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28 Jan, 20

Webinar: Public Space in the Green and Recreative City

  This webinar gives you the opportunity to participate in the workshop for the Public Space in the Green and Recreative City project, where authors from all Nordic countries will present their draft articles which will later be published as a...

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30 Jan, 20

Kick-off: Future Migration Scenarios for Europe

Nordregio joins a consortium of European researchers and statisticians for a Horizon 2020 project that focuses on future migration scenarios for Europe. On 29-31 January, the kick-off partner meeting takes place at the Aalborg University,...

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15 Jan, 20

The Öresund region: A success story?

The conference “Öresund region: A success story?” will take place in the middle of January, in Malmö Nordregio Head of GIS Department Julien Grunfelder will talk about the Öresund region in a Nordic context, providing insights into...

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12 Dec, 19

Nordic Economic Policy Review 2020: Financial Regulation and Macroeconomic Stability

In the early 2000s, it was widely believed that the world economy had entered a period of larger macroeconomic stability, the Great Moderation. But the global financial crisis in 2007-09, the subsequent Great Recession and the euro crisis provided a...

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28 Nov, 19

Skills for resilient regions: Nordregio Forum 2019

Welcome to two full days of key-notes, panels and discussions with experts, practitioners and more. Nordregio Forum 2019 will be held on Iceland for the second time, this time in beautiful Harpa in the centre of Reykjavik.   The full programme...

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22 Nov, 19

25th anniversary of Åland’s Statistical Bureau

Nordregio will join Åland’s Statistical Bureau for the celebration of their 25th anniversary. What does Åland’s journey look like in the future? What does youth think about the opportunities they have? How has the population of Åland...

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21 Nov, 19

Maritime Spatial Planning Forum – Global meets Regional

Nordregio together with partners from the Pan Baltic Scope project invite you to join the Maritime Spatial Planning Forum, which will take place on 19-21 November in Riga, Latvia. This time, the Maritime Spatial Planning Forum will be a platform...

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19 Nov, 19

Nordic Paths to Sustainable Integration

Nordregio will participate in the “Nordic Paths to Sustainable Integration” conference, organised by The Nordic Council of Ministers. The event will take place on the 18 and 19 of November, in Vedbæk, Denmark. Paula Lehtomäki, The...

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12 Nov, 19

MAMBA Rural Mobility Seminar #4

MAMBA project is organizing the 4th Rural Mobility Seminar, called “Rural development and mobility – more than just transportation”. The seminar, is scheduled for 12 November 2019, will take place in Bielsko-Biala (Cracow-Katowice-Ostrava...

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28 Oct, 19

Agenda 2030 at the local level: What’s next?

– A knowledge-sharing event for Nordic municipalities and regions Sustainable development is high on the agenda of the UN, country governments, businesses and numerous other actors. However, where a transformational 2030 Agenda is going to...

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13 Oct, 19

Arctic Circle Assembly 2019

Nordregio researchers will join the Arctic Circle Assembly to discuss the ways to enhance scientific knowledge in the Arctic. During the parallel session, Ágúst Bogason, Junior Research Fellow and Anna Karlsdóttir, Senior Research Fellow at...

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08 Oct, 19

Matcha utmaningarna i ditt lantbruk med enkla digitala verktyg

Föreläsningar, företagsmöten och workshop på temat: Hur kan digital teknik bäst gynna landsbygdsföretag inom areella näringar? Välkommen 8 Oktober, kl 13-16 till Vingåker Folkets park (Vingåkers kommun). Workshop är för mikro och...

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01 Oct, 19

Smart Specialisation – lessons from Norway at Skolkovo School of Management in Moscow

The School of Management SKOLKOVO (Moscow, Russia) is currently hosting an education program for the top regional management teams in one of Russian regions, Khanty Mansiysk (Ugra), in order to help inspire regional implementation of development...

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27 Sep, 19

The 2nd Nunataryuk general assembly and Early Career Researcher workshop

The 2nd Nunataryuk general assembly including the Early Career Researchers workshop takes place on 24-27 September in Nice, France. During the general assembly, Nordregio researchers Timothy Heleniak and Leneisja Jungsberg will present results from...

