12–14 June 2025

The People’s Festival:

The annual People’s Festival on the Danish island of Bornholm brings together citizens, decision-makers and hundreds of organisations for a series of democratic debates from 12–14 June. The Nordic Council of Ministers is attending again this year with its own tent (B15) and 14 events.

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Charlotte de la Fuente/norden.org

The Nordic Council of Ministers will again host 14 events at the annual People’s Festival on the Danish island of Bornholm. The focus this year is on how to achieve the prime ministers’ shared vision of the Nordic Region becoming the most integrated and sustainable region in the world by 2030.   

Democracy, preparedness, resilience, new technologies and the sea are among the main themes in the Nordic tent (B15)

Programme 12 June

Thursday 12 June

12:00–12:45: Health Data across Nordic Borders

Co-hosted by IQVIA 
Venue: B15 – The Nordic Council of Ministers tent

Event link


13:00–13:45: UNESCO Sites as Drivers of Sustainable Local development

Co-hosted by Unesco and NORA   
Venue: B15 – The Nordic Council of Ministers tent

Event link


14:00–14:45: Sustainable Transport throughout the Nordic Region

Co-hosted by Nordic Innovation  
Venue: B15 – The Nordic Council of Ministers tent

Event link

 

 

15:30: Nordic Food – Arctic Young Chef

Co-hosted by NORA 
Venue: C32 – The SDG Food Stage

Event link


17:00–17:45: Arctic Indigenous Reconciliation

Co-hosted by WGIA
Venue: B15 – The Nordic Council of Ministers tent

Event link

Programme 13 June

Friday 13 June

11:00–11:45: Biodiversity: Global goals require local action

Co-hosted by the Nordic Working Group for Biodiversity (NBM) 
Venue: B15 – The Nordic Council of Ministers tent

Even link

 

13:00–13:45: Offshore Wind and Innovation in Turbulent Times

Co-hosted by Nordic Innovation
Venue: B15 – The Nordic Council of Ministers tent

Event link 


14:45–15:30: How Can We Combine Security and Climate Goals?

Co-hosted by Nordic Energy 
Venue: B15 – The Nordic Council of Ministers tent

Event link


 

 

15:45–16:30: Do You Not Have a Swan Eco-label?

Co-hosted by the Nordic Swan Ecolabel 
Venue: B15 – The Nordic Council of Ministers tent

Event link


16:45–17:30: Hybrid Attacks on Denmark and the Nordics. How to respond?
 

Co-hosted by Nordforsk 
Venue: B15 – The Nordic Council of Ministers tent

Event link

Programme 14 June

Saturday 14 June

11:00–11:45: Migrant Mothers in Work – Can it be made easier and better?

Co-hosted by NVC 
Venue: B15 – The Nordic Council of Ministers tent

Event link


12:00–12:45: Can Art Encourage Vulnerable People to Participate in the Democratic Process?

Co-hosted by NMR 
Venue: B15 – The Nordic Council of Ministers tent

Event link

 

13:00–13:45: Do We Need New Perspectives on the Future of Welfare?

Co-hosted by Invest for Impact Denmark 
Venue: B15 – The Nordic Council of Ministers tent

(Event link TO FOLLOW)

 

14:00–14:45: A Digital Society for All – Or only the majority?

Co-hosted by Nordregio 
Venue: B15 – The Nordic Council of Ministers tent

Event link


15:00–15:45: From Algorithm to intuition: Sustainable reflections

Co-hosted by Anna Taws 
Venue: B15 – The Nordic Council of Ministers tent

Event link

Events in focus

13 June, 16:45–17:30

Hybrid Attacks on Denmark and the Nordics. How to respond?

It’s time to acknowledge that Denmark and the Nordics are under attack. Hostile forces have targeted us with large-scale hybrid attacks. They are trying to destabilise our open society with systematic and targeted activities such as disinformation, cyber attacks and causing damage to infrastructure. It represents a threat to our democracy and security.

Streaming from the People’s Festival

How Can We Combine Security and Climate Goals? Friday 13 June, 14:45–15:30  

Link to LinkedIn: How Can We Combine Security and Climate Goals?

Hybrid Attacks on the Nordics. How to Respond?, Friday 13 June, 16:45–17:30 

Link to LinkedIn: Hybrid Attacks on the Nordics. How to Respond?

Contact details

Contact

Mikael Carboni Kelk

mikake@norden.org

+45 60 39 42 57

Contact (e-mail)