The Barents Region - Where Gas meets Ore
The Embassy of Sweden in Oslo, in cooperation with the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and
Industry, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Embassy of Finland in Oslo, the Norwegian
Barents Secretariat, the International Barents Secretariat, the High North Center for Business
and Governance Bodø, SINTEF and Voksenåsen cordially invites you to a seminar in
Kirkenes 22-23 June 2010.
Location: Kirkenes
Time: 22.06.10 - 23.06.10, kl 09:00 - 16:00
Forceful and dynamic development currently characterises the technological and industrial
situation in the High North. This reflects the fact that the countries of the Arctic region currently
are engaging in this in developing High North/Arctic strategies, focusing in particular on energy
supply and energy security, environment and climate policies and new avenues of cooperation.
For Sweden the chairmanship of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council is an important incentive to explore challenges and opportunities in the High North environment. For Norway the High North
policy is given highest priority and Finland is preparing a new Arctic cooperation strategy. Also