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Your Gateway to the Euro Arctic Region

1. Your Gateway to the Euro Arctic Region. This is Europe's largest region for interregional cooperation, with a multitude of networks and a wealth of natural resources, unique environmental values and great economic potential.

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Your Gateway to the Euro Arctic Region

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  2. Your Gateway to the Euro Arctic Region This is Europe's largest region for interregional cooperation, with a multitude of networks and a wealth of natural resources, unique environmental values and great economic potential. The Region includes the northernmost parts of Sweden, Norway and Finland and Northwest Russia and is characterised by strong cultural identity, stability, prosperity and fast progress. Take an active part in the cooperation and become a pioneer of the new European Arctic. Your spirit is needed! 2

  3. About the Region Important Cities (no. of inhabitants) In Finland Rovaniemi 35,000 Oulu 124,000 The Barents Euro Arctic Region has a population of 6 million and includes 13 territories. In Norway Tromsø 61,000 Bodø 41,000 Vadsø 7,000 Lapland, Oulu and Kainuu Regions. In Russia Naryan-Mar 20,000 Murmansk 371,600 Severomorsk 79,000 Arkhangelsk 364,000 Severodvinsk 234,000 Syktyvkar 226,000 Petrozavodsk 283,000 Finnmark, Troms and Nordland Counties. Komi and Karelian Republics, Murmansk andArkhangelsk Counties, Nenets Autonomous area. Norrbotten and Västerbotten Counties In Sweden Umeå 105,000 Luleå 72,000 Surface Area: 1 755 800 km2 Indigenous Peoples: Sámi 60 000 Nenets 7 000 Vepsians 6 000 3

  4. -Your Gateway to the Euro-Arctic Region COUNTY OFTROMS VADSO COUNTY OFFINNMARK TROMSO COUNTY OFNORDLAND MURMANSK Severomorsk Vorkuta Monchegorsk COUNTY OFNORRBOTTEN NARYAN-MAR REGION OFLAPLAND BODO Apatity NENETSAUTONOMOUSAREA COUNTY OFMURMANSK ROVANIEMI ARCTIC CIRCLE LULEA COUNTY OFVASTERBOTTEN OULU Kostomuksha ARKHANGELSK REPUBLIK OFKOMI UMEA REGION OFOULU KAJAANI REGION OFKAINUU Ukhta Severodvinsk Novodvinsk REPUBLIC OFKARELIA COUNTY OFARKHANGELSK SYKTYVKAR < 10.000 inhabitants 10.000-125.000 inhabitants 125.000-250.000 inhabitants > 250.000 inhabitants PETROZAVODSK Kotlas 4

  5. Historical Roots of the North The earliest history of the north can be traced back to the Stone Age, around 36,000 BC, in Mamontovaya Kurya in the Ural Mountains of the Republic of Komi. • Stone Age in Ural Mountains, 36 000 BC • Komsa culture, Finnmark Region, 8,000 BC. • Viking Explorers: Rurik and Ottar of Hålogaland, 850-900 AD • Novgorod State • Treaty of Nöteborg, 1323 • Arkhangelsk founded in 1584 • Willem Barentz´map published in 1598 • Peter the Great, 1672-1725 • Pomor trade, 1740-1917 5

  6. History of the Barents Euro Arctic Cooperation The cooperation is aimed at responding to the challenges in our northern areas and improving the living conditions of the people. Effortsare being madein many areas from overall security,environmental concerns and economic development to the human dimension and indigenous peoples’ interests. Barents Summit Meeting, Kirkenes 11 January 2003 1960 The North Calotte Cooperation 1987 Michail Gorbachev initiates inter-regional cooperation in the north 1993 The signing of the Kirkenes Declaration, the establishment of the BEAC Barents Euro Arctic Council and the Barents Regional Council 2003 The Barents Euro Arctic 10th Anniversary Declaration 2004 The Action Plan for Northern Dimension Policies 6

  7. The Barents Euro-Arctic 10th Anniversary Declaration 2003. • Management of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste must start • Transport in the eastern and western directions will be improved; all border crossings shall be simplified and it should take no more than two hours for goods to pass borders • The fight against organised crime and trafficking will be intensified • Cooperation for a better environment will be developed • Cooperation between emergency- and rescue services will be improved • The spread of tuberculosis must be stopped • Cooperation between youth groups will continue and the possibilities for youth mobility and multilateral cooperation will be improved • Cultural identity and history of the Barents Region will be strengthened • Indigenous peoples will be involved to a greater extent in the cooperation 7

