The Barents Regional Youth Council wants you

Are you an active youth (18-30), speak good English and are interested in international cooperation? BRYC is now looking for representatives from Finnmark, Västerbotten and a own indigenous peoples representativ.

Published on 12.05.2016
Timme Ellingjord

The Barents Regional Youth Council (BRYC) consists of one representative from each county in the Barents region, as well as one indigenous representative. BRYC works to strengthen cooperation and Barents identity among youth in the Barents region.

Being a part of BRYC means representing the youth in your region and engaging in actual international cooperation with youth from Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden. We are now looking for active, responsible persons between 18-30 years old, who are knowledgeable about youth activities in their region/community, and want to work for the youth in their region.

We are looking for:

  • One representative from Finnmark

  • One representative from Västerbotten

  • One representative of indigenous people

If you are interested or would like to know more, please contact us: 

Chair of BRYC,
Arvid Nordvall: arvid.nordvall@gallivare.se 

Deputy Chair,
Inna Fedorova:fiv1992@yandex.ru

If you would like to apply, please send a short motivation letter before May 20 either to Arvid or Inna.

We are waiting for your application!

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