Nunataryuk – permafrost thaw and changing arctic coast: science for socio-economic adaptation

A main goal of Nunataryuk is to determine the impacts of thawing land, coast and subseapermafrost on the global climate and on humans in the Arctic and to develop targeted and co-designed adaptation and mitigation strategies. Nanortalik, Greenland /...

Speeding up labour market integration of refugees in the Nordics

It takes an average of seven years before refugees get a foothold in the Nordic labour market. The seminar from Refugee to Citizens, which took place at Nordregio on November 8th, was an opportunity for Nordic actors who work with integration issues...

Retreating permafrost coasts threaten the fragile Arctic environment

On 22-24 November, Nordregio joins the kick-off meeting of The EU project Nunataryuk in Postdam, Germany. In five years, the project aims to determine the effects of permafrost thaw on Earth’s coldest shorelines. Among various activities,...

Slussen: Urban spaces in our hearts – then and now

The “New Slussen”-project has been called one of Sweden’s most criticized projects and has engaged a great number of citizens in protests and public discussions about urban planning. In a series of seminars, different aspects of the...

Slussen: International perspectives on urban planning

The “New Slussen”-project has been called one of Sweden’s most criticized projects and has engaged a great number of citizens in protests and public discussions about urban planning. In a series of seminars, different aspects of the...

1-3 September workshop: Migrant integration to rural territories

Join Nordregio in a Migrant integration to rural territories workshop organized by the Finnish Village Action Association, Hela Sverige Ska Leva and Nordregio at the Finnish Rural Parliament. Politics, talk and parliament The Finnish Rural...

Foreign citizens as a share of total population in 2017

At a national level, foreign citizens make up, on average, 7.9% of the populations of the Nordic countries, with Norway having the highest share (11%) and Greenland the lowest (2%). There are also particular regions which stand out as having high...

Interview with Hallgeir Aalbu, Nordregio’s first Director

Interview with Hallgeir Aalbu, Director of Nordregio 1997–2005, currently Director-General at the Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation. You were Nordregio’s first director. What was your background? I had previously worked...