The AER Youth Regional Network (YRN) is organising its yearly capacity-building in Karlstad (Sweden), from 13 to 15 November 2025. Region Värmland is kindly hosting us for this weekend of workshops, study visits, and social gathering.

The event, coordinated by Region Värmland, the YRN Presidium, and the AER Secretariat, is open to all members of the YRN, and to AER members working on youth issues, such as regional politicians in charge of Youth, or the Youth Coordinators in regional administrations.

– Registration are closed –

Solidarity Fund

Young participants whose travel costs cannot be supported by their region, a regional council, a youth regional council, a youth organisation, etc., may apply to the Solidarity Fund generously provided by Region Värmland. If accepted, we can cover up to 250€ of your travel and accommodation costs, as a reimbursement by bank transfer after your attendance to the entire event, and if you provide all necessary supportive documents (invoices, receipts, original boarding passes, train tickets, bus tickets). The reimbursement may exceed 250€ depending on the final number of participants.

All the details about the Solidarity Fund have been communicated by email to the selected participants.

Practical information

All lunches and dinners are covered from Thursday dinner to Saturday lunch.

The event’s main venue will be the Regionens hus, in Karlstad.

Participants are expected to book their flights/trains/buses themselves. 

Flight / How to get to Karlstad

• Oslo, Gardemoen: there is a direct train from the airport to Oslo Central (approximately 19 minutes). Tickets for the flight transport are purchased at the airport. There are direct trains and buses from Oslo to Karlstad. Tickets can be purchased from SJ, Bus4You or Flixbus. All options take approximately 2-3 hours from Oslo Central to Karlstad.
• Stockholm, Arlanda. There is a direct bus from Arlanda Airport to Karlstad, that we would recommend rather than having a transit in Stockholm Central. The bus takes approximately 4h20. Tickets can be purchased from Bus4You or Flixbus.
• Gothenburg, Landvetter. There is a direct bus from the airport to Gothenburg Central (approximately 30 minutes). Tickets are purchased from “flygbussarna”. There are trains departing from Gothenburg to Karlstad which take approximately 2h30. Train tickets can be purchased from SJ. There is also the option to take a bus, Bus4You or Flixbus, to Karlstad.

Recommended ho(s)tels

• Solsta Hotell
• Carlstad City Hotell
• Carlstad Hostel (participants will stay in that hostel)