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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,...

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...

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...

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...

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, 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...

The successful integration of immigrants has become one of the top current issues for Nordic policymakers, partly because of recent refugee flows, but also since many Nordic regions need more inhabitants to fill labour market needs and contribute to...

One of the largest scientific Arctic seminars in the Nordic, ICASS, takes place in Umeå 8-12 June, and Nordregio is presenting in several sessions. Nordregio’s highlight lands on Saturday 10 June, when we draw all the recent Arctic studies...