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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · 2h

💬 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...

Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · 2h

And now we are working on a new project looking into psychological resilience and ways to strengthen it at the local and regional levels: nordregio.org/news/how-can...

How can Nordic regions prepare communities for uncertain times? - Nordregio

How can communities remain resilient in the face of sudden shocks and ongoing uncertainty? Psychological resilience may be part of the answer.

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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · 2h

Thanks for sharing Maija! In addition to the case examples, we've published a policy brief about regional policy's role in strengthening civil preparedness: nordregio.org/publications...

Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · 1d

🔎 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...

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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · 2d

🌏 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...

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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · 6d

📊 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...

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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · 8d

🎉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

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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · 12d

🌍 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...

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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · 14d

💡 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...

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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · 20d

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...

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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · 21d

📢 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...

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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · 21d

🚜🌱 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...

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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · 28d

📊 🤝 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...

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PREMIUM_EU @premiumeu.bsky.social · Sep 4

📅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

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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · Aug 26

📢 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

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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · Aug 21

🔭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:
nordregio.ungapped.io/Issues/30220...

Senior researcher Anna Lundgren presenting at Arendalsuka last week

News from Arendalsuka 2025 and Nordic toolbox for a just green transition

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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · Jul 29

🚨 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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PREMIUM_EU @premiumeu.bsky.social · Jul 18

📅 WEBINAR: Moving back or moving forward? Rethinking return migration

Join us on 10 Sept, 13-14:30 CEST for a dive into the motivations, challenges and policy blind spots around return migration.

🔗 Register: premium-eu.org/news/webinar...

#regionaldevelopment #migration @horizoneu.bsky.social

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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · Jul 11

☀️ Summer data updates available in the #NordicStatistics Database

📊New #data on:
🧠 Patent applications
📈💶 Economy & trade
🎓 Education
👶 Population (births, deaths, urbanisation)
🧑‍💼 Labour market
🌱 Sustainability
- and more!

➡️ Easy access to Nordic data in one hub, see more: nordicstatistics.org

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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · Jul 10

🌍 Rural areas in the Nordics emit more GHG per employee than cities:

📊 Urban municipalities: 13 tonnes
📊 Intermediate: 18 tonnes
📊 Rural: 24 tonnes

Policies for a just green transition need to address differences across regions.

🔗 nordregio.org/publications...

#GreenTransition #NordicRegion

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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · Jul 8

📢 We're #hiring! Are you interested in contributing your expertise to applied research on topics like:
🔎 #Regionaldevelopment & #planning
🔎 #Urban #governance
🔎 #Digitalisation & #AI

Apply here:
nordregio.org/about/career/senior-research-fellows-and-research-fellows/

#Nordic #researchjobs #career

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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · Jul 2

🆕 Policy brief: Towards a Just Green Transition - 10 key messages for Nordic policymakers

🌿 Explore 10 evidence-based insights for a fair and inclusive #GreenTransition

💡 Nordregio’s new #PolicyBrief offers practical guidance for policymakers.

📘 Read more: nordregio.org/publications...

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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · Jun 27

🌱 Green jobs are growing, but not equally.

🏙️ Urban areas lead in #Nordic green job growth.
🌲 Rural areas lag behind, but the trend is starting to shift.

How to ensure a just #GreenTransition?

See more:
🔹 Visual guide: nordregio.org/publications...
🔹 Policy brief: nordregio.org/publications...

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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · Jun 26

🎲 Ready to roll the dice?

🗺️ Terra Nordica - a Nordic land-negotiation game is built on real regional research and invites you to test what fair, green development could look like and explore how local communities navigate the green transition.

📥 Get your game kit: nordregio.org/publications...

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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · Jun 23

📢 New data available in the #NordicStatistics Database!

📊 Latest updates include new figures on #Education, #PublicFinance, #Economy, and #Vision2030 indicators

➡️ The Nordic statistics database offers easy access to regularly updated comparable Nordic data - see more: nordicstatistics.org

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