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terjehaakstad.bsky.social
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Working at the University Library at UiT The Arctic University of Norway 📚 | Board member of the Norwegian Library Association 📖 & Midnight Sun Marathon 🏃‍♂️☀️ & BK Tromsø 🏐| Passionate about libraries and sports in the Arctic.
Home is where the Northern Lights are.

#NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #nordlys #Rundhaug #IndreTroms #Norway
November 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
🇺🇦 Zelenskyy’s speech today was a shockwave — exhaustion, resolve, and a warning: Ukraine may be forced to choose between dignity and a key ally. Europe must stand firm. Freedom isn’t negotiable. ✊✨ Слава Україні. 🌍🛡️ #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine #Europe #Freedom
November 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Some books hit silently… 📖 I just read Ihor Mysiak’s "The Factory" – a story of a mysterious factory by a lake, inner struggles, & the quest for happiness. 🌊✨ Written amid war, Mysiak’s light shines through tragedy. #TheFactory #UkrainianLit #Hope #IhorMysiak
November 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
🎓✨ Inspiring morning at the webinar “Open Education at UiT – the road ahead”! 🌍💡
Loved seeing how shared resources, VR learning (TeraVRi) 🕶️ and “My Russian Journey” 🌏 open knowledge for everyone. Proud to work where openness matters. 🤝📚
#OpenEducation #UiT #OER
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
🌍 In a turbulent world, today’s keynote at #Munin2025 “Open science in a closing world” by Kenneth Ruud hit hard. Knowledge is both tool and weapon 🧠⚔️ — and trust is our strongest shield. 🤝✨
#OpenScience #ResearchIntegrity #FFI #KnowledgeMatters
November 20, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Day 2 at #Munin2025! ✨

Huge thanks to my UiT-colleague and friend Torjer Olsen, leading the panel on Indigenous Rights in Research.

A powerful reminder that FAIR + CARE research builds fairness, respect & better communities. 🙌
doi.org/10.7557/5.8332

#OpenScience #IndigenousRights #UiT
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Met a monster today 👀✨

Northern Norwegian Art Museum’s exhibition "The Monster as Stand-In" is pure Arctic magic — dark tales, wild coasts, and Kittelsen’s haunting “Draugen” staring back at you 🌊🌫️

Chills and insight in equal measure. Go see it! 🙌

#Art #NordNorge #Folklore #Kittelsen #Draugen
November 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
🌟 Excited to help host #Munin2025 at UiT The Arctic University of Norway! 🎓✨ Seeing UiT colleagues like Per Anton Øverseth Olsen & Vegard Nergård share knowledge that matters beyond academia is inspiring! 💡🤝 Learn more: doi.org/10.7557/5.8350 #OpenScience #ArcticResearch ❄️🌍
November 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
🚨 Cyberattack on humanitarian orgs in Ukraine.
Experts warn Russia aims to weaken relief efforts by targeting critical NGOs like NRC & UNICEF. Protecting humanitarian access is vital.
🔗 www.panoramanyheter.no/bistand-flyk...?
#Ukraine #CyberSecurity #HumanitarianAid #InfoSec 🛡️
November 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
As the polar night settles in, this podcast hit hard. 🎧❄️
“What if Russia wins?” w/ Carlo Masala is a chilling reminder: Ukraine’s fight is also about Europe’s security.
Listen & let it sink in. 🚨
👉 open.spotify.com/episode/2JAh...
#Ukraine #Security #NATO #Europe
November 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🎉🔥 SEMIFINALS!!! 🔥🎉
BK Tromsø storms past Randaberg with a solid 3–0 to reach the Cup Semifinals! ⚡🏐
Kristoffer Alstad Østvik named MVP! 🚀🙌
Electric atmosphere, huge energy, unstoppable team spirit.