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26 Sep, 19

24-26 September, Nordregio presents in OECD, Seoul

The 12th OECD Rural Development Conference 24-26 September 2019 in Seoul (Korea) will share leading practices from across the world on how rural policies can support rural business to embrace new technologies and access global markets, deliver...

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18 Sep, 19

Cross border meeting: When planners meet, in the Gulf of Bothnia

We invite local-, regional-, and national-level spatial planners from Finland, Sweden, and Åland to join the cross border meeting: When planners meet, in the Gulf of Bothnia! The meeting will take place on 17-18 September 2019 in Pori, Finland....

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12 Sep, 19

Webinar: How does second homes and seasonal tourism affect Nordic municipalities?

Welcome to a webinar built on the on-going research project “Urban-rural flows of seasonal tourists: Planning challenges and strategies”. In this project we investigate the impact of second homes and seasonal tourism in Nordic municipalities...

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12 Sep, 19

Open seminar: Future of regional development

An open seminar on the future of regional development will be held 12 September at the University of Akureyri. The seminar is organised by Ministry of Transport and Local Government, Byggdastofnun and Nordregio and in cooperation with the EK-R...

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01 Jul, 19

Almedalen events: Integration and challenged youth

a presentation of a study on the plight of young people in rural regions by Senior Research Fellow Anna Karlsdottir and an introduction to a report on integration of immigrants into the Nordic labour markets by Professor Emeritus Lars Calmfors,...

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19 Jun, 19

Conference: “Davids and Goliaths: Regions in the Age of Urbanisation and Digitalisation”

Nordregio’s Director Kjell Nilsson give a keynote speech on urbanisation, digitalisation and immigration as three important trends in the Nordic Region. Regions are entities consisting of different types of places and spaces. There are cities,...

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15 Jun, 19

The 21st Nordic Demographic Symposium

Nordregio Senior Research Fellow Timothy Heleniak will offer a presentation regarding the impact and effects of migration on the Nordic countries, when analysing population trends, during the 21st Nordic Demographic Symposium. The event will take...

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15 Jun, 19

Holiday places you want to come home to

Nordregio Research Fellow Louise Ormstrup Vestergård will give a presentation on the planning challenges faced by local communities with large groups of second home owners and many tourist - caught in a dilemma between wanting the business and...

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14 Jun, 19

Summer school: Regional Development in a post-crisis and post-globalise world

The Summer School course “Regional Development in Post-Crisis and Post-Global World“ organised by the faculty of economics at Split University in Croatia, will take place between the 22nd-24th of May, 2019. The summer school invites graduate...

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14 Jun, 19

Nordregio keynote at EU Baltic Strategy Forum

Nordregio Director Kjell Nillson gives the opening keynote at the second day of the 10th Annual Forum for the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region. He touched on demographic and economic changes and challenges in the Baltic Region, where Nordregio...

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13 Jun, 19

Delivering green economies and skills for the future

Nordregio Academic Director Karen Refsgaard will give a presentation on bio- & circular economy and Research Fellow Leneisja Jungsberg will present the EU funded REGINA project on small scale communities with large scale economies...

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29 May, 19

Integrating immigrants into the Nordic labour markets – Launch event for Nordic Council of Ministers report

Migration to the Nordic region increased strongly during the refugee crisis in 2015. On a per-capita basis, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden have taken in more asylum seekers than most other European countries. In the coming years, these refugees...

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29 May, 19

Pan Baltic Scope: 3rd Partner Meeting & 6th Planning Forum

On 27 – 29 May, partners from Pan Baltic Scope project are meeting in Riga, Latvia to discuss the current status of the project and upcoming activities, as well as necessary preparations for the final conference of the project. The final...

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24 May, 19

International Conference “Challenges of Europe”

The 13th edition of the Challenges of Europe Conference organised by the faculty of economics at Split University in Croatia, will take place in Bol, Croatia between the 22nd-24th of May, 2019 Alberto Giacometti and Jukka Teräs from Nordregio are...

