Barents Regional Youth Council

BRYC consists of youth representatives from the Barents Region. Their mission is to strengthen and develop the regional cross-border youth cooperation and empower young people to be active participants of their societies. BRYC is established and operated by the youth themselves and provide a common arena for young people to meet, engage, create activity, and expand their networks across borders. The major events of BRYC, are the Annual Meeting, Annual Event and the youth conference GenerationBarents.

As the opinions of the youth living in the Barents Region are important to national stakeholders, BRYC is often invited to the meetings held by the Committee of Senior Officials to the Barents Euro-Arctic Council. In addition, a youth representative is invited to take part in each of the different Working Groups in the collaboration structure. In this manner, the voices of the youth can be taken into consideration.

If you are curious to learn more about BRYC, please visit their homepage and feel free to contact any of the members.

Below you will find an overview of the current BRYC Board Representatives, as of April 2024.

BRYC Board

Youth coordinator and secretary of BRYC: Jens Kristian Øvstebø, Youth and Indigenous Adviser at the International Barents Secretariat (jens@barents-council.org)

BRYC Council Representatives 2024-2025

Norway

Sweden

Finland

Russia

Indigenous

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