ARCTIC CIRCLE Oct 17–19

Join us at Arctic Circle

Arctic Circle is the largest annual international forum for dialogue and cooperation on the future of the Arctic. The Nordic Council of Ministers and the Nordic Council will be present. 

Harpa, Reykjavik
Photographer
Michael Held, Unsplash

Nordic Cooperation in the Arctic is more important than ever, not least due to the current geopolitical situation and an escalating climate crisis. This year, the Nordic Council of Ministers and the Nordic Council will have a prominent presence at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík, hosting a total of 11 events both on-site and off-venue. Additionally, we invite you to visit our information booth in the Harpa conference area, where you can engage with our institutions and discover more about our projects and initiatives in the Arctic.

How can the Nordic countries work together to ensure a safe, resilient, and sustainable future in the Arctic Region? Join Nordic Cooperation at the Arctic Circle Assembly, taking place from October 17-19 at Harpa Conference Centre, Reykjavík. As the largest annual international forum for dialogue and cooperation on the future of the Arctic, the Arctic Circle provides an open, democratic platform where a wide range of participants - including authorities, organizations, companies, universities, think tanks, environmental associations, indigenous communities, and engaged citizens - come together to address the challenges and opportunities facing the region.

Program

Wednesday, October 16

16.30 – 18.30: Nordic Health App Award

Organized by Nordic Innovation

Location: Hótel Holt (unofficial pre-event)

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Program

Thursday, October 17

09.00 - 9.55: Explore the Chill – Building Sustainable Energy Futures

Organized by Nordic Energy Research, ArcticNet, and Scottish Arctic Network

Location: Ríma B, Harpa Ground Floor

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10.05-11.00: Bolstering Resilient Food Systems in a Changing Arctic

Organized by the Nordic Council of Ministers, The World Food Programme, and the Arctic Council

Location: Norðurljós, Harpa Second Level

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Program

Friday, October 18

08.30 - 09.25: The next Arctic Expedition - Exploring the Ocean Investing Opportunity

Organized by Nordic Innovation, FRONTTIER AS and Kerecis

Location: Háaloft, Harpa Eighth Level

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14.50 - 15.45: A Unesco Vision for the North: Place Based Sustainable Development

Organized by Nordic Atlantic Cooperation (NORA), Faroese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Faroese UNESCO National Commission, Canadian Commission for UNESCO, and Orkney Islands Council

Location: Silfurberg Hall, Harpa Second Level

 

16.00 - 16.55: Arctic AI: Strategy, Ethics, and Business

Organized by Nordic Atlantic Cooperation (NORA), the West Nordic Council, Crow Industries, and PolArctic LLC 

Location: Sker, Harpa Ground Floor

 

 

17.00 - 17.55: Nordic collaboration for hydrogen trucks deployment is decarbonizing the Arctic

Organized by Nordic Innovation and Next Wave project partners

Location: Sker, Harpa Ground Floor

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18.20 - 19.15: Nordic Hydrogen Valleys: Opportunities in the Arctic

Organized by Nordic Energy Research

Location: Ríma B, Harpa Ground Floor

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18.20 – 19.15: Queer Rights in the Arctic

Organized by the Nordic Council, the West Nordic Council, the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region (SCPAR), and Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network (IACN)

Location: Skarðsheiði, Harpa Third Level

Program

Saturday, October 19

09.00-16.15: Arctic Young Chef - FINALE! Elevating arctic culinary traditions through local produce and young talent

Organized by NORA and Arctic Young Chef

Place: Norðurbryggja open space, Harpa ground floor

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13.15 – 14.10: The Future Of Arctic Parliamentarian Cooperation

Organized by the Nordic Council, the West Nordic Council and the Standing Committee

of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region (SCPAR)

Location: Norðurljós, Harpa Second Level

Nordic Booth - meet us!

Meet Nordic Cooperation in our information booth (Harpa second floor) and learn more about our work and projects in the Arctic. Serveral of our Nordic institutions will be present in the booth at the following times.

