What are the challenges and opportunities for future regional development in the Nordic Region? And how can the Nordic Cooperation Programme on Regional Policy be relevant in responding to this question? This was the focus of a seminar held in Akureyri in 2019 where six invited authors as well as discussants selected amongst the members of the Committee of Senior Officials for Regional Policy and Nordregio’s Board of Directors presented their views on these questions. This working papers containts the presentations of the seminar.