Day: Thu 15 Nov, 2017
Time: 14:30–16:00
Venue: Tieva, Lappia Hall, Rovaniemi
Liisa Holmberg - Rector of the Sámi Education Institute
It is estimated that about four million people live in the Arctic. In Finland, the Arctic strategy says that all of the country is Arctic. But what actually makes an Arctic identity? What does it mean for those who live in the Arctic and who defines when someone is an Arctic person and when not?
Chaired by Liisa Holmberg, rector of the Sámi Education Institute, the panel brings together authors, artists and researches to discuss Arctic identity. The panelists include among other Rosa Liksom, winner of the Finlandia literature prize, and Pekka Timonen, director general of Finland 100 Centenary board.
Being the last session before conference closing, the panel raises some fundamental questions of living and being in the Arctic, questions all too seldom brought to discussion in Arctic events. Sustainable development is possible only if there are people who feel connected to the Arctic.