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Nordic Arctic Youth Future Perspectives Nordic Arctic Youth Future Perspectives Eds. Anna Karlsdóttir and Leneisja Jungsberg Commissioned by the Working Group for sustainable regional development in the Arctic WORKING PAPER 2015:2 CASE STUDIES FROM Steigen Austur-Húnavatnssýsla Norðurþing and Þórshöfn Tórshavn Runavik Kujalleq Kemi-Järvi Inari Kalix Torneådalen Gällivare Malmberget Kiruna Jukkasjärvi Jokkmokk Luleå and Luleådal Nordic Arctic Youth Future Perspectives Eds. Anna Karlsdóttir and Leneisja Jungsberg for the Nordic Arctic working group on sustainable regional development in the Arctic. Nordic Arctic Youth Future Perspectives 2015 Nordregio Working Paper 2015:2 ISBN 978-91-87295-24-9 ISSN 1403-2511 © Nordregio 2015 Nordregio P.O. Box 1658 SE-111 86 Stockholm, Sweden [email protected] www.nordregio.se www.norden.org Eds. by Anna Karlsdottir and Leneisja Jungsberg for the Working Group for Sustainable Regional Development in the Arctic Cover photo: Rasmus Ole Rasmussen / Nordregio.se The photo shows an example from central Reykjavik, Iceland, of the expressive and very artistic graffiti decorating larger parts of the inner town. Nordic co-operation Nordic co-operation is one of the world’s most extensive forms of regional collaboration, involving Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland. Nordic co-operation has firm traditions in politics, the economy, and culture. It plays an important role in European and inter- national collaboration, and aims at creating a strong Nordic community in a strong Europe. Nordic co-operation seeks to safeguard Nordic and regional in- terests and principles in the global community. Common Nordic values help the region solidify its position as one of the world’s most innovative and competitive. The Nordic Council is a forum for co-operation between the Nordic parliaments and governments. The Council consists of 87 parliamentarians from the Nordic countries. The Nordic Council takes policy initiatives and monitors Nordic co-operation. Founded in 1952. The Nordic Council of Ministers is a forum of co-operation between the Nordic governments. The Nordic Council of Ministers implements Nordic co-oper- ation. The prime ministers have the overall responsibility. Its activities are co-ordinated by the Nordic ministers for co- operation, the Nordic Committee for co-operation and portfolio ministers. Founded in1971. Nordregio – Nordic Centre for Spatial Development conducts strategic research in the fields of planning and regional policy. Nordregio is active in research and dissemina- tion and provides policy relevant knowledge, particularly with a Nordic and European comparative perspective. Nordregio was established in 1997 by the Nordic Council of Ministers, and is built on over 40 years of collaboration. Stockholm, Sweden, 2015 Preface This publication has been produced as part of the projectForesight Analysis for Sustainable Regional Development in the Nordic Arctic, commissioned by the Nordic Working Group for Sustainable Re- gional Development in the Arctic. Foresight analysis is a method that is used in the development of local economic and social development strategies, based on a structured dialogue between relevant actors and with input from local, regional and national actors. The objective of this process is to cre- ate a foundation for action, focusing on the opportunities that become evident from the analyses. The Nordic Working Group for Sustainable Regional Development in the Arctic has defined three key questions for this foresight analysis: 1. What social and resource conditions - both natural and human-related - can be expected to have a decisive influence on regional development in the Arctic over the next ten, twenty and thirty years? 2. How will the management of these conditions affect the living standards and future prospects for the regions? 3. What are the implications of the identified challenges for future planning and regional policy? An investigation of social sustainability involves questions about attracting and/or keeping young people and women in peripheral communities. A significant part of the foresight analysis comprises a workshop series of three steps: the vision phase, the realism phase, and the implementation phase. First, in the vision phase, local workshops are organised in two selected local communities in each part of the Nordic Arctic with the participation of local inhabitants (a total of 12 workshops). Sec- ond, in the realism phase, the dialogue is raised from the community level with a workshop that also includes municipal, regional and national representatives (a total of six workshops). Finally, in the implementation phase, two transnational workshops are organised: one for the West Nordic coun- tries and one for the North Calotte region. The Working Group has been established by the Nordic Committee of Senior Officials for Regional Policy for the period 2013-2016. It comprises representatives from the Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation (chairmanship), the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environ- ment, the Icelandic Regional Development Institute, the Prime Minister’s Office of the Faroe Is- lands, the Greenlandic Ministry of Industry, Labour and Trade, the County Administrative Board of Norrbotten in Sweden, and the North Calotte Council in Finland. This publication Nordic“ Arctic Youth Future Perspectives” contributes with visions from the young generation to get insight on which trends are influencing young peoples’ perception of the future and affecting their decision making in relation to their future. It is an important component of the Foresight work to understand the preferences of young people in relation to education, employment, family and settling in the Nordic Arctic regions. The case studies present a broad scale of expecta- tions and ambitions both for them as individuals and for society as a whole. As part of the project, a policy brief has also been produced to present recommendations on how politicians henceforth can work with including young people in regional planning. Lisbeth Nylund Kjell Nilsson Chairman, the Nordic Working Group Director, Nordregio Oslo, October 2015 Stockholm, October 2015 NORDREGIO WORKING PAPER 2015:2 5 Picture on left, above: Nordic youth participants Youth meeting in Iceland spring 2014. Picture: Jónas Hrafn Kettel Picture on left, below: Young people in the local youth club in Húsavik with their leader who loves NY. Picture: Matthias Kokorsch Picture on right, top: The cohort of 1990 in Húsavík in a reunion in front of the old primary school. Picture: Anna Karlsdóttir Picture on right, below: Real life shapes of kindergarten children in small N-E community. Picture: Anna Karlsdóttir 6 NORDREGIO WORKING PAPER 2015:2 Contents Summary 10 Main Conclusions .............................................................................................................................................................. 11 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................14 Work group composition ................................................................................................................................................ 15 Case study areas...........................................................................................................................................................15 Different methodologies of the case studies .................................................................................................................. 16 Reading guide for the report .......................................................................................................................................... 16 The Faroese Society’s Future According to the Faroese Youth ........................................................................................ 18 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................18 Methods .........................................................................................................................................................................19 Education and schooling ............................................................................................................................................... 19 Family and children ....................................................................................................................................................... 20 Transport and infrastructure .......................................................................................................................................... 21 Nature and climate ........................................................................................................................................................22 Culture and traditions .................................................................................................................................................... 23 Home, migration and education..................................................................................................................................... 23 Society and lifestyles .....................................................................................................................................................24 Summary .......................................................................................................................................................................25
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