From field sampling to robotics: AUTONOMIC advances environmental monitoring

Robotic platforms carrying the sampling tools for soil and water sampling.

The Interreg Aurora funded project AUTONOMIC is progressing steadily in developing autonomous robotic solutions for environmental monitoring, with recent work focusing on experimental site inspections, sampling design, and early-stage data collection. A key objective of the project is to combine robotics, environmental science, and data-driven modelling to improve monitoring in challenging Nordic conditions. Figure 1: […]

Kaipu tour highlighted Kven cultural heritage across borders

Kaipu tour highlighted Kven cultural heritage across borders

In February 2026, Arctic Pulse and Norrbottensmusiken’s Norrbotten World presented Kaipu as a cross-border tour in northern Sweden and Finland. The tour included concerts in Haparanda, Piteå, Tärendö and Oulu, bringing the production to audiences on both sides of the Swedish-Finnish border. The tour is a part of the Interreg Aurora funded project Arctic Music […]