MEET AND INTERACT
Events
Join Nordic experts, policymakers, and practitioners to explore key issues in sustainable regional development. Our events – webinars, conferences, and workshops – are open to all and offer space for dialogue, learning, and exchange. Recordings and materials from selected past events are also available.
103 EVENTS
Upcoming events
Launch: Nordic toolbox for megatrends
Large scale and long-term changes in demography, climate, technology and health are reshaping society. These changes, often called megatrends, are influencing how the future may look like and how communities…
30 November 2026
Do highly educated migrants have it easier?
A webinar about underemployment and long-term integration challenges. Many Nordic regions face labour shortages while highly skilled migrants already living there remain underemployed or overlooked. This webinar explores how regions…
2 December 2026
Past events
What makes communities resilient? Insights from Nordic regions
How do Nordic regions support communities to remain resilient in times of uncertainty? What helps people adapt and recover when everyday life is disrupted? This webinar brought together researchers and…
1 October 2026
Supporting local authorities in Europe’s green transition
Rural regions play a crucial role in achieving European and national greenhouse gas emission targets by 2030 and 2050. They are also central to reducing Europe’s dependence on fossil fuels,…
22 September 2026
Launch: Advancing Policy Through Randomised Experiments: Nordic Economic Policy Review 2026
Welcome to Advancing Policy Through Randomised Experiments: Nordic Economic Policy Review launch event. The event took place at Marmorhallen in Oslo on 6 May. Across the Nordic region, we see…
6 May 2026
Who does what in a crisis? Civil preparedness from the citizen to the state
Civil preparedness is often discussed in terms of national systems and emergency response. Yet in practice, preparedness is built and maintained through local and regional governance, everyday services, and public…