NORA

October 17, from 09.30 - 12.00 

Nordic Energy Research

October 17, from 12.00 – 17.30

Nordic Innovation

October 18, from 08.30 – 14.00

Nordic Council of Ministers and NAPA

October 18, from 14.00 – 21.00

Nordforsk

October 19, from 09.00 – 14.00

The Nordic Council

October 19, from 14.00 – 21.00

Contact

Contact

Silja Elvarsdóttir

Relevant publications

02.11.23

Peace and Security in the Arctic

Publications number:
2023:734
02.11.21

A Sustainable Arctic – The Nordic Council of Ministers’ Arctic Co-operation Programme 2022–2024

Publications number:
2021:737
22.09.23

Young Voices from the Arctic: Insights on Climate Change and Permafrost Degradation

Publications number:
2023:6
17.06.24

Plastic in raw wastewater in Greenland

Publications number:
2024:516
19.02.24

WANO policy brief

Publications number:
2024:2
29.01.24

A baseline studies programme for sustainable and resilient seaweed cultivation in Faroese fjords

Publications number: 2023:551
19.09.23

Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs)

Publications number: 2023:527
12.09.23

Air Pollution Management in a World under Pressure

Publications number: 2023:529
06.07.23

Seniors and Climate Issues - For the Benefit of Both

Publications number: 2023:904
05.12.22

Gender in Nordic Blue Economies

Publications number: 2022:561
28.06.22

Microplastic in cod stomachs

Publications number: 2022:532
28.04.22

Deep water exiting the Nordic Seas

Publications number: 2022:533
08.09.21

Health effects of atmospheric particles in the Nordic and Arctic regions

Publications number: 2021:533
12.01.21

Metabarcoding for use in Nordic routine aquatic biomonitoring

Publications number: 2020:538
18.12.20

Plastic characterization in northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis)

Publications number: 2020:537
28.09.20

Arctic Tourism in Times of Change:

Publications number: 2020:529
04.05.20

Polar Peoples in the Future

Publications number: WP2020:4
04.05.20

Polar Peoples in the Future

Publications number: WP2020:3
15.11.19

Seed Longevity and Survival of Seed Borne Diseases after 30 Years Conservation in Permafrost

Publications number: 2019:04
09.10.19

Nordic Partnerships for the Arctic – an introduction to ongoing projects 2018–21

Publications number: 2019:042
18.09.19

Atlas of population, society and economy in the Arctic

Publications number: 2019:3
08.07.19

Nordic Crop Wild Relative conservation

Publications number: 2019:533
20.05.19

Global fisheries catches can be increased after rebuilding of fish populations

Publications number: 2019:530
03.05.19

Arctic tourism in times of change: Seasonality

Publications number: 2019:528
30.04.19

Report of the 3rd working group meeting on optimization of fishing pressure in the Northeast Atlantic, Rhode Island March 2018

Publications number: 2019:906
30.04.19

Report of the 2nd working group meeting on optimization of fishing pressure in the Northeast Atlantic, Vancouver November 2017

Publications number: 2019:905
30.04.19

Report of the 1st working group meeting on optimization of fishing pressure in the Northeast Atlantic, Copenhagen June 2017

Publications number: 2019:904
17.04.19

Vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs)

Publications number: 2019:519
09.04.19

New Nordic Peace

Publications number: 2019:524
31.01.19

Arctic Freshwater Natural Capital in the Nordic Countries

Publications number: 2019:505
30.01.19

Policy brief: Arctic Freshwater Capital in the Nordic Countries

Publications number: 2019:004
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16.01.19

Microplastics in Landfill Leachates in the Nordic Countries

Publications number: 2018:557
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19.12.18

The Compact City of the North

Publications number: 2018:4
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29.10.18

Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO)

Publications number: 2018:549
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04.10.18

Structural Adjustment and Regulation of Nordic Fisheries until 2025

Publications number: 2018:547
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25.09.18

Energy in the West Nordics and the Arctic

Publications number: 2018:539
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25.09.18

Energy in the West Nordics and the Artic

Publications number: 2018:538
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20.09.18

West Nordic Fisheries

Publications number: 2018:908
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21.08.18

Saltsjöbaden VI Workshop 2018

Publications number: 2018:540
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18.06.18

Biodiversity and ecosystem services in Nordic coastal ecosystems

Publications number: 2018:536
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18.06.18

Biodiversity and  ecosystem services  in Nordic coastal ecosystems

Publications number: 2018:532
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21.02.18

A scoping review

Publications number: 2018:720
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18.01.18

Arctic Business Analysis: PPPs and Business Cooperation

Publications number: 2018:707
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18.01.18

Arctic Business Analysis: Bioeconomy

Publications number: 2018:706
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18.01.18

Arctic Business Analysis: Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Publications number: 2018:705
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09.11.17

International Strategy of the Nordic Council 2018–2022

Publications number: 2017:457
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02.11.17

Nordic Partnerships for the Arctic

Publications number: 2017:762
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11.10.17

Nordic Statistics 2017

Publications number: 2017:748
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06.02.17

Nordic Arctic Strategies in Overview

Publications number: 1
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29.01.17

Future Regional Development Policy for the Nordic Arctic

Publications number: 1
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19.01.17

CRUSMID-3D

Publications number: 2016:562
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31.10.16

