– I am sure that it is this cultural ballast that is reflected in the fact that Kvener still today manages to accomplish so much with little means, he says. Even if the money pot does not increase along with the Kven community, there is still a lot that has been done for the Kven cause this year as well. – 2022 was full of small and large Kven victories. Kristin Vollstad could wave the women’s flag from the victory podium during the European Kickboxing Championship. Ingeborg Arvola received the Brage Prize for her novel “Kniven i ilden”. And Kvääniteatteri was able to rig stages with simple means that attracted full audiences on its premiere tour, Kai Petter Johansen points out in his New Year’s speech. But with visibility, it doesn’t just follow well. – The Kven is becoming increasingly visible. The paradox of becoming more visible is that you are also more exposed to incitement, he says. He points out that the negative attitudes many people hold towards Kven stem from a lack of knowledge. – In a national survey on attitudes towards national minorities, we learned that most people in Norway have never learned about Kvens, he says. The leader believes that the women must keep their sense of adventure into the new year, as with Leonhard Seppala and his world-famous dog sledding in Alaska, in order to open up to new experiences. But also to look for new opportunities, even if the world is facing many worries at the moment. The Kven New Year’s speech was broadcast on NRK1 on New Year’s Eve at 1800 and can also be seen in news’s TV player.
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– A world full of unrest and crises – news Kveeni