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19 May, 19

The 8th Nordic Geographers Meeting

Nordregio Senior Research Fellow Timothy Heleniak and Junior Research Fellow Linnea Löfving will attend the 8th Nordic Geographers Meeting where they will present findings of the RELOCAL project. The event, focusing on Sustainable Geography –...

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14 May, 19

Launch of Nordic Economic Policy Review 2019: Climate Policies in the Nordics

The 2019 edition of the Nordic Economic Policy Review will be launched on 14 May, 2019, in Copenhagen. This year’s edition, titled “Climate Policies in the Nordics”, looks into the into climate change from a Nordic perspective....

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10 May, 19

NNDR conference: Inclusion and Exclusion in the Welfare Society

The 15th interdisciplinary conference in disability research, hosted by Nordic Network on Disability Research, will take place between May 8 and 10th, in Copenhagen. Nordregio Senior Research Fellow Moa Tunström will give a presentation reflecting...

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09 May, 19

Forum on Local Economic Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

The 3rd Forum for the Local Economic Development in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place in Barranquilla Colombia, between the 7th and 9th of May, 2019. This event brings together leaders and practitioners from national and subnational...

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03 Apr, 19

Nordisk heldagskonferens: Segregation i Norden, om inkludering, unga och politik

Dagen bjuder på inspiration och goda exempel på utvecklingsarbete runt om i Norden för att bryta segregationen. Vilken politik krävs för att skapa likartade förutsättningar för alla, oavsett bostadsort? Hur påverkar segregation ungas...

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01 Apr, 19

“What Works” Conference

On Monday, 1 April, The Nordic House in Reykjavik, Iceland, will host an interactive workshop called “Advancing Social Progress in the Nordic Region”. The event will address what Nordic countries are doing right, and how they can deliver better...

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28 Mar, 19

BioWiseTrans Final Conference: “People and Networks Matter – Enabling Sustainable Bioeconomy Transition”

Nordregio invites you to the final conference of BioWiseTrans project “People and networks matter – enabling sustainable bioeconomy transition”. The event will take place in Karlstad University on 27-28 March.   Transforming the current...

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28 Mar, 19

Reglab Sweden Annual Conference

Mash-up, new solutions for new times, is the theme of the annual conference of Reglab Sweden. Nordregio contributes with a workshop on the integration of Agenda 2030 and the UN Global Goals in municipal planning. Reglab is a forum for knowledge...

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27 Mar, 19

Cross border meeting: Better maritime planning – towards a shared future, together

Nordregio invites experts working with fisheries, energy, spatial planning and local development to participate at the cross-border meeting which will take place on 26-27 March, in Umeå, Sweden. The aim of the event is to increase awareness and...

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26 Mar, 19

Carbon Neutral Social Housing: Challenges Post2020

Countries across Europe will need to increase their rate of building retrofitting by up to 240%, starting next year to get on track to meet EU 2030 energy efficiency goals. The scope of this ambition is amplified by the fact that social housing...

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05 Mar, 19

Webbinarie om inklusion: Från flykting till kollega

Alla är eniga om att civilsamhället spelar en avgörande roll för att öppna dörrar till yrkeslivet och samhället i stort. Hör civilsamhällesorganisationer och forskare diskutera vilken roll organisationerna spelar idag och vilken roll de...

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15 Feb, 19

Södertörnsmodellen: Värdeskapande stadsutveckling – södertörnsakademin

Den 15.e februari deltar Mats Stjernberg och Johannes Lidmo i en extern workshop som arrangeras av Södertörnsmodellen,  ett projekt där Nordregio deltar. Workshopen syftar till att “fördjupa kunskapen om hur kommunala planeringsprocesser...

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14 Dec, 18

The Nordic Pavilion at COP24 – the UN Climate Summit

The Nordic Council of Ministers once again organizes a Nordic Pavilion at the UN Climate Summit, to function as a platform for global dialogue and knowledge sharing. The programme highlights Nordic solutions to global challenges, but also questions...

