The Roots and Future project’s webinar series continues, and the upcoming sessions will introduce Meänkieli and Finland-Swedish culture. Join us to learn about the minority languages and cultures of the Barents region!
The webinars are free and open to anyone interested in the topic. Webinar materials will also be saved on the Roots and Future learning platform, which you can visit anytime. Link to the Howspace environment: https://roots-and-future.in.howspace.com/tervetuloa
Note! The webinar on December 12th has been cancelled (webinar on Finnish-Swedish culture). The speaker for the webinar has fallen ill and the planned webinar will have to be postponed, but the webinar on December 16th about Meänkieli is scheduled to be held as normal.
Webinar: Finland-Swedish Culture
When: December 12, 12:00–13:00 (Sweden and Norway time), 13:00–14:00 (Finland time)
Speaker: Tea Stolt de Glanville, FRSA
Language: Swedish
Webinar link: https://oulu.zoom.us/my/idavaltonen
The webinar is organized by Oulu University of Applied Sciences.
After the webinar, a “Bara prata svenska” language café will be held in the same online environment, offering a relaxed atmosphere to practice Swedish.
Webinar: Meänkieli ennen, nyt ja tulevaisuuessa
When: December 16, 14:30–15:30 (Sweden and Norway time), 15:30–16:30 (Finland time)
Speaker: Mervi Erheikki, Halti Kven Center
Language: Meänkieli and Swedish
Webinar link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3975240812?pwd=Bzuhn7YpuNgeX5O92wA9ZtBGPXIZnR.1
The webinar is organized by the Kven Language Centre in Alta together with the Halti Kven Centre from Norway.
The webinars are part of the Roots and Future project, funded by Interreg Aurora. Project partners are Oulu University of Applied Sciences (Finland), Sverigefinska folkhögskolan (Sweden), and Alta Municipality’s Kven Language Center (Norway).
Read more about the Interreg Aurora project Roots and Future here.
