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Strengthening institutions is crucial for mending Nordic trust and for building regional resilience in a post-pandemic world. This is the premise of a new academic article penned by three Nordregio researchers Alberto Giacometti, Mari Wøien Meijer and John Moodie. The paper was published in the Cross-Border Review published by the Central European Service for Cross-Border Initiatives (CESCI). Find out more and read the article here: https://nordregio.org/stronger-institutions-lead-to-higher/

Nordregio in BBC Future! Nordregio Senior Research Fellow Elin Slätmo sat down with the publication and talked about the Carbon Neutral Islands project. The initiative aims to study and bring to the forefront carbon neutrality good practices developed on islands that could also be adapted to life on the mainland and the already-in-place structure of societies. Read the article: https://www.bbc.com//20220131-the-worlds-tiny-islands-insp... Discover more about the Carbon Neutral Islands project: https://nordregioprojects.org/carbon-neutral-islands-cases/

Nordic Cooperation amid Pandemic Travel Restrictions - the webinar and launch of the new report today. The Covid-19 pandemic effect for the Nordic cooperation was very clear when pandemic measures questioned free movement within the Nordic Region. The webinar aims to explore the situation both at the political level and for cross-border regions. It seeks to discuss whether there is room for improvement in handling a crisis like the pandemic. In the webinar, Nordregio Researc...h Fellow Alberto Giacometti, one of the report’s authors, will give a presentation about the consequences of pandemic measures upon cross-border regions, focusing on Tornedalen, Svinesund and Öresund from the perspective of economics, social and labour issues. https://nordregio.org/nordic-cooperation-amid-pandemic-tra/

Are you a student looking for an internship? Keep reading! Nordregio's Communications team is offering an internship in digital communications and publications. If you're a hands-on type of person with a basic technical toolkit and a curious mind to learn new things, then you might be the right match for our team! Find out all the details and apply: https://nordregio.org/about/career/internships/

With the EU highlighting the role of local and citizen ownership as essential for green energy transition, it's difficult not to wonder - What is the underlying potential of local ownership in this world-shaping transition? And how does governance support it? The new "Local ownership in transitions towards sustainable energy systems" project, carried on by Uppsala University and Nordregio, focuses on sustainable local energy systems in Sweden, success factors behind local ownership models and green transitions, and the tools and policies that support such transformations. Find out more about the project: https://nordregioprojects.org/locally-owned-energy/

REGISTRATION OPEN! Join Nordregio on 3 February to kick off a new Agenda 2030 at the local level webinar series! The first knowledge-sharing session will focus on how to develop leadership, integrate the goals of Agenda 2030 into local planning and budgeting tools, and turn goal conflicts into synergies for a more sustainable future. Discover the programme and register: https://nordregio.org//steering-towards-a-sustainable-fut/

Discover our new Agenda 2030 website! Since 2018, Nordregio has been supporting and analysing the implementation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals at local and regional levels in the Nordic countries - aiding to make the Nordic region the most sustainable by 2030. Today, we are launching a website that comprises all of our Agenda 2030-related work from the past three years. Browse the website to find our publications on the topic, watch our webinar series and discover more about cities and regions that are frontrunners on Agenda 2030: https://nordregioprojects.org/agenda2030local/

Congratulations Iceland! Today we celebrate the Icelandic National Day. The day is called þjóðhátíðardagurinn in Icelandic, which means the day of the nati...on’s celebration. Want to know more about Iceland? Learn more about our member country here: https://www.norden.org/en/information/facts-about-iceland

Contrary to what many might think, house price bubbles have been a rare phenomenon in the Nordic countries in the last couple of decades. While house prices have risen to historically high levels, the only indications of a price bubble were found in Denmark in the period before the global financial crisis in 2008. Find out how owner-occupied housing prices have developed in the Nordic Region in the latest issue of Nordregio Magazine. Read the full article: https://nordregio.org//few-examples-of-house-price-bubble/

Gratulerer med Dagen, Norge Happy Constitution Day to one of The Nordic Council of Ministers' member states! Want to know more about Norway? Read the article below to discover why Oslo performs better than the rest of the Nordic capitals: https://nordregio.org//norway-oslo-outpaces-other-nordic-/

Nordic housing markets face more or less the same problems and challenges, but the way policies and regulations deal with them differs in many respects. Join us for the digital launch of Nordic Economic Policy Review, devoted to Nordic housing markets and housing policies.