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12 Dec, 18

2nd partner meeting of Pan Baltic Scope

On 11-12 December, partners from Pan Baltic Scope project are gathering in Riga, Latvia to discuss the current status of the project and upcoming activities. Senior Researchers Andrea Morf and Michael Kull will discuss state and development of two...

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05 Dec, 18

Business from Bioeconomy – International matchmaking and business coaching event

BSR Starts S3 project invites you to join the transnational matchmaking and business coaching event which takes place in Karlstad, 4-5 December. The Business from Bioeconomy – matchmaking and business coaching event is targeted at the business...

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29 Nov, 18

Changing Ruralities: Nordregio Forum 2018

Nordregio Forum 2018 will focus on rural and regional development. What makes certain regions more attractive than others? What makes young people want to stay or return to some regions while others are suffering from out-migration of especially...

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28 Nov, 18

SEMPRE final conference

On 27-28 November, the final conference of the SEMPRE project “Make empowerment happen! Changing mindsets for better social services” will take place in Riga. Nordregio’s role in the project has been to develop an “Empowerment Handbook”...

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22 Nov, 18

ESPON BT2050

On November 22 Nordregio will participate in the kick-off of the ESPON BT2050 project in Warsaw. The aim of ESPON BT2050 is to develop territorial scenarios for the Baltic Sea Region that can work as input to key policy questions of the BSR,...

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21 Nov, 18

Vård och omsorg på distans (VOPD) – Healthcare and care with distance-spanning technologies

On 20-21 November, Nordregio will participate in the kick-off conference of the project “Health care and care with distance-spanning technologies (Vård och omsorg på distans)”. The kick off will take place in Storuman in north western...

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13 Nov, 18

Rural attractiveness and local empowerment – the Nordic Way

Nordregio Head of Communications Michael Funch will present two Nordregio projects at a seminar on integrated spatial planning at CANaction School of Urban Studies, in Kiev, Ukraine. The presentation includes the so-called “Attractiveness...

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07 Nov, 18

Development forecasts for Russian Arctic Regions

On 6-7 November, Nordregio’s Senior Researcher Timothy Heleniak will be attend a seminar in the city of Naryan-Mar, in Russia. The focus of the conference will be on possible forecasts and means of developing Russian Arctic regions, with...

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02 Nov, 18

REVIVAL kick-off meeting in Georgia

On 1-2 November, partners from Nordregio, the Leontief Centre and Kazbegi Local Action Group are gathering to kick-off the REVIVAL project in Kazbegi town, located near Mount Kazbek, one of the highest peaks in Georgia, rising over 5000 meters. This...

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24 Oct, 18

Climate Policy and the Nordic Countries Conference

Climate change caused by emissions of CO2  and other greenhouse gases is one of mankind’s key challenges. Taking it on requires global action. The Nordic countries aim to take the lead in this process and to set an example for other...

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23 Oct, 18

Local Bioeconomy: Nordic experience

Senior Research Fellow Jukka Teräs will be participating at the final conference of VIHTA project on October 23rd, at Säätytalo in Helsinki, Finland.  The VIHTA project 2015-2018  aims to define the concept of the distributed green and...

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21 Oct, 18

Arctic Circle 2018 Assembly

On 19-21 October, Arctic Circle 2018 Assembly will gather political and business leaders, environmental experts, scientists, indigenous representatives, and other international stakeholders to address issues facing the Arctic. Timothy Heleniak,...

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19 Oct, 18

Keynote speech at the Eurocities Environment Forum

On 19 October, Senior Researcher Nora Sánchez Gassen will give a keynote presentation about Nordregio’s project ‘The 2030 Agenda at local level’ at the Eurocities Environment Forum in Tampere, Finland. The session will also include a panel...

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17 Oct, 18

Conference for 10th anniversary of Scandinavian Heartland

On 16th-17th October, Scandinavian Heartland organisation is celebrating 10 years of successful cross-border collaboration, and has invited actors from across the region to share their journeys. Mari Wøien, Junior Research Fellow at Nordregio, is...

