Yamal Vice Governor visits Kautokeino
The Vice Governor of the Yamal Nenets Autonmous Okrug, Andrey Kugarevsky and a group of advisors, business people and Nenets representatives were in Kautokeino this weekend as part of their fact finding visit through Finland and Norway, which will culminated in a visit to the Gas development Snøhvit in Hammerfest. Pictures and story here. The Yamal Peninsula is of great interest to arctic reindeer husbandry as it home to the largest area of reindeer husbandry, practiced by Nenets and is aso home to some of the largest gas reserves in the Arctic which Gazprom hope to develop in the coming years. The Vice Governor and his delegation were especially interested in the local slaughter house, prices for reindeer meat in the local store and issues related to subsidies in reindeer husbandry in Norway.