ViteMeir has reached 100,000 since opening!

Wednesday, October 16th marked a big day for ViteMeir . According to our calculations, we reached our 100,000th visitor that day. We couldn't let that pass us by without creating a little extra buzz around these guests, in our own science center way.

This is an anniversary for the science center, which opened its doors in November 2021.

Mediation Manager Åse Neraas is extremely satisfied.

– It is important for us to take our regional role seriously to be the knowledge center for the whole of Sogn og Fjordane. It is therefore extra nice that the guests this day represent another part of the county. It shows that we do not only reach out locally, but also to the entire region. It gives extra joy to see that we can inspire students from the whole county!

They employees on ViteMeir eagerly awaited the 9th grade students at Eid Junior High School, who knew little about what awaited them! Photo: Sigrid Nese Thue for Sogn Avis.

On the big day, we had a visit from the 9th grade at Eid Junior High School. When the students walked through the doors of ViteMeir They were greeted with confetti cannons and thunderous cheers. Then they got to light the 100,000 sign as our own Reodor Felgen, Andreas Uglum Vikdal , had designed and built. To get light into it, the students had to form a closed circle by holding hands with each other and us from ViteMeir This is science in practice, but also a nice symbol that ViteMeir would not be what it is today without collaboration.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our partners, large and small, for their excellent cooperation. We would also like to thank the municipalities that send kindergarten children and students to visit us, and not least all the private individuals who visit us!

The students from Eid received this trip as a prize after winning Sogn og Fjordane Energi's (SFE) "Energikampen". SFE's Communications Manager, Jannicke Lindvik, is also pleased that ViteMeir reaches this milestone:

– Our powerful region needs ViteMeir ! We have been involved from the start and are proud of our collaboration with ViteMeir , which helps to engage young people in an exciting way. Through projects like "Energikampen" we get the opportunity to contribute to raising important topics such as energy and sustainability into schools. The Science Center's work is important for inspiring children and young people, and it is crucial for the future that we start spreading this knowledge early.

ViteMeir Its social mission has always been to inspire a love of science and contribute to recruitment, something that both the region and Norway need – now and in the future. Chairman and initiator of ViteMeir , Tor Arne Ness, says the following about this incident:

– This is fun! A big milestone for ViteMeir that we have reached 100,000 in less than three years – and we haven't even counted all those who have only stopped by the café! This shows that the science center has become a success for both school and leisure.