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Name of Interviewee NAME? 1. Alstahaug, Norway Toft 2. Alta, Norway Hallgieir Strifelte 3. Bode, Norway Rolf K Jensen 4. Brunoy, Norway Gunvald 5. Enontekio, Finland Mikko Karnae 6. Hammerfest, Norway Odd Edvardsen 7. Harstad, Norway Hugo Hansen 8. Inari, Finland Reijo Timperi 9. Jokkmokk, Sweden Maryalena 10. Karasjok, Norway 11. Kautokenio, Norway Marit Inger Bongo 12. Kirkenes, Norway (Sor Cecelia Hansen Varanger) 13. Kiruna, Sweden Maria Johansen 14. Kittila, Finland Anna Makala 15. Kolari, Finland Heikki Havanka 16. Kvalsund, Norway 17. Mo I Rana, Norway Geir Waage 18. Monchegorsk, Russia Milena Shatskaya 19. Muonio, Finland Leena Lehtoruusu 20. Murmansk, Russia Ms. Kalnish 21. Nordkapp, Norway 22. Olengorsk, Russia Dimitry Nekolaebdtz 23. Pajala, Sweden Johanna Alm 24. Pelkoseniemi, Finland Erkki Parkkinen 25. Pella, Finland Tapani Melaluoto 26. Porsanger, Norway 27. Rost, Norway Arnfinn Ellingsenj 28. Rovaniemi, Finland Tarja Outila, June 27, 2012 Also should contact Lappinlito government for whole of Lapland province. Contact is Maiju Huju. She is involved in Lappinlito projects and climate change plan and strategy. www.lapienlitto.fi 29. Salla, Finland Pekka Hutala 30. Savukoski, Finland Mauri Aarrevaara 31. Sodankyla, Finland Vilio Pesonen 32. Traena, Norway Sidsel Haraldsen 33. Troms Commune, Norway Wim Weber 34. Troms County, Norway Asbeurg Fyhn 35. Troms Fylkismann, Norway Lill Hega 36. Utsjoki, Finland Matti Korkala 37. Vagen, Norway Truda Mork 38. Vega, Norway Margarethe Wika 39. Vik, Norway Signar Kristoffersen What are the 3 most important development goals of your municipality? Alstahaug, Norway Population growth was declining until this year after decades of decline. Want to be central development for north sea development. Big infrastructure development here in past year for oil field service. Plan to increase airport size. Alstahaug is paying to increase runway. This is public expense that they are willing to pay. Will enable bigger planes to come here. It will be biggest between Bode and Trondheim. Airport is key here. They are cooperating with their neighbors (Mo i Rana) now because they realize they need to do this. New growth in population is big deal (even 100 people is a "big deal") and they have more education. These are return migrants. Problem is need for dual employment. Alta, Norway “Growth, Growth, Growth and also health.” By growth I mean growth of population. Good healthcare for people. We have a plan for development in society of Alta. About 10 years ago we made a plan called “Alta Will,” and it has 6 main goals. These are: entrepreneurship, environment, life quality, wealth, knowledge, and networking building between neighbors. Bode, Norway What is population here? 3700 employed here in commune Gov. pop of commune =50K. Growing by 500 - 1000 pop each year. Goals here = 1. University city and hope to grow around the university knowledge center. Also have airbase and airstrip. Norway air force is based here. Buying new planes from US and they want it based here. Competition between Bode and one place in south. Gov. minister coming today to meet about this. Leading officers in NATO are here. 2. Transportation hub in the west of Norway. 3. Culture center of the north. incl. theater, sport, music. Brunoy, Norway His job is about planning, but not so much economic development. Economy in commune is important in context of climate problem. Cooperative project with two neighbors is about this. pop here is 7700. Is stable here. This is important for development. Brunoy is the only commune projected to grow in future in this area. Enontekio, Finland 1. Population getting older and need services for older people. Need to bring new people. pop has been declining but may grow. pop is now 1900 over a large area. 2. Creating jobs for young people. 3. Travel and tourism support. Have airport here. 20 flights per year. During season, airline flies from Helsinki. Municipality will help subsidize this if airline loses. Norwegian tourists come here for shopping (alcohol, cigarettes are much cheaper), but transportation limited. There are bus connections to Norway, but limited. Hammerfest, Norway For many years had negative pop change. We in 1980s and 90s went from several hundred. So we got project going in 2002 and until today pop has increased almost 1000 pop. Young pop 20-40 are moving back to Hammerfest now and more children born because young people see better future in Hammerfest now. Much has changed because Liquefied natural gas (LNG) that developed here. When trend is negative, long term planning is not so important, but day to day becomes more important. Today the focus is on planning sustainable development and more modern way of thinking. Goal is to get new labor to stay and live in Hammerfest. The Petroleum "fairy tale" is just beginning. They also have good developments in fishing and fish farming. They need new infrastructure and roads and airport facilities to keep this growth positive. Also need more area (land) for development. Now they make rules for how to build in areas that have more wind and exposure. Have rules for building restrictions in flood areas near sea because of rising sea level predicted. Must plan for climate change. Harstad, Norway To grow. now at 24k pop. are growing now. 160 last year. want to attract younger population here. 2. infrastructure -- more roundabouts. walk and bike paths, tunnel to bypass traffic from center, more busses throughout city. Harstad 1200million kr projects. 