The Roots and Future webinar series on minority languages in the North Calotte region will kick off on 27 May 2025 with content focused on the Kven language. Welcome to hear about the Kven language, its background, and its current status.
The time: at 2 PM Swedish and Norwegian time, at 3 PM Finnish time
Met olema vielä täälä! We are still here!
The Kvens are one of five national minorities in Norway. They originally came from the areas around the Gulf of Bothnia in Northern Finland and Northern Sweden. Kven is recognized as a minority language in Norway.
Malin Vollstad talks about the Kven culture based in the Nord-Troms region, the area where the Halti Kven Culture Center operates. Mervi Erkheikki tells the same story in Kven.
You are warmly invited to listen the webinar here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3338801537?omn=89912754024
Kväänit oon yks viiestä kansalisesta minoriteetista Norjassa. Het tulit alunperin Perämeren alalta Pohjais-Suomesta ja Pohjais-Ruottista. Kvääni oon hyväksytty minoriteettikieli Norjassa.
Malin Vollstad muistelee kväänistä alkupunktina Pohjais-Tromssan alan kväänit. Se oon ala missä Haltiin kväänisentteri työskentellee. Mervi Erkheikki muistelee saman kvääniksi.
Linkki: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3338801537?omn=89912754024
The webinar is organised by the Interreg Aurora funded project Roots and future – Empowering Minority Language Education and Communities