Green and Inclusive Rural Development; Green, Innovative and Resilient Regions and Green and Inclusive Urban Development - these are three of the main research areas that Nordregio will focus on during the next three years! Through the Nordic thematic groups 2021-2024, Nordregio is trying to contribute to exchanging knowledge and experience between regional policy stakeholders in the Nordic countries, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland. Find out more about the work we do here: https://nordregio.org/about/nordic-co-operation-programmes

Who is left behind? While the Nordic countries have long been champions of equality, the Covid-19 pandemic has put a new light on societal structural injustices inherent in our societies. The pandemic has revealed and reminded us about the serious effects of segregation and unequal societies. Nordregio has recently published a study that aims to identify structural barriers involved in following recommendations from Public Health Authorities during the pandemic, especially in... socio-economically vulnerable, low-income districts. Read the full report: https://nordregio.org//who-is-left-behind-the-impact-of-p/ Read a summary: https://nordregio.org//executive-summary-who-is-left-behi/

What is the role of human wellbeing and access to green spaces when city planning is being discussed? How can investment in and by cities jointly support multiple urban objectives to be liveable, equitable, resilient and contribute positively to regional and global sustainability? To find out the answers to these questions and to celebrate EU Green Week, join us for an online event on 4 June! Find out more and register: https://nordregio.org//smart-planning-for-healthy-and-gre/

During 2021 and 2024, the Thematic Group for Green and Inclusive Urban Development in Nordic Regions will be developing and focusing on projects that look into multilocality and inclusiveness, among other things. The main purpose of the thematic groups is to contribute to the exchange of knowledge and experience between regional policy stakeholders in the Nordic countries, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland. Find more about the work: https://nordregioprojects.org/urban/

Who is left behind? While the Nordic countries have long been champions of equality, the Covid-19 pandemic has put a new light on societal structural injustices inherent in our societies. The pandemic has revealed and reminded us about the serious effects of segregation and unequal societies. Nordregio has recently published a study that aims to identify structural barriers involved in following recommendations from Public Health Authorities during the pandemic, especially in... socio-economically vulnerable, low-income districts. Read the full report: https://nordregio.org//who-is-left-behind-the-impact-of-p/ Read a summary: https://nordregio.org//executive-summary-who-is-left-behi/

To mark EU Green Week, Nordregio is organising an online event on 4 June to find out how human wellbeing and access to green spaces are co-created and integrated into city planning. The webinar will also bring forth experiences and perspectives from researchers, practitioners and city representatives working to leverage the potential to improve sustainable places, health and well-being for people and local communities. Join us for an insightful conversation about green urban planning: https://nordregio.org//smart-planning-for-healthy-and-gre/

How we plan to tackle key global challenges at local and regional levels in the Nordics, our goals and focus research areas for the next four years - discover all of them in our new strategy! Read the strategy here: http://pub.nordregio.org/nordregio-strategy-2021-2024/

Join our team! Nordregio is currently offering THREE internship opportunities for the summer and autumn seasons! If you are studying within the fields of Urban agriculture and circularity, Maritime spatial planning, or Regional economic development, don't hesitate to apply! Find out more about fast-approaching deadlines and requirements at the links below.... Urban agriculture and circularity: https://nordregio.org//summer-internship-in-urban-agricul/ Maritime spatial planning: https://nordregio.org//autumn-internship-in-maritime-spat/ Regional economic development: https://nordregio.org//autumn-internship-in-regional-econ/

Can digitalization help overcome spatial injustice in sparsely populated regions? A new article written by Nordregio researchers analyzes the correlation between digitalization measures and inequality or spatial injustice issues. Find out more: https://nordregio.org/can-digitalization-be-a-tool-to-over/

House prices in the Nordic countries continue to reach new heights, creating concerns about affordability and segregation. At the same time, if prices go down, the increasing levels of mortgage debt pose a risk to the individual households and to financial stability. But how do the countries manage this seemingly delicate situation? The new issue of Nordregio Magazine delves into the complexities of the housing market and policies in the Nordics. Read the full article: https://nordregio.org//dealing-with-the-booming-nordic-ho/

Gratulerer med Dagen, Norge Happy Constitution Day to one of The Nordic Council of Ministers' member states! Want to know more about Norway? Read the article below to discover why Oslo performs better than the rest of the Nordic capitals: https://nordregio.org//norway-oslo-outpaces-other-nordic-/

What's the reason behind housing price bubbles? Why has the Swedish house market experienced a surge in prices? And how do the Nordic countries deal with the challenges and issues arising in the area of housing? Find the answers in the newest issue of Nordregio Magazine, zooming in on the complex issue of houses across the Nordic region: https://nordregio.org/nordregio-magazine/issues/

Each Nordic country is different but also similar. The similarities make it possible to learn from one another, and differences bring uniqueness and locally found solutions. The Green and Inclusive Rural Development in the Nordics Thematic Group aims at providing valuable input to policymakers and planners at the national, regional, local, and cross-border levels while also contributing to fulfilling the Nordic Vision 2030. Find out more about its work: https://nordregioprojects.org/rural/

Re-building cross-border collaboration will be vital after the COVID-19 crisis to secure resilient border communities and Nordic collaboration. A newly published policy brief gives a brief overview of how the border restrictions impacted border communities during the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also provides concrete recommendations to cross-border committees, border municipalities, national authorities and Nordic organisations on how to strengthen the cross-border collaboration after the pandemic: http://pub.nordregio.org/pb-2021-3-covid-crossborder/# Svinesundskommittén The Nordic Council of Ministers and The Nordic Council