Refill Festival: OmLivet Day 2026

Welcome to a day focusing on community, belonging and the importance of being seen and accepted – at work, in relationships and in everyday life.

OmLivet Day brings people together for a festival featuring inspiring talks, conversations, interviews and cultural performances. The programme also includes stands, book signings and opportunities to view and purchase art.

The Artillery Workshop in Horten provides the setting for the event, with an informal festival atmosphere and spaces where visitors can sit down, meet others and share conversations. There will also be opportunities to take part in simple yoga and mindfulness sessions during the breaks.

Food and drinks can be purchased from Kaffebaren Trakteren, offering both lunch and dinner. Visitors are also welcome to bring their own packed lunch.

OmLivet Day offers a day for reflection, conversation and community at the Artillery Workshop in Horten.

Hans-Wilhelm Steinfeld: Russia, Our Troubled Present

Hans-Wilhelm Steinfeld takes the audience on a journey through Russian politics, society and history, drawing on his many years as a journalist and foreign correspondent.

Steinfeld worked for NRK from 1976 to 2014 and served as the broadcaster's Moscow correspondent during four periods. He reported on the final years of the Soviet Union, its dissolution and the development of Russia under Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin.

During the attempted coup in Moscow in 1991, Steinfeld interviewed Boris Yeltsin. The interview was broadcast internationally, and Mikhail Gorbachev reportedly listened to it while being held in captivity in Crimea.

The talk examines the historical developments behind today's Russia and the relationship between politics, society and history. Steinfeld also draws on his own experiences reporting from Russia and other parts of Eastern Europe.

Steinfeld holds a cand.philol. degree from the University of Bergen, with history as his main subject and studies in Russian and social sciences. He also studied at Moscow State University and St Antony's College, Oxford. He has received several awards for his journalism, including the Scandinavian Journalist Prize, the Narvesen Prize and the Peer Gynt Prize.

This evening offers an insight into Russia's modern history and current political development through Steinfeld's experience as a journalist and Russia correspondent.