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Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland

Arctic Centre is a national and international hub of information and centre of excellence that conducts multidisciplinary research in changes in the Arctic region. It is located in the Arktikum House, Rovaniemi, Finland.

Dr. Johanna Ikävalko is the director of the Arctic Centre.

 

Arctic research in social, political and environmental issues

The research focuses on five main themes. In each field of study a multidisciplinary team of researchers works under a research professor.

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Arctic Studies Programme

Education is part of all the activities of the centre. The Arctic Centre proposes a one-year Arctic Studies Programme that serves as an introduction to issues that are relevant in the Circumpolar North.

Science Communication

The Arctic Centre’s Science Communication team and library compile, popularize and communicate Arctic issues to increase the knowledge and understanding of experts, decision makers and the general public on Arctic issues.

The Science Centre is located in the Arktikum House together with the Provincial Museum of Lapland. Over 100 000 persons visit the Arktikum House every year, half of them tourists from abroad. The Science Centre exhibitions display the results of Arctic research interactively and inform about the nature and people in the Arctic region.

 

Regional, national and international cooperation

The Arctic Centre has an extensive multidisciplinary cooperation network and members of the Arctic Centre staff serve as experts around the world.

Among others, Arctic Centre is a member of the European Polar Board which is an independent European Organization of Directors and Managers of the major European National Polar Programmes. It is concerned with major strategic priorities in the Arctic and Antarctic and has members from national operators and research institutes in 17 countries. Arctic Centre is also a member of the China-Nordic Research Center.

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Funding of the Arctic Centre

Total Funding in 2019 is 3, 77 milj. €. External funding

Person Years of Work

Person years of work 52,50 in 2019

Visitors in Arktikum

Number of visitors in Arktikum was 128 454 in 2019

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