New Research Project to Map ‘Zombie Houses’ in Sweden Researcher Andreas Back at Umeå University will investigate abandoned houses in Sweden and explore how they can be utilized as a resource, particularly in areas experiencing long-term population decline.
The Border Municipality Is Fighting for Its Existence: “Anything Is Better Than Nothing” Kirkenes, Northern Norway (High North News): While the Norwegian government is rearming in the North and announcing increased military activity, local businesses are disappearing, and the population is declining, while top politicians are being flown in and out of the region with vague and sweet promises. "We do not need symbolic diplomacy," says the Mayor of Sør-Varanger municipality, that borders to Russia.
Russia's War Against Ukraine Has Divided Norway in Two Comment: Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine has divided Norway in two. For us who live in the High North, the war is a neighbor. In the civilian part of Nordic politics, there is hardly any trace of this recognition.
"The Barents Region Has a PR Problem" Bodø (High North News): The number of young people in the Arctic has plummeted over the past years. Martin Gamst Johnsen, Chair of the Barents Regional Youth Council, wants to address this.
Why Do Businesses in the North Insist the Earth is Flat? Commentary: Economic theory indicates that the price of goods increases when there is a shortage. Not so in Northern Norway. There, the earth is still flat in some industries.
Population Decline in Russia More than Doubled in 2020 Population decline in Russia more than doubled in 2020, according to recent figures from Russia’s federal statistics agency.
