and validated the decision to establish the command," says the JFC Norfolk commander.
JFC Norfolk Commander to Visit the Norwegian Joint Headquarters The US Vice Admiral Doug Perry, Commander of Joint Force Command Norfolk, is visiting Bodø, Northern Norway, this week. The NATO command is responsible for the Atlantic Ocean and the High North and will also be closely connected to the coming NATO air operations centre in Bodø.
Norwegian CHOD: New NATO Air Operations Centre Should be Located in Northern Norway Reitan outside Bodø, Northern Norway, is the best suited location for NATO's third Combined Air Operations Centre, believes the Norwegian Chief of Defense Eirik Kristoffersen. He emphasizes i.a. the ability to lead operations from the north. This is revealed in a document that NRK claims to have been given insight into.
Norwegian CHOD: New NATO Air Operations Centre Should be Located in Northern Norway Reitan outside Bodø, Northern Norway, is the best suited location for NATO's third Combined Air Operations Centre, believes the Norwegian Chief of Defense Eirik Kristoffersen. He emphasizes i.a. the ability to lead operations from the north. This is revealed in a document that NRK claims to have been given insight into.
Greenland’s Previously Strong Focus Toward the US Is up for Change Moving Forward Bodø (High North News): With strained relations with the US, the Greenlandic government may be revisiting relationships with alternative international partners—likely looking back east to Europe and other partners to a greater extent, says Associate Professor Rasmus Leander Nielsen at the University of Greenland.
The Combined Air Operations Center, an Abbreviated History Op-ed: US Army Veteran Mike Thornton shares his perspective on Combined Air Operation Centers (CAOCs) in light of the ongoing location debate surrounding the Norwegian CAOC. "The modern CAOC is a place where a group of assigned military people will come together to think, coordinate, and collaborate to plan and execute a variety of air operations," he writes in this op-ed.
"The Important Thing is that the Allied Air Operations Center is Actually Placed in Norway” Several regional NATO headquarters responsible for military operations are to be established in the Nordic countries. "In Norway, the debate about the regional air headquarter has revolved around its location. We have seen too little of what this entails in a comprehensively Nordic and allied framework," says Professor Håkon Lunde Saxi at the Norwegian Defence Command and Staff College.
NATO Air Operations Centre to be Located in Norway: MoD Visits Northern Candidate Bodø (High North News): The Norwegian MoD, Tore O. Sandvik, says both Norwegian cities Bodø and Rygge have what it takes to make NATO's third Combined Air Operations Centre work. During a visit to the North, he specified that major investments would be made whether Bodø or Rygge received the allocation.
Opening of the Northern Norwegian Art Museum in Bodø: Challenges the Neutrality of Museums Bodø (High North News): Today, the Northern Norwegian Art Museum opens its branch in Bodø. "Museums play an important role in a High North perspective with art as preparedness," says project leader and acting director Hanne Jakhelln.
Possible Future Military Role for Bodø's New Airport The Norwegian Ministry of Defense has decided to acquire options in Avinor's construction project so that the new airport in Bodø, Northern Norway, could potentially have a future military role.
The Arctic Mining City Kiruna Can Become the European Capital of Culture On Friday, it will be decided whether Kiruna in Northern Sweden will be the European Capital of Culture in 2029. If so, it will be the third Arctic city to receive the title this decade.
"An Important Agreement to Develop Industrial Jobs in Bodø, Northern Norway" Bodø (High North News): The Northern Norway-based company Rapp Bomek develops and produces security products, fire doors, gates, and hatches made to endure explosions and other powerful strains. The company is now entering into a framework agreement with Equinor, providing a more solid foundation for further development.
Nordic Leaders With Joint Move on the Cap of the North Ahead of NATO Summit Bodø (High North News): "We need a shared political understanding on how to maintain peace, stability, and order here in the North," says Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre. Recently, he gathered Swedish and Finnish top politicians in Bodø to discuss the long-term defense planning of the Northern Nordic region.
Nordic Cooperation in the North: Norwegian-Finnish-Swedish Summit to Be Held in Bodø Next week, Norway's PM Jonas Gahr Støre will welcome Finland's President Alexander Stubb and Sweden's PM Ulf Kristersson to Bodø, Northern Norway. The three will discuss the opportunities for deeper civilian and military collaboration on the Cap of the North.
Only Half of the Arctic Will Convene in Northern Norway: "A Sensitive Topic" At the end of May, three Arctic conferences are combined to form the Arctic Congress. Around 1,500 researchers, policymakers, businesses, and students will gather in Bodø, Northern Norway, but half of the Arctic will be absent as sanctions against Russia continue to restrict Arctic research cooperation.
Norwegian-Russian Irina Collaborates with Arctic Philharmonic to Create Sami and Kven Children's Music Bodø (High North News): The Arctic Philharmonic is investing in Sami and Kven music. Norwegian-Russian Irina Girunyan is part of the initiative and will compose a piece for children. "It feels very right."
