Photo: Svendsen / Kjellevold / BKA
Sunny days in Bergen. BKA celebrates its first 20 years.130 grandparents from all over the country gather for the Annual General Meeting, a very visible demonstration and professional updates on climate research and the state of the oceans, April 27th to 29th.
Re-elected leader of the national BKA, Linda Parr demonstrates BKA’s gift to the City of Bergen: a children’s chair to be placed in a visible place at the city hall to remind the politicians of their obligation to remember that their decisions have consequences for today’s children and future generations. (photo: Halfdan Wiik)
Led by drummers 130 grandparents in red hats march through town and fill the arena ready to hand over the chair to the mayor together with 40 schoolchildren. (Photo: Halfdan Wiik)
The mayor, Marit Warcke has received the children’s chair with the inscription “Barnas stemme” – the voice of the children – and an honorary red hat of our association. (Photo: Halfdan Wiik.)
Mayor Warncke in conversation with the children. (Photo: Svendsen / Kjellevold / BKA)
Professor Helge Drange from the Nansen Centre illustrates the effects of climate change on ocean currents using a balloon. (Photo: Kjellevold/Svendsen, BKA)
Professor Peter Haugan (centre) from the Institute of Marine Research talks about the ocean and resource management. (Photo: Halfdan Wiik.)
Halfdan Wiik (left), founder of the grandparents’ organisation in conversation with former general secretary Andrew Kroglund about the first 20 years and what about the next 20. (Photo: T. Svendsen / BKA)
Musicians from the Bergen Symphony Orchestra’s youth orchestra play Grieg at the end of the 2026 annual meeting. (Photo: T. Svendsen / BKA.)