Johan Sara with Nenets singers

Sami joik on the Nenets tundra

A well known Sami musician and producer Johan Sara came to Naryan-Mar to prepare the Barents Spectacle in Kirkenes.
2009-12-16
Barents Council meeting, ministers press conference

Sweden in charge of Barents

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt today took over the chair of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council from Russia’s Sergei Lavrov. Environment and climate change will be on top of the Swedish chairmanship agenda.
2009-10-17
Pia Svendsgaard and Pauli Saapunki

Troms County chair of Barents Regional Council

Troms County will for the next two years have the chairmanship of the Regional Council of the Barents Region. The new chairman Pia Svendsgård said in here opening speech that Troms has divided their main efforts into three different areas of priority.
2009-10-14

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