Storytelling municipality of the year

Local development through storytelling in Västerbotten - Berättarnas län

The Storytelling Municipality of the Year in Västerbotten is organized by the Nordic Storytelling Centre in partnership with Västerbotten Museum and in collaboration with the municipality that has been nominated and accepted the nomination.

With this initiative, we want to recognize municipalities that want to work with storytelling in a purposeful and committed way. The purpose of the award is to serve as an inspiration to all those who want to develop storytelling in their own hometown, increase the importance of storytelling and thus strengthen local development throughout Västerbotten.

The starting point is development based on a combination of local conditions and opportunities and support and resources from regional cultural institutions. The intention is to stimulate activities throughout the year and to provide an opportunity for continuous collaboration between storytelling municipalities in the county.

Vännäs is the Storytelling Municipality of the Year in Västerbotten 2024/25 - Starting in the fall of 2024 and for a year to come, Vännäs will take over the storytelling baton and Vännäs will be filled with storytelling in a lot of different forms - something that will lift the entire municipality's cultural life. Read more about the events taking place in Vännäs during 2024/25 here.