3. oil and gas activity. Statoil here is big and 500 are employed here in oil and gas industry. Spinoffs here too. but not a supply base, but support services, geologists, engineers, based here. Since early 1980 and Harstad was center since 1980 for professional services and some terminals. Before oil, Harstad was industrial and military center. Also have university college here and want to diversify. university has 1500 students. nursing, social work, business management economics, etc. total pop in the area here is 117000 pop. Fish farms here too. Wideroe and SAS both fly here to airport that serves the Narvik too. Inari, Finland Nature tourism, cold climate technology and use of natural resources. 7000 population and declining. car tire and component testing here is part of economy normally from Nov. to April. trying to lengthen the season. 3. is to strengthen private sector here. Municipality needs to help private sector. Jokkmokk, Sweden 1. overall goal is population. now 5300. second largest in area in Sweden. 2. energy production, hydropower important here. 3. tourism, 4. Sami sector. 5 local food production (wild berries, fish, meat) trying to develop production of export berries and jams, reindeer meat, fish products, Sami style food. These products are not common in south Sweden. jokkmokk relies on more small scale production. Karasjok, Norway Economic development, but we must reduce expenses because we have spent more than we have in the commune. We want to achieve balance in the economy, better budgeting. We have to pay back 20 Million Kroner to State in two years. Second is to improve health. We have planned to open up new industries and we hope that we can take action about more tourists to our area. We need to find a reason (something special) for people to stay longer in Karasjok on their way North. For example it is one of the best places in the world to see the Northern lights. Third is mining (gold & copper, possibly diamonds), we are starting to make a mineral strategy. Kautokenio, Norway 1. create jobs here. unemployment is high at about 10 % pop is 3000 now. and stable. 2. reindeer industry is here and we work with that development. need value added activities for this industry. 3. gold mine and stone quarry are opening here. this is surface and underground exploration. mine plan not yet developed. Kirkenes, Norway Oil, gas, minerals. also big focus on development like travelling and tourism, traditional industry (oil, gas) and green industry such as farming, reindeer herding, fishing. 3. shopping tourism from Russia. Products cheaper here than in Russia. Shopping centers developing here 9,862 in whole commune. 4000 here in Kirkenes. A few years ago the only focus was on nonrenewable industry. Now they are thinking longer term for sustainable economy. oKiruna, Sweden Commune has basic service functions plus tourism is important too. Ice hotel is here. Night train from Stockholm brings people, also airport here with direct flights to Stockholm. Also London. It is popular. draws from all over and is one of most popular site in Sweden. Trying to reduce energy consumption. Ice hotel has been here since mid-80s. Also use cold water and freeze it using a spray onto frame. Skiing is her also. have several hills here in Kiruna. Plus three big ones in mountains here. These have huts and are spread along ski trails and hiking trails. Also snowmobile tracks. 2. mining industry is both private and public, in separate areas. Kiruna mine was open from beginning, but is now underground (worlds largest) 1365 meters deep. Some are open here too. Wages are high here. Commune provides programs for mining education -- in gymnasium level there is a program with mining company. Also Lulea technical university has mining engineering and technical programs. Also have joint education programs with four neighboring communes. For 20 years + we have worked to develop higher education programs. They worked with Umea first to get distance learning here to train teachers trained here. This developed into region-wide program. This affects all public sector programs and training. Branch of Lulea and faculty from Umea offers degrees here. Pop of Kiruna is 23K 18K in the city. Lulea is much bigger. New mine will start. 3. space and environmental research and development.