#HeiaBKT #Volleyball #CupMagic 💙🔥
November 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
📚 Russian border libraries (e.g. in Petsjenga) act as propaganda tools, not free knowledge centers 😮. Research shows Russia uses war history to influence Norwegian politics & create division.
💬 Read more: www.tv2.no/nyheter/inne...
#Research #Propaganda #Geopolitics #NorwayRussia #Libraries #History
November 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
⛄ You’ve got to keep a certain pace when walking the dog in winter-city Tromsø. 🌨️🐾

#Tromsø #Winter #SnowDog #DogLife #NorthernNorway #ArcticVibes #WinterWalks #DogOnAdventure
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
📚 Just finished Boris Akunin’s "The Death of Achilles". A brilliant historical crime novel — and written by a writer forced into exile for speaking against war and power. ✊📖 Smart, sharp, suspenseful. Highly recommended. 🔥
#BorisAkunin #ErastFandorin #ReadForFreedom
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
🎬 Har sett "Blücher" på kino. Bjørn Sundquist som oberst Birger Eriksen fra Moskenes i Lofoten – en rolle full av ansvar, tvil og mot. 9. april 1940 skildret tett og menneskelig. Sterk film. Film er best på kino 🎥✨
#Blücher #BjørnSundquist #NorskFilm
November 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Så "Ond spiral" i kveld – og Sigrid Bonde Tusvik leverer. 🔥 Ei dame er både selvironisk, politisk og veldig , veldig sprø på én gang. Anbefales. 👏🎭
#SigridBondeTusvik #OndSpiral #KulturhusetTromsø #NorskHumor
November 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
November 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
💙💛 Frivillige helsearbeidere redder liv under ekstrem fare i Ukraina. Vår gamle Toyota er nå medic car i Ukraina 🚑 – en gammel bil for oss, en livreddende ressurs der. Solidaritet betyr noe. 💛💙
Les mer: sykepleien.no/fag/2025/10/...

#Ukraina #Solidaritet
November 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
📚 Reading Jens Stoltenberg’s “På min vakt” ("On My Watch"). No big revelations, but a rare close look at leading NATO during war in Europe. Diplomacy, pressure, doubt & responsibility. Russia’s invasion is happening on all of our watch — how we respond matters. 🌍✊ #NATO #Ukraine #Books
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
♟️ Amazing weekend recently at the kids' chess tournament in Skjervøy! So much joy, learning & friendship across ages and clubs. Huge thanks to organizers & volunteers – you're building memories that last. ❄️🧠🤝
#YouthChess #Norway #Community #Skjervøy

🔗 tromsosjakk.no/tsku-sjakk/b...
November 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
🎶🥁 Today, drummer Aat Vos of Honey Jar visited UiT Library – but with his architect hat on! 🏛️✨ He showed how spaces & people can strengthen each other, inspiring ideas for our new Breivika library. 📚 #Libraries #Architecture #Community #PalacesForThePeople #UiT
November 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
📚🔥 New research shows how “libraries” in Russia’s border regions act as state propaganda hubs, not free knowledge spaces. Freedom to read matters — everywhere. 📖✊
#libraries #freedom #democracy
Article: www.ibidem.eu/en/Journals/...
Join NBF: norskbibliotekforening.no/bli-medlem-2/
November 5, 2025 at 8:06 AM
📚😳 Jeg har lest Tore Renbergs "Lorden" – en besynderlig, velskrevet og stadig mer forstyrrende roman. Renberg tar oss rett inn i hodet på Jon Magne Moi – pensjonert lærer, historielagsleder og snart … noe helt annet. 🔥 #Lorden #ToreRenberg #Boktips #NorskLitteratur
November 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
📜✨ Lykke til i finalen, Gard Gya! 🙌
Av 83 dikt står bare fire igjen i årets #Poesicup – og én av dem er Gard med «Jeg reiser alene»! 🔥📖
Finale under #Ordkalotten torsdag – kom og hei frem poesien fra nord! 💫
👉 www.itromso.no/nyheter/i/25...
#Tromsø #Poesi #KulturbyenTromsø
November 4, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Home is where the Northern Lights are.
#AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #Tromsø #nordlys
November 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM