EventIn its 30‑year anniversary, the Arctic Council – chaired by Norway since June 2023 – renewed its working groups through virtual and face‑to‑face sessions with group chairs. In fall 2023 the chairship met the six Indigenous Permanent Participants in Kirkenes to discuss Arctic challenges.
Arctic Council chair Morten Høglund explains how Norway’s 2023‑2025 leadership kept the Council active after the 2022 pause, re‑established Working Group meetings, brought Indigenous Permanent Participants together in Kirkenes, and launched initiatives on wildland fires and youth engagement.
Greenland’s former Premier Lars‑Emil Johansen signed the 1996 declaration that formed the Arctic Council, and the article reviews three decades of Greenland’s cooperation and its current chairmanship, highlighting the country’s long‑standing role in Arctic governance.
