About the policy brief & acknowledgments 

This policy brief is based on the results of two projects: 1) Systems perspectives on Green Innovation (GRINGO) a research study conducted within the Nordic Thematic Group for Green, Innovative and Resilient Regions 2021-2024 and funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers; and 2) BSRWood project funded by the Swedish Institute to enhance collaboration and knowledge transfer across the Baltic Sea Region (BSR). In addition to desk study, interviews, workshops, and study tours with many experts from different organisations and countries served to collect multiple perspectives for how to address the bottlenecks in timber construction in relation to technology, public sector and institutional innovation, cultural shifts, and systemic phenomena. 

Alberto Giacometti 
Senior Research Advisor 
Alberto.giacometti@nordregio.org 

Hilma Salonen 
Senior Research Fellow 
Hilma.salonen@nordregio.org  

Ebbesen A.K., (2023). Have you ever been on a wood safari? Nordregio blog. Web: https://nordregio.org/blog/ever-been-on-a-wood-safari/  

Giacometti A. and Salonen H., (2023 ). Innovation Dynamics in Multi-storey-Wood Construction in Sweden and Finland; Nordregio working paper 2023:2; DOI: http://doi.org/10.6027/WP2023:2.1403-2511  

Giacometti A. and Salonen H., (2023 ). Nordic-Baltic exchange on wood construction: results from study-trip to Latvia. Nordregio blog. Web:  https://nordregio.org/nordic-baltic-exchange-on-wood-construction-results-from-study-trip-to-latvia/  

Giacometti A. and Salonen H., (2022) Results: Nordic-Baltic Study-Trip to Skellefteå on Wood construction. Nordregio blog. Web: https://nordregio.org/blog/what-can-we-learn-from-the-wood-construction-hot-spot-of-skelleftea/  

Nordregio Policy Brief 2023:7
ISSN: 2001-3876
http://doi.org/10.6027/PB2023:7 2001-3876

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