  8. About the Organisation The Barents Cooperation has a governmental level and a regional level. The chairmanships of the Councils and the Working Groups are shifted every second year. All decisions are made in consensus. • BEAC, a forum for ministers • CSO, Committee of Senior Officials • Barents Regional Council • Regional Committee • Indigenous peoples have an advisory role in the work of the Councils • Working Groups, Inter-regional and inter-governmental 8

  9. Transportation andCommunications In this century, three interdependent modes of transportation and communi- cation are developing: Roads, air transport and telecommunications networks. • Steering Group for the Barents • Pan-European Transport Area, (BEATA) • Sustainable Transports in the Barents, Interreg IIIB project • The BEATA GIS database, www.barentsinfo.fi/beata/ • The Northern Sea Route • Northern Maritime Corridor • New road and rail connections and air routes • Siberia-Murmansk Pipeline The Salla Border Crossing was inaugurated and opened to international traffic on 27 September 2002 9

  10. Transportation and Communications VADSO Amderma Hammerfest TROMSO Kirkenes Narvik Severomorsk Vorkuta MURMANSK Lotta BODO NARYAN-MAR Monchegorsk Mo i Rana Apatity ROVANIEMI Haparanda Kandalaksha Salla LULEA Usinsk Kusamo Mezen Vartius Vartius OULU UMEA ARKHANGELSK Novodvinsk KAJAANI Severodvinsk Belomorsk Ukhta Medvezhyegorsk Road connections Railway Canal Airport Harbour Kotlas PETROZAVODSK Velsk Kargopol SYKTYVKAR Konosha 10

  11. Economy and Business The importance of economic cooperation was recognised in the Kirkenes Declaration 1993, pointing out the potential of improved cooperation in trade, investments and industry. The aim is to encourage economic operators to take advantage of the growing number of opportunities. • Working Group on Economic Cooperation:- Task Force II for Customs Cooperation - Forest Sector Task Force • Barents Customs Infobase, www.barentscustoms.org • Working Group on Energy • Working Group on the Northern Sea Route • Northern eDimension Action Plan 11

  12. Economy and Business The Region is extremely rich and has great economic potential,with a wealth of natural resources and unique environmental values. Major investments are under way in new oil and gas fields in the Barents Sea. Large forests cover a total of 94.2 million hectares and includes 34 National Parks, 44 600 Km2. Russian forests constitute 60% of the world´s total boreal forest area. • Regional Working Group on Investments and Economic Cooperation • Network of Chambers of Commerce and Business Centres • Barents 2010, a strategy project for long-term programmes • Joint investment Window • Industrial development (INDEV) • Barents Geographic DataBase, map production • BizBarents, business site www.bizbarents.com 12

  13. Forests and National Parks in the Barents Euro Arctic Region. Regions ForestArea km2 Protected Nature Reserves* Area km2 National ParksArea km2 Numbers Finland Kainuu 16600 45 1 1300 Lapland 49720 6169 6 13130 Oulu 23500 615 4 2500 Norway Finnmark 832 1564 3 264 Nordland 6411 3379 3 1068 Troms 3116 1615 3 213 Russia Arkhangelsk 220860 4392 2 2428 Karelia 93900 2080 2 585 Komi 297500 18917 1 11880 Murmansk 52530 63 5058 Nenets 1910 1130 3134 Sweden Norrbotten 35500 6042 8 18275 Västerbotten 31920 11 1 8000 13

  14. Forests, Nationalparks and World Heritagies Sites COUNTY OFTROMS COUNTY OFFINNMARK TROMSO VADSO COUNTY OFNORDLAND MURMANSK COUNTY OFNORRBOTTEN BODO NARYAN-MAR REGION OFLAPLAND NENETSAUTONOMOUSAREA COUNTY OFMURMANSK ROVANIEMI COUNTY OFVASTERBOTTEN LULEA REGION OFOULU Mezen REGION OFKAINUU ARKHANGELSK UMEA OULU REPUBLIK OFKOMI REPUBLIC OFKARELIA KAJAANI COUNTY OFARKHANGELSK Forest Area National Park World Heritage PETROZAVODSK SYKTYVKAR 14

  15. Culture and Traditions In this century, with peaceful relations, interregional exchange, expanding networks, escalating media production and increasing private consumption, art and culture assume a strategic role as a power for development. • Cultural identity, locally and regionally • History of the Barents Region • Indigenous Peoples • World attractions, 6 objects on the UNESCO World Heritage List • Networks for arts and culture: Church, literature, library, chamber music, choir music, sports, visual arts, dance, film, press, TV • Action Plan for Cultural Cooperation 15

