February 12th 2019

Theme for the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2019: Initiatives that promote sustainable consumption and production by doing more and better with less. Anybody can suggest candidates for the prize. The winner will be announced in Stockholm on 29th of October 2019 during the Session of the Nordic Council.

February 8th 2019

What competencies will pupils and students need in the society of the future? Nobody knows for sure. What we do know is that we can learn to cope with the uncertainty. It is called “computational thinking”. The Nordic Region aims to be a leader in the field and has already made considerable progress, with Nordic CRAFT acting as the spearhead.

February 7th 2019

In a couple of years, Nordic and Baltic citizens will be able to use their national electronic IDs to access public services when they move to, work in or study in any other country in the region. This seamless digital integration will have an even greater impact on mobility than the groundbreaking Nordic Passport Union did in 1952.

February 1st 2019

The Solutions Menu brought the most innovative food policy solutions in the Nordic Region together for the first time when it was launched in June 2018. Now, just a few months later, a Spanish edition is being presented in Costa Rica at the 2nd Global Conference of the Sustainable Food Systems Programme.

January 30th 2019

Next week a Nordic debate relay on the #metoo movement will get underway with journalist and author Alexandra Pascalidou at the helm. The Nordic ministers for culture want the separate movements of the eight Nordic countries to join forces to find the tools required to bring about change.

January 25th 2019

“The aim of the Nordic countries is to be carbon neutral and to demonstrate leadership in the fight against global warming.” These were the words of the Nordic prime ministers in their declaration at a summit in Helsinki as part of active Nordic climate co-operation under the auspices of the Nordic Council of Ministers.