Nordic Response: First Conceptual Test of Joint Nordic Air Operations Center Bodø (High North News): Around 350 personnel from the Nordic countries, the UK, and the US are gathered at the joint Nordic air operations center established in Northern Norway for the Nordic Response military exercise.
Can the Arctic Compete with Switzerland For Tax Refugees? Commentary: What is needed to make people move from southern latitudes and northward to the Arctic? A cut in the wealth tax for the richest believes the city council in Bodø, a large city in a Northern Norwegian context, just north of the Arctic Circle.
New Chief in the North: The Norwegian Joint Headquarters is Unique in European Context Bodø (High North News): Vice Admiral Rune Andersen recently took on the role of Chief of the Norwegian Joint Headquarters. As Norway is placed under NATO's command in Norfolk, USA, the headquarters can assume a larger and more important role in the alliance.
Chief of Norwegian Air Force Initiates Arctic Air Operations Center Bodø (High North News): "The idea of a Nordic air operations center has been very well received – and we are now looking toward such a center in an Arctic format," says the Chief of the Norwegian Air Force. He highlights the US and the UK as natural cooperation partners in developing this initiative.
From Sea King to SAR Queen: It Will Mean A Lot for Us in the North After nearly fifty years of service along the mountains and coast of Nordland, Northern Norway, the rescue helicopter Sea King will now be replaced by the SAR Queen. In terms of preparedness, the change is a milestone for the people in Nordland, says Captain Remi Olsen at the 330 Squadron in Bodø.
Historic Football Match in the North – Despite Losing to Arsenal The Northern Norwegian football team Bodø/Glimt played a close match against the English Premier League leaders, but eventually lost 0-1 in the historic match. "The mentality and training culture within these walls, it is immense," says Glimt player Amahl Pellegrino.
"Taking Part in NATO’s Defense Planning in the High North Will Strenghten Security" A Finnish NATO-membership means taking part in NATO’s common defense planning on the northern flank. That would strenghten security in the High North, Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto says to High North News.
First Norwegian President of International Arctic Organization Climate scientist Grete Hovelsrud was Sunday elected president of the international research organization IASSA. Now, the organization comes to Bodø and Norway for the first time ever.
Receives Funding for Unique Cooperation with Elite Universities in Russia and China The High North Center at Nord University, Norway has received funding to strengthen education cooperation with Russia and China. “We are building quite unique competence”, says HNC Director Frode Mellemvik.
Corona Strikes Armed Forces in Bodø Bodø municipality and the Armed Forces have initiated a joint effort to contain a Covid-19 outbreak in a local military camp. The Norwegian Joint Headquarters, located just outside Bodø, says they are limiting activities where possible; however, operational activities are not affected.
Does The Arctic have the Capacity to Bounce Back When Meeting Challenges? "We can observe a very strong business growth. At the same time, we do not see any response in the Arctic societies when it comes to growth in the number of people", said Erlend Bullvåg.
New Russian Restrictions on International Educational Cooperation New Russian restrictions put limitations on exchange programs, conducting joint research with foreigners, conferences and scientific congresses, and the exchange of scientific literature.
Bought Print of Controversial Picture, Brings Bodø Bodyscape Home On Friday, one of Spencer Tunick’s original pictures from the art project ‘Bodø Bodyscape’ will once again be unveiled in Bodø, Norway. That happens on the one-year anniversary of Bodø’s being appointed European Capital of Culture 2024.
«Eau de Sustainability»: Cosmetic Dabbling with a Crucial Concept “Cruise, cruise, cruise”, cries the Bodø city seagull. It knows that garbage is on its way and is looking forward.
Oulu is Well-Developed, Bodø is Well-Connected, and then you have Anchorage... The concept of ‘smart cities’ is linked to the use of modern technology to improve life quality in cities. Researcher thinks that ‘smart cities’ in the Arctic can contribute to attract people and making younger people stay.
Move Over, Minister, You Are Blocking the Sun The opponents of Norwegian membership in what back then was the EEC used culture as one of its key tools. "Move over, EEC, you are blocking the sun" was the title of a record released in 1972. Today, Norwegian Minister of Culture Trine Skei Grande is blocking the sun when cultural cooperation between the Arctic and Europe is strengthened.
Can Smart Societies Support Innovation In the Arctic? The Norwegian city of Tromsø annually hosts the Arctic Frontiers conference, with the 2019 edition having focused on a ‘Smart Arctic’. This focus is timely, given present interest in Smart Innovation. But what does ‘smart’ mean in Arctic contexts? And how can Northern peoples and organizations benefit from it?
Editorial: Shall Drug Money Bring Northern Norway Into the Future? Data centers appear to be the current frenzy in Northern Norway, where local businesses and politicians are courted by entrepreneurs who often turn out to be crypto currency miners. Is this how we want to use our pure, renewable North Norwegian energy surplus, asks our Editor-in-Chief Arne O. Holm.
