January 27th – 30th - Tromsø, Norway

Arctic Frontiers 2025

At Arctic Frontiers 2025, the Nordic Council of Ministers launched its new Arctic Programme 2025-2027, participated in a “Big Picture” session and took part in a handful of side-events and Arctic Frontiers Open events.

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David Jensen / Arctic Frontiers

Highlighted events
Programme
LIVE: Nordic Collaboration for a Resilient Arctic
LIVE: Stronger together: Nordic Collaboration in the Arctic
Nordic Arctic Programme 2025-2027
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Relevant publications

The Nordic countries are an integral part of the Arctic and The Nordic Council of Ministers have been a partner in the Arctic for more than 30 years. We will continue investing in cross-border cooperation in the Arctic into the future.

At Arctic Frontiers 2025, our new Nordic-Arctic Programme 2025-2027 was launched.

PROGRAMME

Friday to Sunday, 23.01 - 26.01

Arctic Youth Conference

Arctic Youth Conference is a platform for Arctic youth to address the challenges and opportunities presented by the rapidly changing Arctic region.

Monday, 27.01

Secretary General met with Arctic Youth Conference representatives

Date: Monday, 27/01/2025

NordForsk: Indigenous Leadership in Research

Date: Monday, 27/01/2025
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Clarion Hotel The Edge: Margarinfabrikken 2, Tromsø, Norway

Indigenous communities and perspectives are often underrepresented, both within and outside academia. One important way to address this is by encouraging young people to assume leadership roles in research. At this side event, we gathered representatives from institutions across the Arctic region and asked: How can more people from Indigenous backgrounds be recruited into higher education, and what will motivate them to pursue an academic career? How can academic institutions, organisations, and governments work to promote Indigenous leadership in research?

Nordic Energy Research: Building Sustainable Energy Futures for Arctic Communities

Date: Monday, 27/01/2025

Time: 15:30 – 17:00
Location: Clarion Hotel the Edge: Arbeidskontoret 2

In this session, we discussed how to break down silos and enable a sustainable energy transition in the Arctic, built in favour of the Arctic environment and communities!

Nordic Collaboration for a Resilient Arctic

Date: Monday, 27/01/2025
Time: 17:30 - 19:00
Location: Clarion Hotel The Edge: Margarinfabrikken 2

The Nordic Council of Ministers Arctic Programme builds on nearly three decades of Nordic collaboration in promoting stability, growth, innovation, and strong civil societies in the Arctic, emphasizing sustainability across social, economic, and environmental dimensions. As the program enters its 30th year, this event aimed to foster dialogue among Nordic and North American stakeholders to evaluate its three key goals: Social, Economic, and Environmental resilience in the Arctic.

Arctic Frontiers Open: Det Store Bildet Sett fra Nord

Date: Monday, 27/01/2025
Time: 19.30-21.30
Location: Skirri

At this event, we talked about the geopolitical picture as seen from the north. How does this development affect our societies? What can politics, society and business contribute? How can strengthened Nordic cooperation in the North give new energy to Arctic societies and contribute to a green transition?

Watch the stream from "Nordic Collaboration for a Resilient Arctic".

Tuesday, 28.01

Nordregio: Ecosystem-Based Management from a Pan-Arctic Perspective Part 1

Date: Tuesday, 28.01.2025
Time: 10:30 - 12:00
Location: The Edge: Margarinfabrikken 3

Ecosystem-based management (EBM) supports value creation through the sustainable use of natural resources and ecosystem services, including preserving ecosystem structure, functionality, productivity, and biodiversity. Implementation of EBM shows variable success across sectors, Arctic states and beyond. An urgency for integrated use and synthesis of knowledge, methods and approaches from different scientific disciplines, as well as for integrated cross-sectorial management approaches is needed considering the upcoming 2030 conservation and sustainability goals.

LIVE: Stronger together: Nordic Collaboration in the Arctic

Date: Tuesday, 28.01.2025
Time: 10:30-12:00
Location: The Edge: Margarinfabrikken

This panel explored the potential for enhanced Nordic cooperation in a time of shifting geopolitical dynamics. Pål Wilter Skedsmo from FNI moderated the discussion, joined by Karen Ellemann (Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers), Maria Varteressian (Deputy Minister at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs), and Hans Christian Hveem Kjølseth (Deputy Minister the Norwegian Ministry of Defence).

Watch the stream from "Stronger together: Nordic Collaboration in the Arctic".

Strategies for Regional Capacity

Date: Tuesday, 28.01.2025
Time: 17:30 - 19:00
Location: The Edge: Margarinfabrikken 3

In this session, we explored how to build resilience in the Arctic, from policy and structural changes to the building of human capacity. The Arctic must have an effective and durable organizational capacity to participate in global solutions.

Wednesday, 29.01

Nordic Innovation: Marine Multi-Use as a Means to Achieve 30x30

Date: Wednesday, 29.01.2025
Time: 09:00 - 10:30
Location: Havneterminalen: Bystua, Norway

This event explored marine multi-use as a strategic approach to achieving the global target of conserving 30% of the world's oceans by 2030.

We brought together policymakers, industry leaders, researchers, and NGOs to discuss both the challenges and opportunities of marine multi-use, highlighting its potential to contribute to sustainable ocean conservation.

The session began with an overview of the urgency of ocean conservation, followed by keynote addresses from government and UN representatives on Norway's commitment and global expectations.

Thursday, 30.01

Nordic Energy Research: Arctic Hydrogen: Nordic Solutions to Common Challenges

Date: Thursday, 30/01/2025

Time: 13:30
Location: Clarion Hotel the Edge: Arbeidskontoret 2

What are the key challenges to hydrogen initiatives in the Arctic, and what are the solutions? This event, co-organised by Nordic Energy Research and Fridtjof Nansen Institute, explored how we can overcome barriers for clean hydrogen development together, how to advance clean hydrogen development, and what this could mean for the Nordic-Arctic region.

Learn more about Arctic Youth Conference

Nordic Energy Research at Arctic Frontiers 2025

Nordforsk at Arctic Frontiers 2025

Nordic Innovation at Arctic Frontiers 2025

Learn more about Nordregio

Nordic Council of Ministers to boost Arctic communities

In the tenth Nordic Arctic programme, 30 million Danish Kroner over a period of 3 years, are set to foster social, economic, and environmental resilience.

Read the story

"The Nordic Council of Ministers aims to bolster resilience and contribute to strong local communities in the Arctic",

Secretary General Karen Ellemann.

Nordic Arctic Programme 2025-2027

The Nordic Arctic Programme 2025-2027 aims to support socially, economically, and environmentally resilient Arctic communities. By promoting robust civil societies, sustainable economic growth, and green transitions, the programme aims to supports local initiatives and partnerships that inspire resilience across the Nordic-Arctic region. Through this programme the Nordic Council of Ministers will back innovative Arctic projects aligned with the Nordic Council of Ministers 2030 vision.

Read "A Resilient Arctic - Nordic Arctic Programme 2025-2027"