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NIEM examines Arctic Law in Finland and in China

The Northern Institute of Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM) in the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland has received funding from the Finnish Academy to study and compare Arctic Law and Governance in Finland and in China. From the scientific point of view, the project is to fill in a knowledge gap related to the topic, especially in Arctic International Law.

Open positions for three experts on Environmental impact assessments project

The Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland is looking for three experts for the project “Testing improvement processes of Finnish environmental impact assessments and the modes of application in the arctic regions of Finland and Russia”

Merry Christmas from the Arctic Centre staff

Call for conference and abstracts: Indigenous Sacred sites in the Arctic

The Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland is organizing an international conference on the issue of indigenous sacred sites in the Arctic.

Barents Mediasphere aims to help journalists and to serve better information

Cross border communication and information in the Barents region will be promoted through Barents Mediasphere, a project that is currently beginning its activities. This two-year project is funded by the European Union’s Kolarctic ENPI cross border co-operation programme with a total financing of about 900,000 euros.

Arktikum Science Centre exhibition takes visitors to Voyages Beyond

New Arctic Centre exhibition reveals the power of shamanhood by taking visitors to voyages beyond – and back. Voyages Beyond is based on the field work done by Professor Juha Pentikäinen.

Photograph "520 reindeers" from Venezuela to the Arctic Centre

On Sunday 2nd December 2012 the Arktikum House has its 20 years anniversary and the Ministry of foreign affairs comes to Rovaniemi with a gift from famous Venezuelan photographer Antonio Briceno: a big photograph called 520 Renos (520 Reindeers). Before coming to the Arctic Centre the picture has been on display at the UN headquarters, New York.

Do we need a Law of Ice?

The Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law, located in the Arctic Centre, is organizing a workshop to address the question of how governance of the Arctic and other ice-covered regions could be facilitated by a new Law of Ice.

The inaugural edition of the Arctic Yearbook is published

The Arctic Yearbook offers a new forum to critical discussion on Arctic geopolitics and security. The inaugural edition is themed “Arctic Strategies and Policies”.

Grant for the developing innovative science communication

The Committee for Public Information has granted the Arctic Centre’s Science Communications EUR 50 000 grant for developing “From a Researcher to a Story” model.