Wednesday
28. January
War in the North
Sør-Varanger Library
18:00
War in the North
Presentation by local historian Rune Rautio
Sør-Varanger Library
Wednesday 18:00

What happened and why?

War in the North, a presentation based on written materials and pictures by local historian Rune Rautio.

Rautio focuses on Northern Finland, incl. the Petsamo corridor, the Arctic frontline, Murmansk and Finnmark. What happened and why? He shows us pictures illustrating daily life along the Finnish Arctic road, Finnish soldiers, Finnish civilians in Kolosjoki/Sodankylä /Ivalo/Rovaniemi, war events by the Salla/Kandalaksha line.

Price (Kr): 0
Friday
30. January
Barents Sports Days
Basen
17:00
Photo: Claus Bergersen
Barents Sports Days
Kick-off
Basen
Friday 17:00 - 20:00

Basen is open. Meeting point for youths.

 

Production: Sør-Varanger Sports Council, Barents Days
Price (Kr): 0
Saturday
31. January
Barents Sports Days
The center of Kirkenes
10:45
Photo: Claus Bergersen
Barents Sports Days
The center of Kirkenes
Saturday 10:45 - 21:00

Torch procession: From Sjømannsklubben, along AMFI, up Dr. Wesselsgt through the pedestrian street, along Sentrum Kafe, through the town square, up Parkveien to the stadium. Speech by the Mayor.

 

12:00 - 16:00: Badminton in Fjellhallen

12:00 - 16:00: Wrestling in Fjellhallen

12:00 - 14:00: Youth football in Barentshallen

14:00 - 16:00: Football Oldboys in Barentshallen

12:00 - 13:00: Figure skating at Lillebanen

13:00 - 16:00: Icehockey at Lillebanen

12:00 - 16:00: Skiing at Skilekanlegget

12:00 - 16:00: Boxing in Fjellhallen 

21:00: Closing award ceremony. Disco: free entrance

 

Production: Sør-Varanger Sports Council, Barents Days
Price (Kr): 0
Monday
02. February
Library activities
Sør-Varanger Library
10:00
Library activities
Sør-Varanger Library
Monday 10:00

Opening ceremony at the new Saami section during daytime.

Fairytales reading for children, daytime and afternoon.

Exhibition.

 

Price (Kr): 0
Wednesday
04. February
World of Silence
Kirkenes school
10:00
World of Silence
Children's theater
Kirkenes school
Wednesday 10:00

A performance from St.Petersburg for school children (6-12 years).

The main character of the play is a spoiled and naughty girl. She is stuck in the virtual world and is unable to play or interact with her peers without a game console in her hands. Being punished for his behavior she gets into a mysterious world of silence where no one can hear her moaning and shouting. Meeting with unusual yet kind inhabitants of this world, experiencing fun adventures, the girl learns to be more responsive to others. Realizing that life is much brighter and more interesting than the world of virtual games, she returns home. The story is told through music, movement and dolls with practically no text.

Duration: appr. 50 minutes.

The play runs twice. First at 10:00. Then at 12:00.

Production: Sør-Varanger Municipality, St Petersburg theater for children
Price (Kr): 0
Kirkenes Conference
Thon Hotel
11:00
Photo: Bernt Nilsen
Kirkenes Conference
Thon Hotel
Wednesday 11:00 - 17:50

Politics – Industry – Logistics – Community development in the High North.

The Kirkenes Conference is arranged for the eight time and are proud to announce that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Børge Brende, will give the opening speech. The conference has become an important venue in the region for business and decision-makers at all levels, local to national. 

More info and full program: Kirkenes Conference.

Price (Kr): 0
Thursday
05. February
Kirkenes Conference
Thon Hotel
08:30
Photo: Bernt Nilsen
Kirkenes Conference
Thon Hotel
Thursday 08:30 - 12:15

Politics – Industry – Logistics – Community development in the High North.

The Kirkenes conference has become an important venue in the region for business and decision-makers at all levels, local to national. The conference is arranged for the eight time.

More info and full program: Kirkenes Conference.

Price (Kr): 0
Barents Bazaar
Town Square
10:00
Photo: Mikhail Slavin
Barents Bazaar
Town Square
Thursday 10:00

Sami duodji and reindeer meat, Russian crystal and fur hats.

New market tents with patterns designed by fourteen artists/groups commissioned by Mobile Kultur Byrå.

