Petrozavodsk to Host the II Interregional Scientific Forum The Arctic—Our Common Home
Petrozavodsk State University (PetrSU) will host the second edition of the Interregional Scientific Forum with International Participation, The Arctic—Our Common Home, on May 28–29, 2026, in Petrozavodsk.
The forum aims to produce a comprehensive, up-to-date assessment of the situation in the European part of the Arctic and to develop recommendations for federal and regional authorities, as well as for the scientific, expert, and business communities.
Discussions will center on two main tracks.
The first, Security and International Cooperation, will address the key challenges shaping political, economic, and military dynamics between the West and Russia in Northern Europe and the adjacent Western Arctic, while examining prospects for international Arctic cooperation.
The second, Science, Technology, and Interregional Cooperation, will review priorities for scientific and technological development in the Arctic regions of the Northwestern Federal District through 2035 and explore forms of interregional economic and scientific cooperation.
The event will bring together leading Russian and international scientists and experts, representatives of federal and regional authorities, local governments of Arctic municipalities, public organizations, the business community, and the media.
The forum is organized by Petrozavodsk State University, the Arctic Center of PetrSU, and The Arctic Century. Its Organizing Committee is co-chaired by PetrSU Rector Anatoly Voronin, Head of the Republic of Karelia Artur Parfenchikov, and Chairman of the Karelian Legislative Assembly Elissan Shandalovich.
The 2024 forum drew wide media coverage from outlets including TASS, RBC, MGIMO, Sputnik, and Italy’s Osservatorio Artico, and its proceedings—featuring contributions from international researchers—were later published.
More information about the forum can be found on the forum website.
