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International research centre for regional development and planning located in the heart of Stockholm. We are bridging policy and research for a thriving, sustainable Nordic region and beyond.
📈 Cities growing, rural areas shrinking - or are they?

Mapping #population change across the Nordics over 30 years (1990-2022) shows:
🔹 #Growth around capitals
🔹 #Decline in many inland & northern areas
🔹 Pockets of renewal along coasts and small towns

🗺️ See more: nordregio.org/maps/total-p...
November 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
💭 How do communities and people make society more resilient?

Nordregio researchers shared insights on #psychological #resilience - built on trust, inclusion & everyday engagement - at an Interreg-NPA-UNR workshop.

🔗 More about our psychological resilience project: nordregio.org/research/rec...
October 30, 2025 at 9:17 AM
🟢 The Nordic Region has a long tradition of working together on climate and sustainability

On 29 Oct, ministers, policymakers, academia, business & civil society discussed the #Nordic priorities for #COP30 and took stock of where we stand.

📺Watch the recording: nordregio.org/events/nordi...
October 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
✨ The #Nordic super week is in progress with the 77th Nordic Council Session and numerous meetings & events in Stockholm 27-30 October.

🤝 Nordregio had the pleasure of hosting the meeting of Nordic ministers for #cooperation on 27 Oct at our premises.

➡️ Read more: nordregio.org/news/nordreg...
October 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
📜 Nordic ministers have adopted a new declaration to strengthen #resilience, robustness and civil #preparedness within regional development

Nordregio supports #Nordic co-operation with #research on:
✴️ Robust regional preparedness
✳️ Psychological resilience

Read more 🔗 nordregio.org/news/new-nor...
October 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
❗Join us for a webinar discussing the key priorities for the remaining years of the 2030 Agenda and the future perspectives on the global development agenda beyond 2030.

👉Sign up to get the Nordic local view: nordregio.org/events/whats...
October 24, 2025 at 7:36 AM
📊🩺 High-quality data helps us understand societal challenges and guide decisions.

Nordic #Health and #Welfare Statistics by NOMESCO & NOSOSCO offer comparable #statistics to support policies that promote health, welfare, and social inclusion.

🔗 nordregio.org/statistics/#...
October 23, 2025 at 8:32 AM
🌎How can the Nordic countries contribute at #COP30 in Belém, Brazil?

📺Tune in for a livestream on 29 Oct for the Nordic kick-off event towards COP30: Ambition, Alliances and Action to hear more and share perspectives.

➡️Agenda and registration: nordregio.org/events/nordi...
October 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
How well do you know the Nordic Region?

Which country has:
👥 the highest relative population growth
👶 the lowest fertility rate
💶 the highest GDP per capita
❤️ the highest life expectancy

Test your knowledge in our short quiz 👇
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#WorldStatisticsDay #NordicStatistics
October 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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🌍 Join our and @nordregio.bsky.social’s high-level kick-off on October 29th towards #COP30Belém, #Brazil. The Nordic Climate Ministers from 🇸🇪, 🇫🇮, 🇳🇴, and 🇫🇴 will explore shared priorities for ambitious outcomes at COP30.

Learn more and register here: nordregio.org/events/nordi...
Nordic Kick-off Event towards COP30 - Nordregio
How can the Nordic countries contribute to constructive outcomes of the global climate negotiations? Nordic Kick-off Event towards COP30...
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October 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM
💬 Resilience starts in everyday life

💡New Nordregio project explores how regional and local actors can strengthen psychological resilience and build capacity to respond to acute crises while fostering stable, trust-based communities in everyday life.

🧩 Read more: nordregio.org/news/how-can...
October 9, 2025 at 10:18 AM
🔎 How can randomized controlled experiments strengthen public policy in the Nordic region?

Join us for the Nordic Economic Policy Review Conference to discuss experimental designs, results, methodologies & policy implications

🗓️ 4 Nov
📍 Hanaholmen (Espoo) & Online

🔗 nordregio.org/events/advan...
October 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🌏 What’s next for the global development agenda?
– The Nordic local view

🤝 Join us to discuss the key priorities for the remaining years of the 2030 Agenda and the future perspectives on the global post-2030 #development agenda in a webinar on 5 November.

