Nordregio Forum 2020

Housing, Skills and Inclusive planning

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Taking the 2030 Agenda to the local level

A webinar series for municipalities and regions

Skills Policies

Read our latest report on skills and building capacities for innovative and resilient Nordic regions

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19 November, 2020

23 Nov: “Perceptions of Spatial Injustice” – Policy discussion

Join the webinar series to discuss policies related to spatial injustice! This is the first in a series of RELOCAL Policy Webinars focussing on one of the key topics addressed in the RELOCAL project, i.e. perceptions of spatial injustices in various...

17 November, 2020

Stronger cross-border cooperation after the pandemic

Cross-border activities came dramatically to a halt in the spring of 2020 as a result of measures adopted to limit the spread of the Coronavirus. The ability to work, socialise, do business and use services across borders is an integral part of...

20 October, 2020

Bioeconomy – a super force for the Nordic region?

A new article written by Nordregio researchers shines a light on the benefits and advantages of bioeconomy for regional development in the Nordic region, showing that many new jobs were created over the past years in rural areas When we speak about...

19 October, 2020

26 October: Scottish and Nordic lessons on reversing depopulation

Welcome to the webinar 26 October at 17.30 -18.45 (CET) about Scottish and Nordic perspectives on the common objective of repopulating rural and remote areas hosted by Scottish Government. This session will offer Scottish and Nordic perspectives on...

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Publications

23 November, 2020

Agenda 2030 och hållbarhetsmålen på lokal nivå

De nordiska länderna toppar ofta globala rankningar över hållbar utveckling. De har väletablerade demokratiska system som motarbetar fattigdom, främjar ekonomisk tillväxt, säkerställer jämställdhet, skyddar miljön, samt upprätthåller...

17 November, 2020

Skills Policies – Building Capacities for Innovative and Resilient Nordic Regions

Skills is a topic which is increasingly gaining attention from policymakers. The current Covid-19 pandemic, and its consequences for the Nordic economy and labour market, are now expected to increase interest in skills issues even further. This...

10 November, 2020

Local smart specialisation: An approach to increasing preparedness in rural communities with resource-based industries in the Northern Periphery

A common challenge for Northern communities is how to retain a local benefit from resource-based industries. This study assesses the process of developing a local smart specialisation strategy in two municipalities, Storumanand Sodankylä, both...

23 October, 2020

Transit-oriented development in the Greater Copenhagen Region – Insights from small- and medium- sized cities

Cross-border cooperation has long been a strong element of the Nordic Region’s efforts to become better integrated, while simultaneously working towards shared ambitions in the areas of economic, environmental and social sustainability. During the...

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