7 Dec: Can digital tools reduce loneliness among older adults?

Join a webinar and hear experiences from three Swedish cities and Nordic research

Nordregio Forum 2022

Changing Labour Markets and Greener Communities: To adapt, or to transform?

Re-start competence mobility in the Nordic Region

New working paper

30 Nov: 5G applications in public services

Join a session on 5G for public services provision in the Nordic-Baltic cooperation

Combatting long-term unemployment among immigrants

New report

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4 November, 2022

Making Europe – and especially rural areas – climate neutral

What kind of transformational changes are needed, effective and just to reach climate neutrality by 2050? EU-funded SHERPA project has just published a new position paper “Climate change & Environmental Sustainability” that focuses...

25 October, 2022

New publication: Combatting long-term unemployment among immigrants

Nordregio researchers, in collaboration with the Nordic Council of Ministers and the Nordic Welfare Centre, published a new report Combatting long-term unemployment among immigrants. The publication aims to identify key policy measures,...

20 October, 2022

The housing of tomorrow: Boverket and Nordregio workshop

The Swedish National Board on Housing, Building, and Planning (Boverket) and Nordregio invited a group of property developers and other housing actors to discuss trends and innovation in housing development and their implications for the future....

18 October, 2022

Nordic municipalities are taking local SDG action  

On 13-14 October, Nordic municipalities and organisations came to Nordregio for a two-day event of peer-to-peer workshops and matchmaking sessions. Together, the representatives joined forces to establish roadmaps for different SDG partnerships...

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16 November, 2022

Re-start competence mobility in the Nordic Region

The Nordic Council of Ministers’ vision is for the Region to be the most sustainable and integrated region in the world by 2030. Cross-border labour market mobility in the Nordic Region will play an important role in achieving that goal. In this...

25 October, 2022

Combatting long-term unemployment among immigrants

During the COVID-19 pandemic, immigrants were more likely to face long-term unemployment than their native-born peers across all Nordic countries. The unemployment rates for foreign-born rose even further in 2020. In 2021, this trend was reversed,...

21 October, 2022

No longer solid: how thawing permafrost affects people’s lives in the Arctic

Rapid shifts in the environment caused by climate change impact people’s live in the Arctic. The changes challenge food availability, cause safety concerns, and in some cases deteriorate people’s health. Arctic air temperatures are...

12 October, 2022

Estonia: research-business partnerships in the bioeconomy

Among the three Baltic countries, Estonia has the strongest marine culture. Given the geographical position, the country’s coastline is five times longer than its landline. Despite marine characteristics, the Estonian bioeconomy is yet driven by...

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