👉 Details: nordregio.org/events/whats...
October 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
📊 Nordic Statistics Database - fresh figures are out!

📈 The latest roll-out of new data covers updated figures across #economy, #demography, #environment, and more.

💡 Explore the #NordicStatistics Database and get easy access to timely, comparable, open data: nordregio.org/news/septemb...
October 3, 2025 at 9:07 AM
🎉New Nordregio website!

🔎 Find research that guides policies for a thriving, sustainable Nordic Region

Our new website is live, making #research insights even more accessible & offering #knowledge and tools needed to tackle societal challenges.

👉 Explore it yourself: nordregio.org
October 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🌍 How can remote Nordic #labour markets adapt to megatrends like ageing, digitalisation & climate change?

The #SUNREM project explores challenges & opportunities of the #GreenTransition through case studies in Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Åland.

👉 Learn more: nordregio.org/research/sus...
September 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
💡 Land-use & transport planning go hand in hand.

🚉🏙️ A new discussion paper reviews how Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden integrate land use & transport planning, sharing tools, lessons & opportunities for urban development and cross-Nordic learning.

👉 Read more: nordregio.org/publications...
September 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
New report: Recipe Book for #Regional #Development

✳️ Practical lessons & transferable strategies
✳️ Concrete examples & case studies
✳️ Nordic inspiration

Based on the results of the Nordic Cooperation Programme for Regional Development and Planning 2021–2024

📘 pub.nordregio.org/r-2025-11-re...
September 19, 2025 at 9:03 AM
📢 We’re #hiring: Communication Advisor – Nordic Statistics

Can you turn complex data into clear, engaging insights?

Join our international team to strengthen our statistical & data-driven communication & dissemination.

📍 Location: Stockholm
🗓️ Apply by 3 Oct 2025
🔗 nordregio.org/about/career...
September 18, 2025 at 7:03 AM
🚜🌱 Webinar: How can we support and inspire youth to shape the future of food?

Fewer young people are choosing careers in agriculture and food production - how to reverse this trend?

🗓️ Engaging youth in the future of food
🕐 2 October, 13:00-14:00 CET
💻 Online
🔗 nordregio.org/events/engag...
September 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
📊 🤝 Delegates from across the Nordics met in Tórshavn on 2-4 September for the Nomesco-Nososco plenary to discuss health and welfare statistics and future work plans.

But why is it essential to have reliable and comparable data on health and welfare?

See more 👉 nordregio.org/nomesco-noso...
September 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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📅10 September: What drives #returnmigration and what do people bring back with them?

Register to tune in for Wednesday's deep dive into new fieldwork on motivations, challenges, and policy blind spots—fresh from Poland, Austria, and Turkey.

Sign up here👉 premium-eu.org/news/webinar...

#PREMIUM_EU
September 4, 2025 at 8:51 AM
📢 We’re #hiring!

Nordregio is looking for:

🔹1 Senior GIS Analyst/Cartographer
(PhD + 2 years of experience / Master’s + 5 years of experience)

🔹 1-2 GIS Analysts/Cartographers
(Bachelor’s or Master’s degree + 2 years of experience)

➡️ nordregio.org/about/career/

🗓️ Apply by 15 September 2025
August 26, 2025 at 9:52 AM
🔭On the lookout for research and policy inspiration with the new season?

📅Our newsletter is back with bite-sized insights and event invites every Thursday.

📮Subscribe to join the community: www.nordregio.org/about/subscr...

✉️Check out today's newsletter:
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August 21, 2025 at 9:22 AM
🚨 How can data help tackle digital exclusion?

🖥️ Join us 26 Aug, 13-14 CEST, for a webinar launching a new tool that maps digital vulnerability in the Nordic-Baltic region.

🗺️ Live demo
🤝 Discuss data, strategy + solutions

🔗 Register: nordregio.org/events/visua...

#NordicBaltic #DigitalInclusion
Visualising inequality: New data tool for digital inclusion | Nordregio
As digital services become essential for everything from education to public health, it is more important than ever to understand who is being left behind.
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July 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM