Hilma Salonen

Social scientist specialised in sustainability transitions, remote locations and energy politics. My PhD focused on Russian regional development in the Arctic and how it links with renewable energy prospects, and now I’m broadening my scope to...

Ana de Jesus

Ana is no longer employed by Nordregio, for contact or further information, please contact nordregio@nordregio.org Social scientist with a multidisciplinary background working in the intersection of global studies and economics, with a particular...

What is the Nordic perspective on rural areas?

Nordregio Senior Research Fellow Anna Karlsdóttir will attend the “Nordic perspective on rural areas of the future – what can we learn from one another?” webinar presenting some of the latest news within rural research in the Nordics. The...

“Country Road, Take Me Home? – Nordic Sustainable Economy”: New podcast with Nordregio Researchers

Nordregio Researcher Director Karen Refsgaard and Research Fellow Alberto Giacometti talked in a podcast organised by the Nordic Council of Ministers’ office in Estonia. The discussion tried to identify whether the urbanisation trend may be...

New Report: COVID-19 increased the employment gap in the Nordic labour markets

A new study by Nordregio shows that the pandemic has increased social and economic inequalities in the Nordics. In all countries, foreign-born employees have lost their jobs to a larger extent than their native-born peers, especially...

Anna Vasilevskaya

Social-economic geographer /GIS specialist specialised in migration, traffic and transportation. Civil engineer specialised in traffic modelling and transport planning, micro, meso- and macrosimulation of the traffic flow. Academic...

Nordregio at the Finnish Rural Parliament 2021

The Finnish Rural Parliament is Finland’s largest Festival of Ideas, and it is organized in collaboration with local actors and coordinated by the Rural Policy Committee. Nordregio joins the festival with a set of four workshops bridging the local...

Junior Research Fellow within sustainable regional development in rural and urban areas

Nordregio is currently seeking to expand its capacity by adding a new Icelandic speaking Junior Research Fellow to the team. In particular, we are looking for candidates with an educational background and/or experience in one or more of the...