On Wednesday 2 February, Crown Princess Victoria began her visit to Jokkmokk, a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. She began her visit at the Jokkmokk Winter Conference, an annual international forum for university students, young decision makers and opinion builders from North America, Northern Europe and Russia.
Crown Princess Victoria introduced a panel debate at the conference, saying "Jokkmokk Winter Conference has a strong focus to raise awareness on climate change, energy and sustainable development in a regional context."