Sveen launched NORDTING, an art platform for intervention and reflection in the north.
[6] NORDTING is a mobile people's assembly for the North, bringing together residents from Vardø in Northern Norway to Alaska, to participate in the council, called the Ting.
[7] Local participants, from bands and choirs to community leaders, punk rockers, cheerleaders, indigenous peoples, musicians, and dancers, join Sveen and his team to discuss and address issues affecting their communities.
[8][9] Sveen describes NORDTING, which has been active since 2014, as a testing ground for political ideas and critique of the current power situation.
[10] Sveen has initiated and led the Pan-ArcticVision, an Arctic social and cultural event.