The event "reACTion- a workshop against prejudice" will be arranged in Arkhangelsk 16th-20th of September. The target group is youths with different cultural background living in the Barents region.

The State Committee on Youth of the Republic of Karelia is planning to hold the unique international educational youth forum “Hyperborea : the battle of ideas”, in August 2009, in the Republic of Karelia

The Norwegian Barents Secretariat have launched a new programme to strengthen the cooperation within sports in the Barents region. There is a special priority for projects that involves childen and youth.

The free festival called Täfteåfestivalen will take place about 10km east of Umeå, by the sea, the 12-13 of June

The 8th to 11th of May a group of Norwegian pupils visited Murmansk to cooperate with Russian pupils on environmental and cultural issues.

The Barents Reunion is a yearly event initiated by the founder of IKEA. The 25th -26th of June the Barents Reunion is arranged in Haparanda Tornio for the second time.

A pre project for the Human Right project Barents Reggae, Rock and Rights tour will be implemented in 2009. The aim of the tour is to engage and inform youth in the Barents region about Human Rights in a new and exciting way.

The LUB-camp (Literary camp for youth in Barents) is a creative literary course for youth in the Barents region. The first camp took place in 1997. The participants come from the northern areas in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. This year’s camp will take part in Finland, in the Oulu area, late July/early August.

The Indigenous Youth Gathering aims to attract youths from all over the world for a 4 days workshop shearing culture, art and experience in Manndalen July 15th-19th 2009

Nature and challenge at Sommarøy in Troms invites schoolchildren from Russia and Norway 31. August - 4. September for days of exciting experiences and courses in language, culture and history.