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: H. 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: H. 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: H. 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.)
Two resolutions demanding a radical turnaround in Norway’s policy on climate and energy were passed unanimously at this annual general meeting: Norwegian Grandparents demand Norwegian oil and gas production to be phased out and point out the need for renewable energy. Read here.
(Photo: H. Wiik / BKA)