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06 Oct, 18

The 1st Nunataryuk general assembly and a workshop

The 1st Nunataryuk general assembly and the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) Young Researchers workshop takes place 30 September – 6 October 2018, in Venice, Italy. Nordregio researchers Timothy Heleniak, Leneisja...

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01 Oct, 18

Nordic high-speed railways, regional growth and urban development

A seminar on Nordic high-speed railways, regional growth and urban development of small and medium-sized cities in Värmland and Østfold will be held at Kulturhuset in Oslo between 09:30 and 16:00 on October 1, 2018. The cross-border committee...

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28 Sep, 18

Rurban Planning Talks 2018

Nordregio’s Senior Research Fellow Moa Tunström will participate in Rurban Planning Talks in Mariestad. The focus of the event is the urban-rural (“the rurban”) landscape. The urban fringe or hinterland and urban-rural linkages and...

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27 Sep, 18

ICES Annual Science Conference 2018

On 24-27 September, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) holds its Annual Science Conference (ASC) in Hamburg. On the 25 September, Andrea Morf, Senior Research Fellow at Nordregio and co-chair of the Working Group on...

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12 Sep, 18

REGINA Flagship Conference

What happens if a new mine opens, a new industry is developed or an old one dies out? How can a remote, sparsely populated community respond to major socioeconomic changes like that? And what tools are needed to prepare for and handle such a...

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09 Sep, 18

PECSRL 2018 – European landscapes for quality of life?

The 28th session of the PECSRL biennial international conference – European landscapes and quality of life – will be held between 3 – 9  September. Its main focus will be on the interactions between the quality of landscapes, food and...

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07 Sep, 18

Baltic Urban Lab’s Final Conference

Baltic Urban Lab Final Conference “Dealing with the past & Planning the future – turning urban brownfield into possibilities” will be held in Riga, Latvia, during 6-7 September 2018. Cities around the Baltic Sea region are...

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31 Aug, 18

The 58th ERSA Congress – Places for People: Innovative, Inclusive and Liveable Regions

Because places matter, the 58th ERSA congress aims to put people back at the heart of regional and urban development with the purpose of examining how spatial and regional analysis can improve people’s lives. The Congress will host a large variety...

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15 Jun, 18

Study tour to Lapland, Finland

On 14-15 June, Nordregio invites to a study tour in Kemi and Rovaniemi, North Finland that is a part of the BSR Stars S3 project. This is Rovaniemi in winter –  come and experience Rovaniemi this time in summer! The study tour will provide an...

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06 Jun, 18

RSA Annual Conference 2018, Lugano Switzerland

“A World of Flows: Labour Mobility, Capital and Knowledge in an Age of Global Reversal and Regional Revival” The 2018 RSA Annual Conference aimed to address processes of global reversal and regional revival, in a world dominated by flows of...

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31 May, 18

Nordic City Region Forum

Director Kjell Nilsson will present State of the Nordic Region at the final gathering of the Nordic City Region Forum in Kristiansand. The event is organised by Norwegian Distriktssenteret. More information about the event can be found here.

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31 May, 18

ESPON Seminar with a focus on territorial cohesion, Sofia

On 30-31 May, Julien Grunfelder, Head of GIS Department at Nordregio, participated at the ESPON Seminar “Territorial Cohesion Post 2020: Integrated Territorial Development for Better Policies”. The event was organised in cooperation with...

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16 May, 18

Nordic Ruralities: 5th Nordic Conference for Rural Research

Nordregio participates at the 5th Nordic Conference for Rural Research taking place in Vingsted, Denmark from May 14-16. Nordregio researchers will present results from the State of the Nordic Region 2018 that takes a closer look at five different...

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30 Nov, 17

Nordregio Forum 2017: Nordic Cities – Connecting the Urban and the Rural

WELCOME TO NORDREGIO FORUM AT VULKAN IN OSLO 29 – 30 NOVEMBER Read a brief summary of Day 1 Read a brief summary of Day 2 How do we create stronger linkages between the urban and the rural parts of our regions? How can smaller cities take the...

