Nordic Day 2024: The Future of Freedom of Movement in the Nordic Region

This year, Sweden will celebrate Nordic Day with an event at the Culture House in Stockholm on the theme of freedom of movement and what it means to business.

Jessika Roswall, Minister for European Union Affairs and for Nordic Co-operation, will take part along with representatives of the business community.

You are warmly welcome to celebrate the day with us.

Register by 15 March. The number of places is limited.

Freedom of movement is one of the cornerstones of Nordic co-operation and a win-win for all the countries. Mobility stimulates the economy and increases prosperity.

Freedom of movement is also a top priority in the programme for the Swedish Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2024 and high on the Nordic Council's agenda.

The aim is to make it as easy as possible for companies to operate in multiple Nordic countries and for people to live, work and study on the other side of borders, a freedom that will be critical if the Nordic Region is to achieve the vision of becoming the most integrated region in the world by 2030.

But what will the future bring for freedom of movement in the Nordic Region? What are the challenges and barriers facing freedom of movement? What are the needs of companies and the business community? Do we have people for future jobs on the other side of borders? What do we need to think about to facilitate freedom of movement in the future?

These are just some of the questions we will consider as we celebrate Nordic Day 2024.

09:00–9:10: The Nordic Region of the Future – how do we facilitate freedom of movement?

Jessika Roswall, Minister for European Union Affairs and for Nordic Co-operation.

09:10–9:20: The Nordic Region of the Future – what do we need freedom of movement for?

Mette Kahlin McVeigh, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Stora Enso, Karin Johansson, Deputy Director General, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise.

09:20–9:50: Panel discussion:

Jessika Roswall, Heléne Björklund MP, chair of the Swedish Delegation to the Nordic Council, Anders Ahnlid, Director General of the Swedish National Board of Trade and chair of the Freedom of Movement Council, Mette Kahlin McVeigh, Karin Johansson and Tero Fonsén, country manager, Punda Global.

Moderator: Sharon Jåma, journalist.

9.45-10.30 Swedish coffee and Nordic nibbles.