The financial crisis, pandemic, war and climate threats of recent years show that the global risk scenario is changing rapidly and that the threats to our societies are becoming increasingly interconnected and complex. Experience from the COVID-19 pandemic shows that the resilience of welfare is crucial. At the same time, today's challenges in healthcare are considerable. How can we strengthen our crisis preparedness and increase the resilience of Nordic welfare? 

 In the publication ‘Welfare resilience in crisis in the Nordic region – a gender perspective on challenges and ways forward in healthcare’, researchers in global public health, economic history, demography, sociology and social work contribute reflections and problematisations in four essays. Based on their research findings, they open up new perspectives, questions and possible solutions for future crises.

 De senaste årens finanskris, pandemi, krig och klimathot vittnar om att den globala riskbilden utvecklas snabbt och att hoten mot våra samhällen blir alltmer sammankopplade och komplexa. Erfarenheter från covid-19-pandemin visar att välfärdens resiliens är avgörande. Den har betydelse både för en god och jämlik hälsa och för fungerande samhällen i stort. Samtidigt är dagens utmaningar inom hälso- och sjukvården stora. När startar en kris och vem bestämmer det? Hur kan vi stärka vår krisberedskap och öka den nordiska välfärdens resiliens? 

 I denna publikation bidrar forskare inom global folkhälsa, ekonomisk historia, demografi, sociologi och socialt arbete med genusperspektiv, reflektioner och problematiseringar i fyra essäer. Med avstamp i sina forskningsresultat öppnar de upp för nya perspektiv, frågeställningar och möjliga lösningar inför framtida kriser.

The rapid expansion of offshore wind energy in Nordic marine areas underscores the need to support coexistence with traditional sectors, particularly fisheries. Sustainable coexistence involves more than just sharing space: it requires inclusive governance built on continuous dialogue, adaptive planning and recognition of diverse social, economic, ecological and cultural interests and values.

Offshore wind development, however, unfolds within a fragmented governance context, shaped by shifting political priorities, emerging planning traditions and complex permitting frameworks. These conditions make cross-sector collaboration both challenging and essential.

This policy brief presents four building blocks for sustainable coexistence: (1) Establishing structured dialogue and guidelines, (2) Fostering a participatory planning culture, (3) Strengthening knowledge foundations, (4)Creating supportive institutional pathways.

Drawing on Nordic experiences, the brief encourages countries in the region to exchange lessons, adapt promising practices and advance cross-border dialogue.   

Driven by the Draghi report, technology and geopolitical risk, the EU is actively reviewing its merger guidelines. 

 The Nordic Council of Ministers has commissioned this analysis to explore the conditions under which cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can deliver broad societal benefits, while also identifying the risks to competition and consumer welfare. While advanced economies have experienced steadily increasing market concentration and profitability, the underlying drivers are contested. Part of the explanation lies in structural changes such as globalisation and the rise of intangible assets.

 The analysis aims to provide a framework and knowledge base to inform policy decisions that balance economic efficiency with strategic resilience in a rapidly evolving European industrial landscape.

Brought together by the Nordic Council of Ministers and Roskilde Festival, young changemakers from across the world gathered to turn art, grassroots movements, and politics into concrete climate action. Through conversations with people globally engaged in the climate agenda, clear demands emerged.

The recommendations are presented by Sigurd Krabbe, Denmark’s Youth Delegate to the UN for Climate and Environment, and Marcele Oliveira, Presidency Youth Climate Champion, Brazil.

Key recommendations to COP30:

• Integrate adaptation indicators on children and youth 

• Phase out fossil fuels in the COP30 agreement 

• Decide clear pathways to deliver the NCQGYouth are ready to lead, now it is time to act!

Denna rapport från Nordiska rådets Gränshindergrupp redovisar resultaten från genomförda enkätundersökningar riktade till medborgare och nordiska banker om erfarenheter och utmaningar med banktjänster över gränserna i Norden. Syftet har varit att identifiera hinder och behov utifrån både medborgarnas och bankernas perspektiv, som grund för ett mer integrerat nordiskt banksamarbete. Resultaten visar på gemensamma utmaningar – nationella skillnader, begränsad digital tillgänglighet och bristande samordning. Medborgarna efterfrågar enklare och mer kostnadseffektiva lösningar, medan bankerna betonar säkerhet och tekniska hinder.

A critical assessment of why today’s information ecosystems are troubling for democracy, this book, based on research in the Global North and Global Majority World, examines changes in news media, artificial intelligence, and data governance. It focuses on measures to improve the quality of public discourse, protect media freedoms, and ensure the resilience of public institutions. The analysis highlights policies aimed at enhancing the accountability and resilience of information ecosystems in the face of the increasing weaponisation of information. 

Of interest to academics, policymakers, business, and civil society, the book showcases worldwide efforts to tackle Big Tech data extractive and monetisation practices, address news media instability, and ensure artificial intelligence applications are compatible with democratic values. This book is essential reading for everyone seeking to reimagine what justice in a datafied world could be.