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21 Jun, 17

The 7th Nordic Geographers Meeting

The Nordic Geographers Meeting (NGM), an international geography conference, is held every second year in different Nordic countries. This time, the event takes place at Stockholm University on 18-21 June. Over 15 sessions are united under the theme...

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12 Jun, 17

Youth, migration and small communities facing large industries as Nordregio’s topics in ICASS IX

One of the largest scientific Arctic seminars in the Nordic, ICASS, takes place in Umeå 8-12 June, and Nordregio is presenting in several sessions. Nordregio’s highlight lands on Saturday 10 June, when we draw all the recent Arctic studies...

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23 Nov, 16

Nordregio Forum 2016: From Fossil to Bio-based and Sustainable Economy

Nordregio Forum has successfully come to an end – You can watch presentations online! Nordregio Forum 2016 gathered together over 150 innovators, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners from different organisation from all over the Nordic...

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27 Oct, 16

Launch meeting: Social Green – Regional Policies towards Greening the Social Housing Sector

LAUNCH MEETING, 25 October in Matosinhos, Portugal Welcome to the Regional Policies towards Greening the Social Housing Sector launch meeting in Portugal 25 October 10:00-13:00. The launch is organized back to back with the project kick-off meeting,...

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03 Mar, 16

Baltic Scope Partner Meeting

“The Future – planning for results and recommendations” As the second phase of the project has come to an end it is time for all partners to meet and discuss the outcomes, lessons learned and plan for the next steps ahead. For more...

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21 Jan, 16

REGINA kick-off

REGINA’s first partner meeting will take place in a sparsely populated area where most of the local economy is related to tourism activities, where Sami culture and reindeer herding is prevalent and where plans for mineral exploration and...

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26 Nov, 15

Nordregio Forum 2015: Nordic City Regions in a Global Environment

WELCOME to Nordregio Forum, 25-26 November 2015, the annual meeting place for professionals and policymakers working with urban and regional development in the Nordic countries. Nordregio Forum 2015 will focus on the strengths and weaknesses of...

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13 Nov, 14

Nordic Bioeconomy and Regional Innovation

Nordregio Forum 2014 12-13 November 2014, Keflavik, Iceland Photo left to right: Ane Cecilie Blichfeldt & Johannes Jansson/norden.org Nordregio and partners are pleased to invite you to the second Nordregio Forum, the meeting place for...

05 Feb, 14

Attraktiva och hållbara stadsregioner

Utmaningar och möjligheter för nordiska storstadsregioner Onsdag den 5 februari 2014 – Nordregio, Skeppsholmen, Stockholm Photo left: Magnus Fröderberg/norden.org, Photo middle and right: Johannes Jansson/norden.org De nordiska...

08 Sep, 14

Realising the bio-economy

Nordregio together with Karlstad university and Paper Province invite you to a seminar on realising the bio-economy. The bio-economy has come to the fore as a concept linking the challenges and opportunities with a transition to sustainable...

16 Sep, 04

Social Innovation

Finding new approaches for tackling long-standing demographic and welfare challenges in the Nordic countries. 16 September 2014, Nordregio The Nordic countries and regions are facing severe demographic changes such as stagnation or reduction of the...

08 Oct, 14

The Territorial Dimension of Poverty and Social Exclusion in Europe (TIPSE)

Seminar and workshop, 25 November 2014, Stockholm, Sweden The purpose with the workshop is to discuss the main conceptual, methodological and empirical findings from TiPSE and their relevance from a European and Nordic perspective. Maps: Hungarian...

23 Apr, 15

Final seminar of the Nordic Demography Programme

Seminar and workshop, April 23 at Nordregio, Stockholm, Sweden Outmigration of young people, ageing populations and low birth rates. These are trends that imply severe challenges to municipalities and regions in many parts of the Nordic countries;...

