Youth Together for Arctic Futures
#YouthTogether4Arctic aims to empower Arctic and European youth to influence policy for a peaceful, sustainable and resilient Arctic and European future.
Our mission:
The challenges faced by youth in the Arctic region are acute and multifaceted. Youth in the Arctic are disproportionately affected by climate change. Climate change negatively impacts Artic ice mass, biodiversity, indigenous way of living and the political and natural stability, overall threatening Arctic futures. Yet Arctic and Arctic indigenous youth are underrepresented and underprioritized in the international decision-making process that shapes policy tackling these issues.
In response, the Youth Together for Arctic Futures is a project that aims to bridge Arctic youth to their European peers. This initiative encourages youth to become active citizens, enhances cross-cultural understanding and provides European decision makers with access to the Arctic youth experience. By fostering collaboration and mutual learning between Arctic and European youth, the project aims to bridge gaps, exchange ideas, and collectively find solutions to common challenges. The project will allow Arctic youth better opportunities to influence their own futures and stimulate European youth to engage in this region of great importance for all of Europe.
Apply now to join the yearly Arctic Youth Dialogue June 22-27 2025 in Kittilä, Finland
The Arctic Youth Dialogue (AYD) is a platform for young people to engage in discussions on Arctic climate and environmental issues.
It aims to:
- Empower Arctic and European youth to actively shape the future of the Arctic region while fostering cross-cultural understanding.
Strengthen collaboration between young people from Europe and the Arctic, including Indigenous communities. - Each year, the AYD brings together approximately 35 youth from diverse backgrounds across Europe and Arctic states to exchange ideas, perspectives, and experiences on pressing Arctic topics.
The theme for the AYD 2025 is “Youth Needs-Based Suggested Actions for a Just and Sustainable Transition”.
Discussions and workshops at AYD 2025 will focus on identifying concrete actions for a fair and sustainable transition in the Arctic. The outcomes will be shared with the public during the EU-Arctic Youth Dialogue, organised alongside the EU Arctic Forum and the Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue.
The Arctic Youth Dialogue is part of the EU-funded “Youth Together for Arctic Futures” project.
How to Apply
For detailed information on eligibility, what we are looking for in applicants, and an overview of the program, click here.
Application deadline: 2 March 2025, 23:59 CET
Youth Together for Arctic Futures
In 2024 the European Youth Parliament, in collaboration with project partners, has launched a four-year mission with this project to provide Arctic and European youth with the necessary knowledge, skills, and opportunities to advocate for policy promoting a peaceful, sustainable and prosperous Arctic future.
Specifically, the project will involve bringing Arctic participants, including indigenous youth, to EYP events to enhance our presence in the Arctic regions of Norway, Sweden, and Finland. It will also integrate Arctic themes into the EYP platform, promoting exchanges between EYP members and Arctic youth on global challenges that impact us differently across the continent.
The project is partially youth led, being directed by a representative Youth Board. The EYP is here represented by one member and one deputy member. The Youth Board oversees the project and participates in directing the activities and future direction of the project fostering leadership skills, project management experience and unique opportunities for youth within the project, overall furthering the objectives and aims of the EYP and project.
Youth Together for Arctic Futures is led by the WWF Global Arctic Programme (GAP), alongside Tromsø Municipality, the Saami Council, the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists, the Arctic Mayors’ Forum, the Arctic Youth Network, and us, the EYP, being the largest partner organization.
This project is funded by the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of the the European Youth Parliament and partners and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.