The Nordic countries have some of the world’s most developed welfare systems, yet some individuals still fall through the cracks—especially those needing coordinated efforts from multiple actors. Despite organizational and legislative differences, the challenges are strikingly similar across the region. 

The Nordic Network for Complex Welfare Services provides a forum for reflection, discussion, and knowledge sharing on how to structure and coordinate complex services and explore ways forward. The network has identified key issues affecting people relying on multiple actors, with input from municipalities and national bodies. 

• Why is cross-sector coordination so difficult? 

• At which levels do Nordic countries face challenges in coordinating complex welfare services?• How can national actors better support municipalities? 

• How can silo mentality be overcome to promote collaboration?

Nordisk Ministerråds Årsregnskab for 2024, godkendt af Nordisk Samarbejdskomité (NSK) den 2. september 2025 og Samarbejdsministrene (MR-SAM) den 11. september 2025.

Vi er stærke lande forenet af en unik samfundsmodel, bl.a. kendetegnet ved stor tillid, en lang fælles historie og med et samarbejde, der har dybe rødder. Dét fællesskab har vi brug for nu. Derfor er overskriften for formandskabet for Nordisk Ministerråd 2026 Norden: Forbundne i skiftende tider. 

Vi vil bruge formandskabet til at rykke alle otte nordiske lande endnu tættere sammen og i retning af statsministrenes vision om Norden som verdens bedst integrerede og mest bæredygtige region. Det vil vi dels gøre ved at arbejde med konkrete politikområder, dels ved at have et særligt fokus på at styrke det folkelige nordiske samarbejde i civilsamfundet. Norden består først og fremmest af de nordiske befolkninger. 

Lönd okkar eru sterk og hafa sameinast um einstaka samfélagsgerð sem einkennist meðal annars af miklu trausti, langri sameiginlegri sögu og djúprættu samstarfi. Eins og nú er komið er mikilvægt að geta reitt sig á samheldni landanna. Því er yfirskrift formennskunnar í Norrænu ráðherranefndinni árið 2026: Norðurlönd – traust tengsl í hverfulum heimi.

Á formennskuárinu viljum við beita okkur fyrir enn þéttara samstarfi allra norrænu landanna átta og fylkja okkur að baki framtíðarsýn forsætisráðherranna um að Norðurlönd verði samþættasta og sjálfbærasta svæði heims. Til að koma þessum málum í höfn er brýnt að sinna stefnumarkandi málaflokkum vel og leggja sérstaka áherslu á að efla grasrótarsamstarf norræns borgarasamfélags. Norðurlönd samanstanda umfram allt af íbúunum sem byggja þau. 

We are strong countries united by a unique social model, with high levels of trust, a long shared history and co-operation with deep roots. We have a need for that strong sense of community now. That is why the title of the Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2026 is The Nordic Region: Strong ties in changing times. 

We will use the Presidency to bring all eight Nordic countries even closer together and work to realise the prime ministers’ vision of the Nordic Region as the most integrated and sustainable region in the world. We will achieve these goals by concentrating on specific policy areas. In particular, we will encourage closer co-operation in civil society as the Nordic Region consists, first and foremost, of its people. 

Maamme ovat vahvoja, ja niitä yhdistää ainutlaatuinen yhteiskuntamalli, jolle on ominaista muun muassa suuri luottamus, pitkä yhteinen historia ja syvälle juurtunut yhteistyö. Tätä yhteisöllisyyttä tarvitsemme nyt. Pohjoismaiden ministerineuvoston puheenjohtajakauden otsikko vuonna 2026 on Pohjola: Yhdessä muuttuvina aikoina. 

Puheenjohtajakaudellamme haluamme saattaa kaikki kahdeksan Pohjoismaata entistä lähemmäs toisiaan ja kohti pääministerien visiota Pohjolasta maailman integroituneimpana ja kestävimpänä alueena. Tämän toteuttamiseksi työskentelemme tiettyjen politiikan alojen parissa ja toisaalta keskitymme erityisesti kansalaisyhteiskunnassa tehtävän yhteistyön vahvistamiseen Pohjolassa. Pohjola muodostuu ensisijaisesti Pohjoismaiden asukkaista. 

Nunaavugut nukittuut, inuiaqatigiinni aaqqissuussaanermik asseqanngitsumik katinngatillit, tatigeqatigiinnermik annertuumik aamma qangarsuaaniilli oqaluttuarisaanitsinnik itisuumik sorlaqartumik ilisarnaateqartut. Ataatsimoornerput tamanna, maanna atorfissaqartipparput. Taamaattumik Nunani Avannarlerni Nordisk Ministerrådimi 2026-imi Nunani siulittaasuuffimmut qulequtaavoq: Piffinni allanngorartuni ataqatigiissut. 

