Preliminary results of the project Our Precious Transboundary Waters were presented in Utsjoki
The preliminary results on protection of the brown trout in the Inari-Pasvik watersystem, the state of salmon stocks in Neiden River and the prevention of the spread of the salmon parasite Gyrodactylus salaris to the Tana and Neiden catchments were presented to the Finnish-Norwegian transboundary water commission on 3rd September 2024 in Utsjoki.
To counter brain drain, the European High North is banking on video games
The Newsroom 27 is a unique journalistic project, financed by the European Commission and edited by Slate France. It aims to create an ephemeral trans-European newsroom composed of 27 young journalists, from all over the EU, and to draw up a panorama of EU cohesion policy. The project is open to every journalist and student-journalist, aged […]
Class to Class collaboration between schools in the Aurora Entrepreneurialis project
Within the Aurora Entrepreneurialis project, one core aim is to enable and strengthen cross-border collaboration between secondary level schools in the region. The goal is that these partnerships between schools would become long-lasting also after the project and that the schools can continue creating meaningful collaboration activities within entrepreneurship education but also in a wide […]
Kick off webinars for Arctic Waste Forum
The Interreg Aurora funded project NOWA project kicked off the Arctic Waste Forum (AWF) consortion activities by organizing three webinars in each of the native languages spoken in the project. First webinar was organized by the NOWA Norwegian partner Remiks Miljøpark AS on the 7th of June, followed by KAMK UAS (Kajaani University of Applied […]
Discovered great interest in app for hiking trails
Interreg.no has written an article in Norwegian about the Interreg Aurora funded project From Lab to Landmarks: A Cross-border Initiative for Science, Discovery and Tourism. The project has created digital content for nature trails in Enontekiö (Finland), Nord-Troms (Norway) and Kiruna (Sweden). By collaborating with research institutions, tourism actors, schools and local communities, the project […]
Cross-border knowledge transfer in the waste management sector
In March 2024, the project partners from the Interreg Aurora funded project NOWA organised an extended project meeting involving waste management stakeholders from Norway, Finland, and Sweden. During a 3-day meeting, the project partners and associated partners visited Oulu-based waste management company Kiertokaari Oy, it’s textile collection and sorting site Likke, industrial waste management company […]
Six themes for future cross-border cooperation that can strengthen the battery technology actors
Norway, Sweden, and Finland face similar challenges with the emerging green industry and battery production industries. The project partners Kvarken Council, EGTC and Midtskandia has implemented a small-scale project/feasibility study funded by Interreg Aurora to prepare the battery technology actors for a larger implementation project. Within the project, challenges and opportunities related to the ongoing […]
To shift from cooperation to cocreation
The project partners Kemi-Tornionlaakson koulutuskuntayhtymä Lappia, Utbildning NORD and Koulutuskuntayhtymä OSAO have in the Interreg Aurora funded project DeTo – Developing Together gathered a comprehensive report on the cross-border cooperation networks, best practices, development needs and future initiatives for the labour market. The purpose of the report is to describe current situation from the point […]
Strengthened dialogue between Skolt Sámi communities and municipalities
“Leäm kuärgaž što ouddprojekt vuäǯǯai äigga saaǥǥtõõllmõõžž sääʹmǩiõl vueʹjjest di uuʹdi vuäppõõzid mäʹhtt mij vueiʹttep viikkâd mij ǩiõl ouddårra da staaneed tõn kuõiʹtpeälla raaj/ I’m glad that we during the small-scale project started a discussion about the state of the Skolt Sámi and it gave us advice on how we can take the Skolt Sámi […]
