In my research I am focusing on the gender and generational dimension of the ArcticKnows project, and how different genders and youth can be empowered to be drivers of change in Arctic regional development, with a focus on environmental and social justice. PhD student in Geography, University of Iceland · ArcticKnows project Why Look at […]
Places: Sweden
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 […]
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 […]
Giving something back: a letter to the communities we met in Sweden
May 2026 – Vindelälven-Juhttátahkka pilot area In early May, part of the ArcticKnows team spent a week in the Vindelälven-Juhttátahkka Biosphere Reserve in Västerbotten, Sweden: one of the four pilot areas where the project is working alongside communities to co-create knowledge about regenerative economies. Over five days we moved through Rusksele, Sorsele, Ammarnäs, Granö and […]
Sweden
The Vindelälven-Juhttátahkka Biosphere Reserve stretches from the mountains along the Vindeln River to the coast and the Umeälven delta landscape. Within this large territory, ArcticKnows focuses on small coastal communities where tourism forms part of local livelihoods and where rapid environmental and social changes are reshaping everyday life. The area is highly sensitive to climate […]