The Barents Regional Youth Council
The council was established in february 2004 and have the misson to strengthen the youth cooperation in the Barents region and empower young people to actively participate in the shaping of the Barents region and the society in which they live.The countries in the Barents region have many common challenges when it comes to youth issues and this invites to increased cooperation about these matters. During an international youth seminar in Murmansk October 2003, the participants strongly signalised that young people want to participate more actively in the Barents cooperation. They concluded that the best way to ensure this would be to establish a new youth structure in the Barents cooperation, a council consisting of young people from the whole region.
The establishment meeting for the Barents regional Youth Council (BRYC) was held in Kirkenes during the festival Barents Spektakel 2004. The council consists of one youth representative from each county, oblast, republic and okrug in the region and one representative for indigenous youths.
The 14 members of the council will work towards a strengthening of the youth cooperation in the Barents region. The members are chosen by their county administration based on the following criteria: - He or she must have an age fitting the category ”Youth” (over 18 and under 30 years) and speak English, have knowledge about youth issues in their region and be interested in international cooperation.
Members
Name Region e-mail
John Asle Somby Finnmark john.a.somby@gmail.com
Kristine Andreassen Troms thekristineandreassen@hotmail.com
Viktor Inge Paulsen Norland viktor_92@hotmail.com
Anette Sankala Lappland anette.sankala@gmail.com
Ville Meskus Oulu vmeskus@hotmail.com
Isa Tolonen Kainuu isa_tolonen@hotmail.com Vice Chairperson
Zhanna Guzenko Murmansk region guzhanna@ya.ru
Anna Rybalova Republic of Karelia annettar@yandex.ru
Julia Lapshina Komi Republic julie.lapshina@gmail.com Chaiperson
Svetlana Averjanova Arkhangelsk region vetka22@yandex.ru
Andrey Vokuev Nenets autonomous area neninfo@atnet.ru
Johan Miranda Holmgren Västerbotten johan.miranda.holmgren@gmail.com
Adam Wännman-Zetterqvist (зам)Västerbotten adam.wannman.zetterqvist@gmail.com
Ylva Maria Pavval Norrbotten ylvapavval@gmail.com
Halvard Rundberg Indigenous representative
ha-rund@online.no
The establishment meeting for the Barents regional Youth Council (BRYC) was held in Kirkenes during the festival Barents Spektakel 2004. The council consists of one youth representative from each county, oblast, republic and okrug in the region and one representative for indigenous youths.
The 14 members of the council will work towards a strengthening of the youth cooperation in the Barents region. The members are chosen by their county administration based on the following criteria: - He or she must have an age fitting the category ”Youth” (over 18 and under 30 years) and speak English, have knowledge about youth issues in their region and be interested in international cooperation.
Members
Name Region e-mail
John Asle Somby Finnmark john.a.somby@gmail.com
Kristine Andreassen Troms thekristineandreassen@hotmail.com
Viktor Inge Paulsen Norland viktor_92@hotmail.com
Anette Sankala Lappland anette.sankala@gmail.com
Ville Meskus Oulu vmeskus@hotmail.com
Isa Tolonen Kainuu isa_tolonen@hotmail.com Vice Chairperson
Zhanna Guzenko Murmansk region guzhanna@ya.ru
Anna Rybalova Republic of Karelia annettar@yandex.ru
Julia Lapshina Komi Republic julie.lapshina@gmail.com Chaiperson
Svetlana Averjanova Arkhangelsk region vetka22@yandex.ru
Andrey Vokuev Nenets autonomous area neninfo@atnet.ru
Johan Miranda Holmgren Västerbotten johan.miranda.holmgren@gmail.com
Adam Wännman-Zetterqvist (зам)Västerbotten adam.wannman.zetterqvist@gmail.com
Ylva Maria Pavval Norrbotten ylvapavval@gmail.com
Halvard Rundberg Indigenous representative
ha-rund@online.no
Regulations for BRYC in English
Report for BRYC 2006