Siulittaasuutitaqarneq Nunat Avannarliit arfineq-pingasut tamarmik suli qaninnerulersinnissaannut aamma ministeriuinerit Avannaamioqatigiit nunarsuarmi nunap immikkoortuini ataatsimoornerpaatut aamma piujuartitsinerpaatut takorluugaannut sammitinniarparput. Ilaatigut politikkikkut suliassaqarfinnik aalajangersimasunik suliaqarnikkut, ilaatigut avannaamioqatigiit innuttaasuisa inuiaqatigiinni suleqatigiinnerisa pitsanngorsarnissaat qitiutinnerisigut. Nunat Avannarliit siullermik innuttaasunik avannaamioqatigiinnik inuttaqarput. 

Vit eru sterk lond, sameind av eini frálíkari samfelagsskipan, sum er eyðkend av stórum áliti, langari felagssøgu og djúpum samstarvi. Henda felagsskapin tørvar okkum nú. Tí er yvirskriftin fyri formansskapin í Norðurlendska ráðharraráðnum í 2026: Norðurlond – sameind í skiftandi tíðum. 

Vit vilja brúka formansskapin til at samansjóða øll átta Norðurlond enn meira og seta kós móti visjónini hjá stjórnarleiðarunum: at Norðurlond skulu vera heimsins mest integreraða og burðardygga landaøki í 2030. Tað fara vit at gera við at arbeiða við ítøkiligum politiskum økjum og við at leggja serligan dent á at styrkja fólksliga norðurlendska samstarvið í sivilsamfelagnum. Norðurlond eru fyrst og fremst fólkið, sum her býr. 

This report assesses Nordic quantum collaboration across research, infrastructure, and innovation, outlining joint steps for funders and performers. Coordinated efforts can accelerate progress and strengthen the Nordics’ international position in Quantum technologies.

Leveraging Nordic and Baltic expertise in digital twin technologies, the Nordic Cryosphere Digital Twin project (NOCOS DT) piloted new climate models for sectors like navigability, engineering, vessel design, fishing, shipping, and renewable energy. NOCOS DT tools support climate-smart practices and risk assessment, enhancing safety and efficiency in Arctic and Baltic Sea shipping. Beyond immediate industry benefits, long-term societal and economic impacts include more effective policymaking, stronger innovation capacity, and improved climate adaptation, supporting decisions and measures that also benefit traditional hunting and fishing by indigenous communities.

The Nordic co-operation on the environment and climate supports and facilitates co-operation between the climate and environment ministries in the Nordic countries. From 2025 to 2027, the sector implements 16 thematic programmes and a series of strategic projects. These initiatives build momentum for existing priorities and introduce new measures to accelerate our transition towards a green future. 

Learn more about the Nordic co-operation on the environment and climate's integrated goals to protect and develop resilient societies and its programmes in this broschure.

This report highlights the outputs from the Nordic Centre of Excellence: Quality in Nordic Teaching (QUINT).

QUINT research has provided new knowledge on Nordic classroom teaching,initiated professional development drawing on video technology, tested models ofvideo-based teacher training and developed infrastructures for sharing video dataand contributed to Open Science.

Redogörelsen för Nordiska ministerrådets arbete med barn och unga bygger på datainsamling från alla sektorer och politikområden inom Nordiska ministerrådet under perioden från andra halvåret 2023 till första halvåret 2025. Av redogörelsen framgår att barn och unga fortsätter att vara en prioriterad målgrupp som beaktas sektorsövergripande och som en integrerad del av nordisk politik.

Several technologies can reduce emissions from solid fuel space heaters (SFSH). Automatic combustion control (ACC), a primary measure, adds €700–€2,000 to costs but can lower PM, CO, and OGC emissions in lab tests, though real-life proof is limited. Secondary measures include electrostatic precipitators (ESP, €1,500–€3,000, 40–80% particle reduction) and catalysts (€250–€1,000, ~50% CO and 25% VOC reduction), both requiring maintenance and, for catalysts, replacement every 5–10 years. However, reported benefits mainly stem from lab or industry data. Real-world effectiveness depends on correct fuel, moisture content, and usage, highlighting the need for improved certification, long-term field studies, and possibly user guidance technologies.

Mediebarometern är en årlig undersökning av den svenska befolkningens tillgång till, och användning av, olika typer av medier. Resultaten i 2024 års undersökning bygger på svar från omkring 6 000 slumpmässigt utvalda personer i åldern 9 till 85 år. I Mediebarometern 2024: Tema audiovisuella medier analyseras den svenska befolkningens tittarvanor med fokus på tablålagd tv, strömmad tv, Youtube och Tiktok en genomsnittlig dag.

I rapporten kartläggs hur de audiovisuella mediernas räckvidd förändrats över tid, hur räckvidden för dessa medier ser ut i olika befolkningsgrupper samt hur medierna samspelar i dagens medielandskap. Resultaten bygger främst på data insamlad under 2024 och omfattar hela befolkningen mellan 9 och 85 år.

Studien har genomförts av Karin Hellingwerf vid Nordicom.