CAP-SHARE Project Event in Rovaniemi and Sodankylä, Finland - May 5th-9th 2025
The CAP-SHARE team will be meeting in Rovaniemi and Sodankylä, Finland, from the 5th to the 9th of May. This week of conference, events and workshops is hosted by the Finnish CAP-SHARE team led by Professor Pigga Keskitalo, the CAP-SHARE project leader at the University of Lapland, Faculty of Education, and PhD Rauni Äärelä-Vihriälä, the CAP-SHARE project manager at the University of Lapland, Faculty of Education.
The first part of the week will be in Rovaniemi for the Arctic Spirit conference, starting with a CAP-SHARE session around the theme of “Building Future Security Together: Transdisciplinary and Intergenerational Capacity Sharing for Community Development in the Arctic”. This session will be a place to open dialogue and engage youth, policymakers, and researchers to explore how transdisciplinary and intergenerational collaboration can address critical challenges in Arctic communities. With a special focus on youth voices, the session provides a platform for intergenerational dialogue and actionable solutions to secure the future of Arctic regions.
The session will consist of two keynote presentations followed by a youth-led panel discussion.
After the conference, the team will travel north to Sodankylä municipality, one of CAP-SHARE’s associated partners. There, a workshop will be held in collaboration with Tähtikunnan School, where the team will organize activities with the students around the themes of arctic biodiversity and mapping for local climate scenarios. This is the first step in the project’s second phase: now that the online international workshops are concluded, CAP-SHARE is moving to face-to-face pilot activities in a more local setting, bringing all the work done so far to life. Finally, on the last day, CAP-SHARE will visit Tähtelä Observatorium in Sodankylä. The visit will tie to the theme of the importance of mapping for biodiversity and capacity sharing. Learn more about the Tähtelä Observatorium here: www.sgo.fi
Read more about the CAP-SHARE project on the University of Lapland portal.
Keynotes:
- Niila-Juhán Valkeapää, The Sámi Youth Council, Sámi Parliament, Finland: Perspectives of Sámi youth on cultural survival, identity continuity, and future building in a changing Arctic reality
- Pauli Taulavuori and Aaron Yliniemi, Muonio high school/general upper secondary school: The Boys of Frost from Lapland
Panelists:
- Aaron Yliniemi, Muonio high school/general upper secondary school, Finland
- Freyja Friðriksdóttir, Youth representative, Húnaklúbburrinn youth organization, Iceland
- Jenny Turton, Arctic Frontiers, Norway
- Lauri Kultima, Sodankylä High school/ general upper secondary school, Finland
- Niila-Juhán Valkeapää, The Sámi Youth Council, Sámi Parliament, Finland
- Pauli Taulavuori, Muonio high school/general upper secondary school, Finland
- Rauni Äärelä-Vihriälä, University of Lapland, Finland
Viljajohanna Salonen, Sodankylä High school/ general upper secondary school, Finland
For more information about the Arctic Spirit session, contact the session conveners:
Rauni Äärelä-Vihriälä, rauni.aarela-vihriala@ulapland.fi
Cécile Chauvat, cecile.chauvat@nmsi.is
Program
Read more about the week's full program below
Place: University of Lapland
9:00-10:30 The CAP-SHARE partner meeting, Welcome, Professor Pigga Keskitalo, CAP-SHARE, University of Lapland
10:30-11:00 The LUMA-centre Lapland introduction - Teppo Kuusela, LUMA coordinator and CAP-SHARE expert
11:00-12:00 The Youth for Arctic Nature (YAN) Steering Group online meeting
13:00-14:00 Guided tour to the Muuttuva maisema –Transforming landscapes exhibition at the Faculty of Art and Design
14:00-15:00 The CAP-SHARE partner planning meeting
15:00-16:00 The Arctic Spirit session meeting with the youths, online
Place: Arktikum
18:00- 20:00 Arctic Spirit Conference Welcome reception
Monday led by the University of Lapland CAP-SHARE team Project Manager, PhD Rauni Äärelä-Vihriälä, University of Lapland, Faculty of Education
Place: Korundi, Arctic Spirit Conference
9:00–9:10 Opening words
9:10–9:20 Arctic Council update
9:20–9:45 Keynotes
9:45–10:45 Session 1
11:15–12:30 Session 2
14:00–15:10 Afternoon panel 1
15:20–16:30 Afternoon panel 2
17:15-18.00 Kieppi-room preparation at Arktikum
17:15–18:25 Afternoon panel 3
18:30–20 Conference Get-together, Korundi Art Museum
Place: Arktikum
8:45-10:00 CAP SHARE SESSION: Building Future Security Together: Transdisciplinary and Intergenerational Capacity Sharing for Community Development in the Arctic
10:00-16:00 Arctic Spirit Conference
16:00-18:00 Travel to Metsä-Luosto, Sodankylä
19:00-20:00 Get-together at Metsä-Luosto
Place: Sodankylä
International cooperation workshop at Tähtikunnan school | Sodankylä municipality
8:45-9:30 Map-based workshop on local climate scenarios and biodiversity - Leaders Teppo Kuusela and Emma Karjalainen, CAP-SHARE ULAP
9:45-10:30 Biodiversity workshop - Leaders teams CAP-SHARE Iceland and Norway
10:45-11:35 Biodiversity workshop - Leaders teams CAP-SHARE Iceland and Norway
12:05-12:50 Map-based workshop on local climate scenarios and biodiversity - Leaders Teppo Kuusela and Emma Karjalainen, team CAP-SHARE ULAP
13:05-13:50 Map-based workshop on local climate scenarios and biodiversity - Leaders Teppo Kuusela and Emma Karjalainen, team CAP-SHARE ULAP
14:50-15:35 Biodiversity workshop, Upper secondary school, first grades - Leaders Teams CAP-SHARE Iceland and Norway
16:00-16:30 Travel to Metsä-Luosto
16:30- 18:30 Informal exploration of the surroundings and a visit to the Ukko-Luosto stairs
18:00-20:30 CAP-SHARE partner workshop at Jaakkola Reindeer Farm, Luotso
Place: Sodankylä
10.00-11.30 Visit to Tähtelä Observatorium
12:00-14:00 Final reflection of International Co-creation Workshop Sodankylä at restaurant Niesta, Sodankylä
14:00-15:30 Travel to Rovaniemi
