Business day · Nord‑Varanger 2026
Growth is created by people
who make things happen.
- When
- Tuesday 10 November 2026
09:30–16:00 - Where
- Vadsø kultursal
Oscarsgate 27, 9800 Vadsø - Price
- NOK 990 for the day
+ NOK 200 with dinner
About the day
Nord-Varanger is full of people who see opportunities where others see limits. Businesses that find new markets. Enthusiasts who open doors no one thought could be opened. Partnerships that happen because someone dared to pick up the phone. Projects that become reality because someone decided to try.
That is what the 2026 business day is about. We want to look away from everything we cannot do, and instead look at what people actually achieve. Not because we lack challenges, but because development rarely starts with the problems. It starts with people who see opportunities, build relationships and take the initiative. The programme is in Norwegian.
- 111registered in 2025
- 7+speakers and conversations
- 2awards
Three things we want from the day
Raise our sights
See what is possible here — not only what is difficult.
Show what people achieve
Real examples from people and businesses in East Finnmark who have made it happen.
Do it together
What can we do ourselves — together with others, competitors included?
Some of the speakers
The full programme with times is coming. Here are some of the people you will hear at the business day. Talks are in Norwegian.
How the day works: Before each break the audience gets a question to take with them. After the break we pick up the conversation together in the hall.
What actually happened in Vardø?
Growth and drive — an honest analysis of the boost in Vardø.
Hallgeir Sørnes, Chief Municipal Executive of Vardø
High jump without a pole
What is possible here, from a “Zero-Hege” perspective?
Hege
The competitor you call when there’s a fire
Helping each other succeed can also be good business. A sofa conversation about the cooperation that makes small businesses bigger.
Contractors and craftspeople in Varanger
The back-room discussions when you turn everything upside down
About Varangerfestivalen, and the board’s work on restructuring and turning the festival around.
Atle Malinen, Varangerfestivalen
Fish farmer in Varanger — why not?
Aili Johansen has already been a fisher and farmer in Nesseby for five years, at 26. What drives her?
Aili Johansen
From zero to a hundred in one year!
Varangeravisa has started up — and how has it gone?
Bjørn Erik Dahl, Varangeravisa
Yes to a silo — but a much bigger one
Further growth with MØR.
Sindre Storegraven, MØR
Two awards
As in previous years, we present two awards to businesses in the region.
The Business Award (Næringslivsprisen)
2025 winner: Gamst Shilova AS
The Service Award (Serviceprisen)
2025 winner: Røberg Fisk og Kjøtt in Tana
From the 2025 business day
111 registered participants filled Vadsø kultursal last August.
See more photos and read about the day in the annual report →
Partners
- Organiser
- Partners
Join us on 10 November
The day costs NOK 990. If you want to join the dinner in the evening, it is NOK 200 extra — you choose this when you sign up. The sign-up form is in Norwegian.
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