Arctic city of Kiruna competing for the European Capital of Culture title
- Sweden and Poland will each host one European Capital of Culture in 2029.
- In Sweden, two towns are fighting it out for the title: university town Uppsala in central Sweden, and Kiruna up above the Arctic Circle.
- ”We’re not trying to be Paris or Rome”, says Patric Kiraly, project manager at Uppsala municipality about the city’s search for its own identity.
Radio Sweden
For more on Kiruna’s bid, listen to Radio Sweden’s full report.
elated stories from around the North :
Canada : Calgary-based Inuvialuk artist Kablusiak named winner of $100,000 Sobey Art Award, The Canadian Press
Finland : Sami joik, symphonic music fusion from Finland makes int’l debut in Ottawa, Eye on the Arctic
Greenland: New exhibition features 2000 years of Inuit art from Canada, Alaska, Greenland & Siberia, Eye on the Arctic
Norway: Certification marks help both Sami artisans and consumers, says council, Eye on the Arctic
Sweden: 2022 Gollegiella Nordic Sami language prize awarded in Stockholm, Eye on the Arctic
United States: How Inuit culture helped unlock power of classical score for Inupiaq violinist, Eye on the Arctic
