Older Events - Arctic Council

Following is an overview of past Arctic Council meetings, beginning with the most recent event. The country name in parentheses after each meeting, is the name of the country that chaired the Arctic Council at the time of the meeting.

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2017

SAO meeting, Juneau, Alaska, U.S.A (U.S. Chairmanship)7-9 March 2017

2016

SAO meeting, Portland, Maine, U.S.A (U.S. Chairmanship)4-6 October 2016

SAO meeting, Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S.A (U.S. Chairmanship)15-17 March 2016

2015

SAO meeting, Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A (U.S. Chairmanship)21-22 October 2015

9th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. 24 April 2015This meeting marked the end of Canada's chairmanship and the beginning of the USA's

SAO meeting, Whitehorse, Canada (Canadian Chairmanship)2-5 March 2015

2014

SAO meeting, Yellowknife, Canada (Canadian Chairmanship)21-23 October 2014

SAO meeting, Yellowknife, Canada (Canadian Chairmanship)25-27 March 2014

2013

SAO meeting, Whitehorse, Canada (Canadian Chairmanship)21-23 October 2013

8th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, Kiruna, Sweden. 15 May 2013This meeting marked the end of Sweden's chairmanship and the beginning of Canada's

SAO meeting, Stockholm, Sweden (Swedish Chairmanship)20-21 March 2013

2012

SAO meeting, Haparanda, Sweden (Swedish Chairmanship)14-15 November 2012

Observer Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden (Swedish Chairmanship)6 November 2012

2nd Deputy Ministers' Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden (Swedish Chairmanship)15 May 2012

SAO meeting, Stockholm, Sweden (Swedish Chairmanship)27-29 March 2012

2011

SAO meeting, Luleå, Sweden (Swedish Chairmanship)8-9 November 2011

7th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, Nuuk, Greenland.12 May 2011This meeting marked the end of the Kingdom of Denmark's chairmanship and the beginning of Sweden's

SAO Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark (Danish Chairmanship) 16-17 March 2011

2010

SAO meeting, Torshavn, The Faroe Islands (Danish Chairmanship) 19-20 October 2010

1st Deputy Ministers' Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark (Danish Chairmanship)27 May 2010

SAO meeting, Illulissat, Greenland (Danish Chairmanship)28-29 April 2010

2009

SAO meeting, Eigtveds Pakhus, Copenhagen, Denmark (Danish Chairmanship)12-13 November 2009

6th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, Tromsø, Norway Rica Hotel. 29 April 2009This meeting marks the end of Norway's chairmanship and the beginning of the Kingdom of Denmark's

SAO meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark (Norwegian Chairmanship)12 February 2009

2008

SAO meeting, Kautokeino, Norway (Norwegian Chairmanship)19-20 November 2008

SAO meeting, Svolvær, Norway (Norwegian Chairmanship)23-24 April 2008

2007

SAO meeting, Narvik, Norway (Norwegian Chairmanship)28-29 November 2007

SAO meeting, Tromsø, Norway (Norwegian Chairmanship)12-13 April 2007

2006

5th Arctic Council Ministerial meeting, Salekhard, Russia 26 October 2006This meeting marked the end of Russia's chairmanship and the beginning of Norway's

SAO meeting, Syktyvkar, Russia (Russian Chairmanship)26-27 April 2006

2005

SAO meeting, Khanty-Masiysk, Russia (Russian Chairmanship)12-14 October 2005

SAO meeting, Yakutsk, Russia (Russian Chairmanship)6-7 April 2005

2004

4th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, Reykjavik, Iceland 24 November 2004This meeting marked the end of Iceland's chairmanship and the beginning of Russia's

SAO meeting, Reykjavik, Iceland (Icelandic Chairmanship)23-24 November 2004

SAO meeting, Selfoss, Iceland (Icelandic Chairmanship)4-5 May 2004

2003

SAO meeting, Svartsengi, Iceland (Icelandic Chairmanship)23-24 October 2003

SAO meeting, Reykjavik, Iceland (Icelandic Chairmanship)9-10 April 2003

2002

3rd Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, Inari, Finland 9-10 October 2002This meeting marked the end of Finland's chairmanship and the beginning of Iceland's

SAO meeting, Inari, Finland (Finnish Chairmanship)7-8 October 2002

SAO meeting, Oulu, Finland (Finnish Chairmanship)15-16 May 2002

2001

SAO meeting, Espoo, Finland (Finnish Chairmanship)6-7 November 2001

SAO meeting, Rovaniemi, Finland (Finnish Chairmanship)12-13 June 2001

2000

2nd Artic Council Ministerial Meeting, Barrow, Alaska, USA10-11 October 2000This meeting marked the end of the USA chairmanship and the beginning of Finland's

Ministerial Preparatory Meeting, Whitehall, London, UK (USA Chairmanship)18-19 September 2000

SAO meeting, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA (USA Chairmanship)27-28 April 2000

1999

SAO meeting, Washington, DC, USA (USA Chairmanship)18-19 November 1999

SAO meeting, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (USA Chairmanship)3-6 May 1999

1998

1st Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, Iqaluit, Nunavut Territory, Canada 17-18 September 1998This meeting marked the end of Canada's chairmanship and the beginning of the USA's

