{"id":445,"date":"2022-04-08T10:14:52","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T08:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/?p=445"},"modified":"2022-04-08T10:30:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T08:30:28","slug":"meeting-point-for-ukrainian-refugees%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/2022\/04\/08\/meeting-point-for-ukrainian-refugees%ef%bf%bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting point for\u00a0Ukrainian refugees\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Oseberg Viking Heritage, the municipalities of T\u00f8nsberg and F\u00e6rder, local businesses and \u2013 not least \u2013 Ukrainians themselves \u2013 have combined forces to open Norway\u00b4s first meeting point for Ukrainians and Norwegians alike.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Text: Einar Chr. Erlingsen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo: Willy Fredriksen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ukrainian mothers and their children touched many hearts when singing a traditional Ukrainian folksong. Photo: Willy Fredriksen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Anastasiia
Anastasiia Smyk is the driving force behind the centre. She is herself an Ukrainian by birth, living in Norway. Photo Willy Fredriksen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ukraine\u00b4s Ambassador to Norway, His Excellency Vlacheslav Yatsluk congratulated and thanked all who had participated in establishing the information centre. Photo: Willy Fredriksen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ukraine\u00b4s Ambassador to Norway, His Excellency Vlacheslav Yatsluk congratulated and thanked all who had participated in establishing the information centre. Photo: Willy Fredriksen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Ukrainian
Ukrainian folk costumes and traditions added colour to the opening ceremony. Photo: Willy Fredriksen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ukrainian traditional food \u2013 made by the refugees themselves. Photo: Willy Fredriksen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThanks to a lot of goodwill and effort from many, we have succeeded in establishing a gathering point for seeking help and information, cooperation and for showing solidarity with the Ukrainian people,\u201d says Anastasiia Smyk. Herself a Ukrainian by birth and a resident of Norway, and second chair in the Ukrainian Association in Eastern Norway, she took the initiative to establish the meeting centre in the middle of T\u00f8nsberg\u00b4s main street, naming it \u201cVi Sammen!\u201d<\/em> (We \u2013 together!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The centre was opened on Wednesday 7. April, in the presence of among others Ukraine\u00b4s Ambassador to Norway, His Excellency Vlacheslav Yatsluk, mayors Anne Ryhg Pedersen and Jon Sanness Andersen (of T\u00f8nsberg and F\u00e6rder municipalities, respectively) and many other Norwegians and Ukrainians, the latter mainly women and children and recent arrivals from their war-torn country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many people had joined forces in preparing for the opening, including washing and furnishing the former bank office in the very centre of T\u00f8nsberg. Others have prepared Ukrainian traditional food for the guests. A choir of young mothers and their children singing a traditional Ukrainian folksong touched the hearts of all those present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur aim is to help the refugees in establishing a foothold in Norway, and to demonstrate their willingness to become a resource in the local community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will be a meeting point for organisations and others who want to support Ukraine and its people,\u201d said Anastasiia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other tasks will be to offer information on Norwegian culture and society, rules and regulations and where to find translators or other services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn short, we aim at strengthening the ties between our two countries,\u201d said Anastasiia, before thanking all those who have made the meeting point possible through goodwill, work and money. A special thank to owner of the premises, Kaldnes AS, and to Oseberg\u00b4s project leader Ole Harald Fl\u00e5ten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Oseberg Viking Heritage Foundation we can add: We want to help our Ukrainian friends to feel safe and recognised, to create new networks, find comfort and a friendly word when needed, and to learn to speak Norwegian through using the language. We aim at our Viking shipyard becoming a site for integration, and hope that many \u2013 Ukrainians and Norwegians alike \u2013 will make use of this opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More in formation to be find at the information centre \u2013 Main Street no. 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the news: https:\/\/tv.nrk.no\/se?v=DKVT99040622&t=7s<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\"en_GB\"\/<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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