Production: Market traders, Barents Days
Price (Kr): 0
Improvement of Market Facilities
Town Square
12:30
Detail from Matryoshka. Pavel Pepperstein
Improvement of Market Facilities
Inauguration of tents
Town Square
Thursday 12:30 - 13:00

Join the celebration of the arrival of 14 market tents with individual patterns on the back of them – exclusively designed by artists commissioned by Mobile Kultur Byrå for the Russian Market in Kirkenes!

The Market traders travel from Murmansk once a month to hold the market at Kirkenes Square. If and when the market takes place is dependent on the border regulations and the weather: When the traders are present, if the wind allows, the art will be unpacked and displayed in the heart of town. When they leave, the art will be repacked and once again out of sight.

Contributing artists: Finn Thybo Andersen & Kirsten Dufour, Siri Austeen, Yvette Brackman, Solveig Dufour & Peter Stoffel, Espen Sommer Eide & Kristin Taarnesvik, Geir Tore Holm & Søssa Jørgensen, Ane E Johansen, Joar Nango & Martijn In’t Veld, Annelie Nilsson, Pavel Pepperstein, Glafira Severianova, Ulrike Solbrig, Silje Figenschou Thoresen, and Morten Torgersrud.

Inaugural speech: Mayor Cecilie Hansen.

The artist-collective Mobile Kultur Byrå (Kirsten Dufour, Hilde Methi and Ulrike Solbrig) makes work in response to the Russian Market in Kirkenes.

Improvement of Market Facilities is made possible thanks to support from Barentskult and Public Art Norway (KORO/URO).

Production: Mobile Kultur Byrå, Barents Days, Pikene på Broen
Price (Kr): 0
Border Seminar 2015
Thon Hotel
16:00
Border Seminar 2015
Frontline or basecamp Barents?
Thon Hotel
Thursday 16:00 - 18:00

Is Kirkenes situated at a political frontier, or at a frontier towards northern nature and its traditional and still remaining natural resources? Will Kirkenes, Nikel and Murmansk be basecamps for travelers into the High North in the future or will they develop further as good places to live?

The seminar on the Russian-Norwegian borderland is placed in a context of current geopolitical tensions in Eastern and Central Europe, in times when several countries are exhibiting slow growth and even recession. However, most signs up north are still positive.

During the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Kirkenes and the Finnmark region, Kirkenes was visited not only by the Norwegian King and Prime Minster, but also by the foreign ministers of Russia and Norway, Mr. Sergey Lavrov and Mr. Børge Brende. Everyone is interested in keeping Northern Europe as a good example for the future, with its longstanding partnership between Scandinavia and Russia and consensus on important environmental, economical and cultural matters. This seminar will address recent trends in bilateral relations in the Russian-Norwegian borderland when the political affairs in Central Europe and internationally between East and West is more tensed. 

Opening speech by the Mayor.

 

Time schedule:

Ordstyrer Svein Helge Orheim UiT-Norges Arktiske Universitet, Barentsinstituttet

16:00 Velkommen til grenseseminar 2015. Ordfører Cecilie Hansen, Sør-Varanger kommune

16:05 Kirkenes: Frontlinje eller Basecamp Barents?

Universitetslektor Peter Haugseth, UiT-Norges Arktiske Universitet, Campus Kirkenes.

16:10 Geo-økonomi i Nord: Noen perspektiver

Førsteamanuensis Urban Wråkberg, UiT-Norges Arktiske Universitet, Campus Kirkenes

16:25 Politisk kommunikasjon og media i det russiske grenselandet

Professor Olga Ivanishcheva, Det statlige humanistiske universitet i Murmansk (MSHU)

16:40 Lokal – regional politikk i norsk-russisk barents

Førsteamanuensis Kjell Hines, UiT-Norges Arktiske Universitet, Campus Alta

17:55 Ethnographies of Northern Landscapes

Phd.student Morgan Ip, AHO Arkitektur- og designhøgskolen i Oslo & UiT- Norges Arktiske Universitet, Barentsinstituttet

17:10 The Urbanization in the Arctic: Socio-Economic Transitions and sustainability of Urban Systems

Phd.student Karolina Banul, UiT- Norges Arktiske Universitet, Barents Instituttet

17:25 Det russiske markedet i Kirkenes - kunstneriske intervensjoner

Hilde Methi, Mobile Kulturbyrå

17:40 Oppsummering. Marianne Soleim Neerland, Instituttleder Barentsinstituttet

17:45 «Allsang ved grensen» med Gruppa Krovy (NO)

 

Seminarinnleggene blir tolket.