Norgga jođihangoddi jagi 2017

Publications number: 2016:765
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31.10.16

The Norwegian Presidency 2017

Publications number: 2016:766
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31.10.16

Tourism ecolabels in the Nordics

Publications number: 2016:911
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29.08.16

A Protocol for Black Carbon Emissions

Publications number: 2016:541
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23.06.16

Nordregio News 2 2016

Publications number: 2016:2
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03.02.16

Sustainable Business Development in the Nordic Arctic

Publications number: 2016:1
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18.12.15

Plastic in the marine environment

Publications number: 2015:920
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11.12.15

Nordregio News 4 2015

Publications number: 2015:4
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12.08.15

Air pollution in the Nordic countries from biomass burning in Eastern Europe

Publications number: 2015:766
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31.07.15

Youth perspectives on their future in the Nordic Arctic

Publications number: 2015:4
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22.06.15

Coastal marine uptake of CO2 around Greenland

Publications number: 2015:538
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17.04.15

Polar Law and Resources

Publications number: 2015:533
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02.03.15

Local knowledge and resource management

Publications number: 2015:506
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27.02.15

Future Opportunities for Bioeconomy

Publications number: 2015:505
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24.02.15

SLiCA: Arctic living conditions

Publications number: 2015:501
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17.02.15

Arctic Social Indicators

Publications number: 2014:568
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17.02.15

Arctic Human Development Report

Publications number: 2014:567
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16.01.15

Ineriartorneq, atugarissaarneqnaleqartitallu

Publications number: 2014:773
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17.12.14

Results 2nd Nordic Workshop on MSP

Publications number: 2014:932
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12.12.14

The European Union and the Arctic

Publications number: 2014:565
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04.12.14

Arctic Co-operation Programme 2015-2017

Publications number: 2014:771
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28.10.14

Growth, welfare and values

Publications number: 2014:747
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07.04.14

Controlling Emissions from Wood Burning

Publications number: 2014:517
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26.03.14

Международный Север [Det internationale Norden]

Publications number: 2013:754
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04.03.14

The International Nordic Region

Publications number: 2013:753
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04.03.14

Nordic strategy for the Arctic climate and environmental pollutants

Publications number: 2006:773
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04.03.14

Nunani issittuni (Arktisimi) pinngortitamut- kultureqarnermullu tunngasut avatangiisit

Publications number: 2006:538
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04.03.14

Common concern for the Arctic

Publications number: 2008:750
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04.03.14

The Nordic Council of Ministers’ Arctic Co-operation

Publications number: 2006:784
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04.03.14

Bottom Trawling and Scallop Dredging in the Arctic

Publications number: 2006:529
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04.03.14

The Political Economy of Northern Regional Development

Publications number: 2010:521
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04.03.14

International Polar Year Magazine

Publications number: 2007:408
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04.03.14

Sharing Knowledge

Publications number: 2009:521
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04.03.14

Nordic Council of Ministers' Cooperation Programme for the Arctic 2006-08

Publications number: 2005:439
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04.03.14

Rapid Changes in the Arctic

Publications number: 2006:568
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04.03.14

Megatrends

Publications number: 2011:527
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04.03.14

Nordic Research Cooperation

Publications number: 2007:710
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04.03.14

European Union and the Arctic

Publications number: 2010:763
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04.03.14

In the light of the aurora

Publications number: 2009:557
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04.03.14

Nordic Council of Ministers' Arctic Co-operation 2003–2005

Publications number: 2007:714
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04.03.14

NARP Highlights

Publications number: 2005:450
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04.03.14

Nunat avannarliit suleqatigiinneranni nunat namminersorneruffiusut inissisimanerat

Publications number: 2006:783
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04.03.14

Arctic Social Indicators

Publications number: 2010:519
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04.03.14

Polar Law Textbook

Publications number: 2010:538
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04.03.14

Nordic council of ministers’ arctic co-operation programme

Publications number: 2005:791
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04.03.14

Nature and Cultural Environments in the Arctic

Publications number: 2006:534
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04.03.14

Nordic Council of Ministers’ Co-operation Programme with the Arctic

Publications number: 2004:731
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04.03.14

The European Union and the Arctic

Publications number: 2008:729
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04.03.14

Nordic workshop on action related to Short-lived Climate Forcers

Publications number: 2012:567
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04.03.14

Arctic – Changing Realities

Publications number: 2010:758
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04.03.14

Polar Law Textbook II

Publications number: 2013:535
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04.03.14

Transport and fate of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the Baltic and Arctic regions

Publications number: 2004:554
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04.03.14

Hunting and Protecting of Marine Mammals - A Clash of Cultures?

Publications number: 2013:701