New telemetry study reveals how baltic ringed seals use their habitat
The Interreg Aurora funded project SealHabitat aim to strengthen the understanding of ringed seal ecology and to recommend monitoring methods and sustainable management practices. The Swedish Museum of Natural History, in collaboration with Pro Mare, conducted fieldwork in September 2025. They attached telemetry tags on Baltic ringed seals. Data collected from tagged seals provide insights […]
Cross-border project enhances Skolt Saami language and culture
The Interreg Aurora funded project Oummu rââst raaj – People cross the borders project between Inari and Sør-Varanger Municipalities is bringing together two border municipalities, as well as museums, educational and cultural institutions, Sámi Parliaments in Finland and Norway, and the Skolt Saami community. This unique Finnish-Norwegian project is helping to give Skolt Saami language […]
Webinar series on the theme of countering foreign information influence in January, March, and April 2026
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. January 16, 2026 Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI): Actors, Tools and Countermeasures Tanja Ellingsen, Associate Professor Political Science, Faculty of Social Science, Nord university, Norway Ellingsen specializes in peace […]