The Polynya Effect: A new podcast from Arctic Business Index

20/01/2026
22:28
Alina Kovalenko

The Polynya Effect is a limited podcast series from Arctic Business Index in cooperation with the YoungArctic project exploring how young entrepreneurs across the Arctic are building businesses differently. Host Carter Ayasse talks to founders, mayors, and policymakers in Norway, Canada, and beyond to understand what's shaping Arctic entrepreneurship and what the rest of the world can learn from it. 
Listen now!

Episode one: Myth-Busting the Arctic Startup

Spotify / Apple

Episode two: Capital, Culture, and Care: Indigenous Entrepreneurship in Canada’s Arctic

Spotify / Apple

Episode three: Who Builds the Future in the North? Why Young Businesses Matter More Than Ever

Spotify / Apple

Episode four: Blueprints & Breakthroughs: Where to go from here

Spotify / Apple

 

📸: Markus Johnsen Thonhaugen / High North Center.