 

Price (Kr): 0
Friday
06. February
Performance for children
Thon Hotel
09:00
Performance for children
By Mikkel Gaup
Thon Hotel
Friday 09:00

A performance by Mikkel Gaup for kindergarten kids.

Mikkel Gaup takes children on a journey into an exciting Sami fairytale where they accompany the sweethearts Risten and Ante on a walk through winter and summer pastures, learn about reindeer fleeing from wolves, learn about the yoik and how it can be used in real life. Mikkel Gaup uses a lot og facial expressions and gestures to catch the children's interest; Impressions with the big wolf draw the children's attention.

The performance runs four times. First at 09:00. Then at 10:30, 12:00 and 13:30.

Price (Kr): 0
Barents Bazaar
Town Square
10:00
Photo: Mikhail Slavin
Barents Bazaar
Town Square
Friday 10:00

Sami duodji and reindeer meat, Russian crystal and fur hats.

New market tents with patterns designed by fourteen artists/groups commissioned by Mobile Kultur Byrå.

Production: Market traders, Barents Days
Price (Kr): 0
Saturday
07. February
Barents Bazaar
Town Square
10:00
Photo: Mikhail Slavin
Barents Bazaar
Town Square
Saturday 10:00

Sami duodji and reindeer meat, Russian crystal and fur hats.

New market tents with patterns designed by fourteen artists/groups commissioned by Mobile Kultur Byrå.

Production: Market traders, Barents Days  
Price (Kr): 0
International Sun Festival
Samfundshuset
11:00
Photo: Mikhail Slavin
International Sun Festival
Samfundshuset
Saturday 11:00 - 15:00

Celebrating the sun's return.

The sun is back and we celebrate its return with the International Sun Festival. This is a family event where you can taste homemade cakes and pies from different corners of the world and enjoy the cultural program of the diverse multicultural community of Sør-Varanger!

 

Production: Sør-Varanger Municipality, Red Cross, Barents Days  
Price (Kr): 0
Carnival
Walking street
13:00
Photo: Pikene på Broen
Carnival
Walking street
Saturday 13:00

Carnival in the walking street of Kirkenes.

Bring your own kicksled, or borrow one from us! All welcome!

 

Production: Butikkene i Sentrum
Price (Kr): 0
Chaos Spektakel
Barentshallen
15:00
Photo: Cir.Cuz
Chaos Spektakel
Barentshallen
Saturday 15:00 - 24:00

Chaos Spektakel proudly presents the Norwegian rap duo, Cir.Cuz!

Cir.Cuz was establised three years ago and their debut single, Radio, peaked to number 2 on the Norwegian Singles Chart. Their hit single, Supernova, was the most played song with Norwegian lyrics on Norwegian radio in 2013. Cir.Cuz is a popular live band and has toured all over Norway the last years.

The duo recently released their new single, Original, already added to NRK mP3!

Chaos Spektakel also offers: Ung Artist from Scene Finnmark, hair and fashion show organized by Kirkenes highschool and a Norwegian-Russian dance project organized by th art school and Flavia Devon Hoffmann.

Activities on the grass mat: Paintball by Kirkenes Paintballklubb, climbing on soda boxes by Kirkenes klatreklubb, table tennis, sumo wrestling, ball games, youth cafe.

Free transport from the districts to Chaos Spektakel.

No age limit!

 

Production: Barents Days, Basen
Price (Kr): 100,- Tickets sold at the entrance. Cash only!
Tuesday
10. February
Barents Café for seniors
Eldresenteret
09:30
Barents Café for seniors
Eldresenteret
Tuesday 09:30 - 12:00

Guests from Russia and Finland.

Finnish, Russian and Norwegian cakes will be served accompanied by entertainment in all three languages.

Production: Barents Days
Price (Kr): 0
Thursday
26. February
Barents Party for Seniors
Samfundshuset
12:00
Barents Party for Seniors
Samfundshuset
Thursday 12:00 - 16:00

The event is open for seniors from Sør-Varanger municipality and invited guests from Russia and Finland. There will be varied entertainment like singing, music, dance and maybe speeches. Refreshments.

Production: Barents Days, Senior Council
Price (Kr): 0