12 May, 15

Symposium on Planning Nordic city regions: experiences and agendas

Welcome to a symposium on planning Nordic city regions. The symposium is an opportunity to share and exchange experiences of spatial planning at a city regional scale and to discuss the challenges and possibilities for urban political agendas in the...

18 Nov, 15

Breakfast seminar at Färgfabriken

“Research meets practise – include and engage the inhabitants of Stockholm in the planning” This seminar is a collaboration between Nordregio, Stockholm Resilience Centre and Färgfabriken. The seminar will be held in Swedish and...

04 Jul, 16

Nordregio at Almedalen

Almedalen is where Swedish politicians, journalists, organisations, lobbyists and others meet to discuss and network during one week per year. The Nordic Council of Ministers will hold several seminars on Monday 4 July and Nordregio will host one of...

26 Oct, 16

Increasing Income Inequality in the Nordics – How do we handle it?

Recent decades have seen a strong trend towards increasing income inequalities in all advanced economies. Although the Nordic countries have traditionally been characterized by low income dispersion, they have also been exposed to this trend. This...

08 Nov, 16

“Södertörnskommunerna bygger 72 000 bostäder fram till 2030. Hur bygger vi en stad vi vill bo och leva i?

Funderar du på hur visioner om hållbar och attraktiv stadsutveckling kan bli verklighet? Hur arbetar vi med hållbar utveckling i dagens stadsutveckling? Hur bygger vi den stad vi själva vill bo i? I projektet Södertörnsmodellen har några av...

05 Dec, 17

Nordregio celebrates 20 years anniversary together with a series of lunch seminars

Nordregio celebrates its jubilee with a series of lunch seminars together with guest speakers from Nordregio’s past and future. Lunch seminars take place at Nordregio, in Stockholm throughout the year. Nordregio alumni and partners are warmly...

08 Feb, 18

Launch of State of the Nordic Region 2018

On February 8, the new edition of State of the Nordic Region will be launched in Stockholm by Margot Wallström, Swedish Foreign Minister and Minister for Nordic Co-operation and Dagfinn Høybråten, Secretary General of the Nordic Council of...

23 Mar, 18

Immigration and integration in the Nordic Region – get the facts straight

Statistics about migration have become both politically and economically prominent and sensitive. As a follow-up to the publication of State of the Nordic Region 2018, a special edition on immigration and integration of newcomers in the Nordic...

09 May, 18

Agenda 2030 at the local level

Dear Nordic planners and practitioners, do you want to know which Nordic municipalities are front runners when it comes to working with the Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Do you want to exchange experiences with other...

30 Apr, 18

Nordregio joins 8th High-Level Dialogue in Tromsø

On 30 April, the 8th High – Level Dialogue invites researchers, policy makers and entrepreneurs to discuss sustainable development goals in the Arctic. Among speakers, Ágúst Bogason, Arctic Cooperation Programme Intern at Nordregio will share...

28 May, 18

Urban Impact Assessment: Implementation of the Agenda 2030 by the EU

Nordregio Director Kjell Nilsson will give a presentation of the status of implementation of Agenda 2030 in Nordic municipalities at this seminar organized by the European Committee of the Regions.

20 Jun, 18

Pan Baltic SCOPE Opening Conference

Join the opening conference of the Pan Baltic Scope project on June 20 in Malmö, Sweden. The conference will focus on cross-border maritime spatial planning in the Baltic Sea region. Maritime spatial planning (MSP) has become a hot topic and the...

31 May, 18

Presentation on “Socio-economic trends in the Nordic Region – Cooperation, successes and challenges”

On 31 May, Julien Grunfelder will present selected inputs from the State of the Nordic Region which was published in February, and the web-mapping tool www.nordmap.org at Sofia University. The audience will consist of researchers and students in...

30 Aug, 18

Towards Smart, Attractive and Resilient Nordic Regions: a dialogue among researchers and practitioners

Nordregio and Ålands Bildningsförbund welcome you to participate in a one-day seminar / workshop on regional development ‘hot-topics’ in the Nordic Countries and Åland. This interactive seminar will contain presentations and round-table...

