ArcticKnows works with Coastal, Local and Indigenous Communities to strengthen livelihoods, culture and nature across the Arctic
What is ArcticKnows?
ArcticKnows is a three-year Horizon Europe project that supports Arctic communities in co-creating regenerative, climate-wise and inclusive local economies. The project places Indigenous, Local and Traditional Ecological Knowledge at the centre, ensuring that solutions grow from local realities, values and needs.
Arctic regions are experiencing rapid environmental and social pressures, including:
- climate change and related vulnerabilities
- extractive and externally driven economic models
- limited recognition of Indigenous and Local Knowledge
- under-representation of women, youth and communities in decision-making
ArcticKnows responds to these pressures by placing Coastal, Local and Indigenous Communities at the centre of research, design and decision-making.
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Where we work
The project foregrounds Indigenous and local knowledge systems, working alongside scientific expertise to design place-based economies that are resilient, inclusive, and respectful of both human and more-than-human relations.
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LATEST ARTICLES
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Where are the places that matter to you around the Vindelälven-Juhttátahkka?
The Vindelälven-Juhttátahkka participatory mapping survey is open One of the questions ArcticKnows keeps coming back to is deceptively simple: who gets to say what a place is for? In the Vindelälven-Juhttátahkka Biosphere Reserve, decisions about land use, tourism, nature protection and economic development are made at many different levels — local, regional, national. The people…
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Newsletter 1
June 2026 – News from the field work areasOver the past months, the ArcticKnows team has been in the field in South Greenland, Varangerfjord, Vindelälven-Juntåhkka Biosphere Reserve, and around Lake Inari. Sitting at kitchen tables, walking frozen shorelines, mapping the places that matter, and trying to earn the trust of the communities we are here…
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First fieldwork in South Greenland
What it means to conduct research with a community under economic pressure, external attention, and research fatigue The ArcticKnows Kujataa pilot team consists of four members. Kristine Lynge-Pedersen from Greenland Institute for Natural Resources (GINR) and Rikke Becker Jakobsen, Carine Ren and Astrid O. Andersen from Aalborg University (AAU). Due to upcoming deadlines, two from…
What we aim to deliver
ArcticKnows develops:
- principles and methods for regenerative local economies
- participatory platforms supporting community engagement
- tools and indicators for decision-making
- real-life examples from four pilot areas
- knowledge that supports local, regional and international policy
“Our work is shaped by community priorities and co-designed with them–not for them. Trust, respect and knowledge sovereignty are at its core.”
– Dr. Sabaheta Ramcilovik-Suominen, ArcticKnows project coordinator