  16. Indigenous Peoples The preservation of the living conditions of the indigenous people and their participation in the cooperation is a leading concept of the Barents Programme. The largest groups of indigenous peoples and minorities are the Sámi, Nenets, Vepsian and Komi people. • The Working Group promotes the development of the indigenous • peoples and their communities • The establishment of the Sámi Centre in Lovozero, Murmansk • Action Plan 16

  17. Quality of Life, Health and Environment The knowledge of how to live and work in arctic conditions is an important resource for future development in the north. The Barents Region is one of few remaining areas with a relatively pristine natural environment: this implies a high quality of life, but it also entails a great responsibility for cleaner industrial production and increased environmental protection. • Nuclear safety, the MNEPR agreement • Impacts of climate change • Public Health and Social Well-being • Ad Hoc Working Group on health and Related Social Issues • Regional and governmental working groups on • environment • Barents Rescue Project • NEFCO:s 42 "Hot Spot" List 17

  18. Youth and Sports This region is still young, but for demographic reasons, it is necessary to improve the conditions for young people´s influence, encourage multilateral cooperation between youth groups and to improve opportunities for youth mobility. • Working Group on Youth Policy • Barents Youth Coordinator • Regional Working Group on Youth Issues • Regional Youth Programme • Barents Sports Cooperation Network • Sports Action Plan • Barents Basket ball Games 18

  19. Education We have a young and well-educated population, but dramatic demographic changes are rapidly approaching. Can young people move to better study and job opportunities in the Barents Region? • 14 State Universities in the Barents Region of which 9 are Russian • Programme Board for Exchange Grants/ Higher Education and Research • Regional Working Group of Education and Research the Arctic • Bilateral student exchange programmes • University of the Arctic 19

  20. "My vision for the future is that the Barents Region will be a region full of life, with good possibilities for study and work." CECILIA ÅHL, UMEÅ, SWEDEN Participant of BRYF- projekt 20

  21. Governmental Information The Barents Euro-Arctic Council www.beac.st Regional Information The Barents Regional Council www.ac.lst.se www.barentsinfo.org 21

  22. Transportation and Communications VADSO Amderma Hammerfest TROMSO Kirkenes Narvik Vorkuta MURMANSK Severomorsk Lotta BODO NARYAN-MAR Monchegorsk Mo i Rana Apatity ROVANIEMI Haparanda Kandalaksha Salla LULEA Usinsk Kusamo Mezen Vartius Vartius OULU UMEA ARKHANGELSK Novodvinsk KAJAANI Severodvinsk Belomorsk Ukhta Medvezhyegorsk Road connections Railway Canal Airport Harbour Kotlas PETROZAVODSK Velsk Kargopol SYKTYVKAR Konosha

  23. Transportation and Communications VADSO Amderma Hammerfest TROMSO Kirkenes Narvik Vorkuta MURMANSK Severomorsk Lotta BODO NARYAN-MAR Monchegorsk Mo i Rana Apatity ROVANIEMI Haparanda Kandalaksha Salla LULEA Usinsk Kusamo Mezen Vartius Vartius OULU UMEA ARKHANGELSK Novodvinsk KAJAANI Severodvinsk Belomorsk Ukhta Medvezhyegorsk Road connections Railway Canal Airport Harbour Kotlas PETROZAVODSK Velsk Kargopol SYKTYVKAR Konosha

  24. Transportation and Communications VADSO Amderma Hammerfest TROMSO Kirkenes Narvik Vorkuta MURMANSK Severomorsk Lotta BODO NARYAN-MAR Monchegorsk Mo i Rana Apatity ROVANIEMI Haparanda Kandalaksha Salla LULEA Usinsk Kusamo Mezen Vartius Vartius OULU UMEA ARKHANGELSK Novodvinsk KAJAANI Severodvinsk Belomorsk Ukhta Medvezhyegorsk Road connections Railway Canal Airport Harbour Kotlas PETROZAVODSK Velsk Kargopol SYKTYVKAR Konosha

  25. Transportation and Communications VADSO Amderma Hammerfest TROMSO Kirkenes Narvik Severomorsk Vorkuta MURMANSK Lotta BODO NARYAN-MAR Monchegorsk Mo i Rana Apatity ROVANIEMI Haparanda Kandalaksha Salla LULEA Usinsk Kusamo Mezen Vartius Vartius OULU UMEA ARKHANGELSK Novodvinsk KAJAANI Severodvinsk Belomorsk Ukhta Medvezhyegorsk Road connections Railway Canal Airport Harbour Kotlas PETROZAVODSK Velsk Kargopol SYKTYVKAR Konosha

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