How does #renewable #energy share compare across the Nordic Region? 🌱
Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption (2023):
Iceland 80.9%
Norway 76.7%
Sweden 66.4%
Finland 50.8%
Denmark 43.7%
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Greenland 19.1 %.
EU average 24.6%
📊 Read more: www.nordicstatistics.org/news/how-gre...
☀️ Sure sign of summer: the democracy festival season!
1st stop: #Folkemødet in Denmark & discussion on #competitiveness, resilience & future outlook of the Nordic Region.
What's next: nordregio.org/news/researc...
👋 See you at the Nordic Tent, today or later?
#DemocracyOnTour #NordicRegion
Kom og besøg Nordens telt på #Folkemødet. #Beredskab #NordensFremtid #demokrati #Arktis og meget mere. www.norden.org/da/folkemoedet Sammen om Norden, Sammen om Demokratiet
Digital inclusion is measured in different ways across the Nordic-Baltic Region. This makes it harder to track progress, compare results and find good examples usable for more than one country or region. A new Nordregio research project aims to mend this.
Read more: nordregio.org/news/a-commo...
🚲 How are Nordic cities strategically designing safe, multi-use #cyclinginfrastructure?
Read our fourth and final planning memo in the Nordic Cycle Network series for a practical overview of how to address different users, speeds, and #urbanmobility needs.
Learn more👉 nordregio.org/publications...
By 2045, the Nordic #population is projected to grow from 28 to 30 million people.
But the bigger story is demographic change:
👵 More older adults (aged 80+)
🏙️ Continued urbanisation
📍 Different futures for urban and rural areas
Read more: nordregio.org/publications...
#NordicRegion #demography
🌍 Over the past three decades, the Nordic Region has become increasingly diverse.
Foreign-born populations have grown, #migration origins have broadened & #diversity is spreading beyond large cities and urban hubs.
👥 Explore shared trajectories & distinct pathways: nordregio.org/publications...
💡 How and where can #cooperation across borders help address shared challenges?
TNCOOP project commissioned by @esponprogramme.bsky.social brings together evidence & insights from 13 Interreg transnational programmes, and suggestions for post-2027 future.
📖 Read more: nordregio.org/news/interre...
Nordic #labour markets are in transition: business #services expand, #industrial growth varies widely by region.
Several regions record growth in both, pointing to interdependence between sectors.
The geography of jobs is becoming more differentiated.
🗺️ Read more: nordregio.org/publications...
🎤 Young people are invited into democracy. But are they given real influence?
A newly launched Nordregio working paper explores #youth participation in #policymaking across the #Nordic Region, with a focus on the rural areas.
📗 Read more: nordregio.org/publications...
På Folkemødet på Bornholm i Danmark samles borgere og beslutningstagere og hundredvis af organisationer til demokratiske debatter den 11. til 13. juni 2026.
