During the summer months colleagues of postdoctoral researcher Sohvi Kangasluoma were left holding their breath while following via Instagram her sailing the Northwest Passage.
Nearly 70 researchers gathered at Arktikum in November for the final meeting of the CHARTER project. The EU Horizon 2020 funded project involved 21 research institutions across 9 countries. In the core of the project was advancing adaptive capacity of Arctic communities to climatic and biodiversity changes.
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Anne Raja-Hanhela
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After many years of service, the ‘Arctic in Change’ permanent exhibition was demolished in spring 2024. Before the demolition work began, the science centre team organized a farewell dinner for the whole Arctic Centre staff.
The stone exhibition in the courtyard of the Geological Survey of Finland’s Rovaniemi office was moved to the Arktikum garden at the end of the summer.
Year 2024 – what a ride it was!
One rarely knows what to expect when starting a new year. Fortunately, we knew one thing; that the science centre exhibition would go through a complete renewal during 2024. How happy and proud I was when we opened the new exhibition “Arctic Opposites” on Finland’s Independence Day 2024! This exhibition is a demonstration of our staff’s professionality, skilfulness and creativity.
Year 2024 began with a new research organization structure. Now we have four 5-year research programmes and their teams. The aim of the reorganization was to reflect our activities with the surrounding community and the Arctic in general. We have, in particular, strengthened our research on Arctic geopolitics and security, sustainability and the effects of climate change on Northern livelihoods.
We are the research-based voice for people, climate and environmental change and multifaceted developments in the Arctic.
China or the US. Often about national Arctic policies and just green transition. We have also been active in writing opinions, columns and articles in newspapers, and we have made efforts to activate Finland’s Arctic role. A completely new opening were the Arctic Spirit goes to North America events held in Finnish embassies in Ottawa and Washington DC, with great success. Our national role has always been vital but now it has increased even more.
At the time of writing this, all eyes are on the Arctic. Conflicting local, pan-Arctic and global interests in the North – its comprehensive security and resources – dominate the headlines, and our knowledge of Arctic governance, geopolitics and just and sustainable transition are needed more than ever before!
Arctic Centre is strong on societal impact. Our experts have been actively interviewed in media; TV, newspapers, radio. Sometimes about Russia, sometimes about
We are the research-based voice for people, climate and environmental change and multifaceted developments in the Arctic.
Honoured to be the Director of the Arctic Centre,
Johanna
Visiting personnel 42 researchers
• from 18 countries
with average 8 months stay 12 trainees
from 8 countries
Arctic Centre got a new research professor in September when Sanna Kopra was appointed Research Professor in Arctic Geopolitics and Security. photo anne raja - hanhela