SAO meeting, London, UK (Canadian Chairmanship)17-19 August 1998

SAO meeting, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada (Canadian Chairmanship)9-11 May 1998

SAO meeting, Juneau, Alaska, U.S.A (U.S. Chairmanship)
7-9 March 2017

SAO meeting, Portland, Maine, U.S.A (U.S. Chairmanship)
4-6 October 2016

SAO meeting, Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S.A (U.S. Chairmanship)
15-17 March 2016

SAO meeting, Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A (U.S. Chairmanship)
21-22 October 2015

9th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.
24 April 2015
This meeting marked the end of Canada's chairmanship and the beginning of the USA's

SAO meeting, Whitehorse, Canada (Canadian Chairmanship)
2-5 March 2015

SAO meeting, Yellowknife, Canada (Canadian Chairmanship)
21-23 October 2014

SAO meeting, Yellowknife, Canada (Canadian Chairmanship)
25-27 March 2014

SAO meeting, Whitehorse, Canada (Canadian Chairmanship)
21-23 October 2013

8th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, Kiruna, Sweden.
15 May 2013
This meeting marked the end of Sweden's chairmanship and the beginning of Canada's

SAO meeting, Stockholm, Sweden (Swedish Chairmanship)
20-21 March 2013

SAO meeting, Haparanda, Sweden (Swedish Chairmanship)
14-15 November 2012

Observer Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden (Swedish Chairmanship)
6 November 2012

2nd Deputy Ministers' Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden (Swedish Chairmanship)
15 May 2012

SAO meeting, Stockholm, Sweden (Swedish Chairmanship)
27-29 March 2012

SAO meeting, Luleå, Sweden (Swedish Chairmanship)
8-9 November 2011

7th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, Nuuk, Greenland.
12 May 2011
This meeting marked the end of the Kingdom of Denmark's chairmanship and the beginning of Sweden's

SAO Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark (Danish Chairmanship)
16-17 March 2011

SAO meeting, Torshavn, The Faroe Islands (Danish Chairmanship)
19-20 October 2010

1st Deputy Ministers' Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark (Danish Chairmanship)
27 May 2010

SAO meeting, Illulissat, Greenland (Danish Chairmanship)
28-29 April 2010

SAO meeting, Eigtveds Pakhus, Copenhagen, Denmark (Danish Chairmanship)
12-13 November 2009

6th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, Tromsø, Norway Rica Hotel.
29 April 2009
This meeting marks the end of Norway's chairmanship and the beginning of the Kingdom of Denmark's

SAO meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark (Norwegian Chairmanship)
12 February 2009

SAO meeting, Kautokeino, Norway (Norwegian Chairmanship)
19-20 November 2008

SAO meeting, Svolvær, Norway (Norwegian Chairmanship)
23-24 April 2008

SAO meeting, Narvik, Norway (Norwegian Chairmanship)
28-29 November 2007

SAO meeting, Tromsø, Norway (Norwegian Chairmanship)
12-13 April 2007

5th Arctic Council Ministerial meeting, Salekhard, Russia
26 October 2006
This meeting marked the end of Russia's chairmanship and the beginning of Norway's

SAO meeting, Syktyvkar, Russia (Russian Chairmanship)
26-27 April 2006

SAO meeting, Khanty-Masiysk, Russia (Russian Chairmanship)
12-14 October 2005

SAO meeting, Yakutsk, Russia (Russian Chairmanship)
6-7 April 2005

4th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, Reykjavik, Iceland
24 November 2004
This meeting marked the end of Iceland's chairmanship and the beginning of Russia's

SAO meeting, Reykjavik, Iceland (Icelandic Chairmanship)
23-24 November 2004

SAO meeting, Selfoss, Iceland (Icelandic Chairmanship)
4-5 May 2004

SAO meeting, Svartsengi, Iceland (Icelandic Chairmanship)
23-24 October 2003

SAO meeting, Reykjavik, Iceland (Icelandic Chairmanship)
9-10 April 2003

3rd Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, Inari, Finland
9-10 October 2002
This meeting marked the end of Finland's chairmanship and the beginning of Iceland's

SAO meeting, Inari, Finland (Finnish Chairmanship)
7-8 October 2002

SAO meeting, Oulu, Finland (Finnish Chairmanship)
15-16 May 2002

SAO meeting, Espoo, Finland (Finnish Chairmanship)
6-7 November 2001

SAO meeting, Rovaniemi, Finland (Finnish Chairmanship)
12-13 June 2001

2nd Artic Council Ministerial Meeting, Barrow, Alaska, USA
10-11 October 2000
This meeting marked the end of the USA chairmanship and the beginning of Finland's

Ministerial Preparatory Meeting, Whitehall, London, UK (USA Chairmanship)
18-19 September 2000

SAO meeting, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA (USA Chairmanship)
27-28 April 2000

SAO meeting, Washington, DC, USA (USA Chairmanship)
18-19 November 1999

SAO meeting, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (USA Chairmanship)
3-6 May 1999

1st Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, Iqaluit, Nunavut Territory, Canada
17-18 September 1998
This meeting marked the end of Canada's chairmanship and the beginning of the USA's

SAO meeting, London, UK (Canadian Chairmanship)
17-19 August 1998

SAO meeting, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada (Canadian Chairmanship)
9-11 May 1998