Longyearbyen lokalstyre marks World Mental Health Day

This year's campaign is about trust as an important part of preparedness.

World Mental Health Day is on Saturday 10 October 2026.

This year's campaign invites a joint effort to strengthen trust between people. In the face of unrest, fear and division, trust is one of the strongest counterforces there is.

Trust is preparedness. #hverhandlingteller

Longyearbyen lokalstyre (the local council), through its children and youth unit, will mark the day together with Svalbard kirke (Svalbard Church) on Friday 9 October from 11:00 to 12:30 in the entrance area at Coop.

More information is on the pages of the World Day: https://www.verdensdagen.no/

On Saturday 10 October at 15:00 the film Lave forventninger is shown at Nordover kino. Tickets are bought at e-billett (student price also available). Lave forventninger is a drama film from 2026. It features Marie Ulven, better known under the artist name Girl in Red, in her feature film debut. Marie plays Maja, who hits a personal wall, puts her career on pause and moves home to her mother in Oslo. There she tries to manage everyday life and takes an ordinary job as an exam invigilator/substitute teacher at an upper secondary school.

On Saturday 10 October at 19:00 the film Dinner in America (2020) is shown at Nordover kino. Comedy/Drama/Music/Romance, 1h 48m, 12+. Director: Adam Rehmeier.

On Sunday 11 October at 15:00 a free children's film (animated film) is shown at Nordover kino, about a little girl who explores the human mind, with the personified emotions in the control centre of her brain. From 14:00 there is a workshop at Nordover for children and their guardians with a theme from the film. The council welcomes everyone.