This report argues that diversification in value chains and the social organisation of Nordic coastal communities is also followed by a diversity in local identities, place values, and mobile practices. People engage with, value, and manage places in new, diverse, and open ways, which is reflected in their social organisation and economic activities. Consequently, Nordic coastal communities have become increasingly open, and the findings presented in this report address these changes through case studies from coastal communities in Norway, the Faroes, Iceland, and Greenland. This report also serves as a follow-up to our previous report on value chains and resilient communities in the North Atlantic (TemaNord 2022:555).