24 Aug, 18

Lunch seminar on China, Nordic and Arctic cooperation

Nordregio is hosting a lunch seminar with Egill Þór Nielsson, Executive Secretary of the China-Nordic Arctic Research Center, who will give an introduction to the China-Nordic-Arctic Cooperation. Egill Þór Nielsson (Egill Thor Nielsson) is...

20 Sep, 18

Lunch seminar on Agenda 2030 in the Nordic Region, Umeå

On 20 September, Nordregio and Nordiskt informationskontor i Umeå host a lunch seminar on the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda. Senior researcher Nora Sánchez Gassen will present results from Nordregio’s project ‘The 2030 Agenda at local level’...

20 Sep, 18

Conflicts and Synergies in Maritime Spatial Planning

Nordregio hosts a one-day workshop that focuses on different types of conflicts and synergies in maritime spatial planning (MSP). The workshop will contribute to the development of a report for the BONUS Basmati project. Partners from the BONUS...

27 Sep, 18

“Mobility innovations – only for cities?” Welcome to the first MAMBA mobility seminar

Drivers of mobility innovations are often large private companies. Naturally, such companies invest where they see the biggest market potential, which is usually in cities. Rural mobility innovations, on the other hand, are rather an offspring of...

05 Nov, 18

GENERATION 2030: Global Goals for Local Priorities

Which Nordic municipalities are “first movers” in working with the Sustainable Development Goals and implementing the 2030 Agenda? What challenges and success factors have they met? What are the next steps for implementing the 2030 Agenda at...

26 Oct, 18

State of the Nordic Region 2018 in Friday Academy

On 26 October, Nordregio’s Cartographer/GIS Analyst Gustaf Norlén joins a series of Friday Academy events in Örebro to present State of the Nordic Region 2018. Every second year, Nordregio announces the regional potential index that rank all...

26 Feb, 19

Seminar & Workshop: Regional resilience in the Bothnian Arc

The Bothnian Arc Committee together with Nordregio welcomes you to participate in a half-day seminar/workshop on regional economic and social resilience in the Bothnian Arc cross-border region. The event will take place in Tornio on 26 February. The...

01 Feb, 19

International Seminar on the Circular Economy and Energy

An international seminar in Lahti brings together actors from Finland and the Baltic Sea area to learn about the most recent topics in the circular economy. Jukka Teräs, Senior Research Fellow at Nordregio will share Nordic experiences and policy...

26 Mar, 19

BSR Stars S3 Final Seminar: “Specializing in bio- and circular economy in the Baltic Sea Region”

Nordregio welcomes to the final seminar of the BSR Starts S3 project which takes place on 26 March in Tampere. The seminar is targeted at regional and local authorities, as well as circular economy researchers and developers in the Baltic Sea...

21 Feb, 19

MAMBA Rural Mobility Seminar

GRASSROOTS – Rural mobility top-down and bottom-up On 21 February, MAMBA project will organise its 2nd “Rural mobility seminar”. The event will take place in Vejle, Denmark and will be the second in a series of six seminars. The thematic focus...

14 Feb, 19

Conference “Regions – Catalysts of Lithuanian Bioeconomy development”

The future advancements of bioeconomy in Lithuania is the focus of a conference taking place on 14 February, where Karen Refsgaard, Research Director at Nordregio, will give a talk about bioeconomy development in areas of the Nordic countries,...

07 Mar, 19

Book launch “Maritime Spatial Planning – Past, Present and Future”

Countries across the globe are designing and implementing spatial plans in the sea at high speed. The book “Maritime Spatial Planning – Past, Present and Future” is the first comprehensive overview of maritime spatial planning (MSP). Among...

05 Nov, 19

Seminar & Workshop: Engaging the youth into circular bioeconomy

The BeUBio project invites young people working with, or studying topics related to circular bio-based economy or bioeconomy to participate in a morning seminar and workshop about ‘engaging the youth into circular bioeconomy’. The event has a...