Regional Development in Action

The new narrative for rural areas: thriving, sustainable and young

The Nordic Region covers a lot of land and there are many remote and rural communities in the five countries and their autonomous areas, Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Åland. Rapidly increasing urbanisation has put many of these communities under...

Regional development in a rapidly changing world – new studies from Nordregio

Innovation and smart growth are at the forefront of current development and planning challenges in an increasingly globalized world. Issues like resilience, digitalisation and smart specialisation are the order of the day, also within Nordic...

Diving into the details of sustainable cities

Urban centres are becoming home to a growing share of the Nordic population, and, according to all prognoses, this trend has just begun. The aim of the Nordic thematic group on sustainable cities and urban development is to provide detailed insights...

Projects under the Nordic Co-operation programme for Regional Development and Planning

Three thematic working groups have been set up as part of the Nordic Co-operation programme for Regional Development and Planning 2017-2020. The members are representatives of relevant ministries, national authorities, regional administrations and...