Authorities from Northern Finland, Northern Sweden, and Northern Norway have tested their communication capabilities for critical scenarios. Secure communication networks used by the authorities were most recently tested on Tuesday 10 December. A total of 20 organizations from Nordic regions participated in the exercise.
The civil preparedness efforts in the two northernmost regions of Finland, Sweden, and Norway are united under the High North Cooperation. We have now launched a new website for this cooperation. The site serves as a central hub for information about the High North Cooperation, providing the latest news and contact details.
On November 28, the Nordic ministers responsible for civil protection and emergency preparedness met in Oslo. In the meeting the ministers agreed on strengthened Nordic civil-military cooperation.
During two days on October 29 to 30, actors from Finland, Norway and Sweden participated at the International cooperation course in Umeå, Sweden. Focus was to share knowledge and experiences, take part in lectures and workshops about mass casualties and disruptive health crises.
