About this publication
The Nordic Region and the 2030 Agenda:
Governance and engagement (2021-2022)
Author: Diana N. Huynh
Contributors: Pipsa Salolammi, Hjördis Guðmundsdóttir, Åsa Ström Hildestrand, Fanny Ejder
Cover photo: Artūras Zelenkauskas
Layout: Kotryna Juškaitė, Nordregio
Nordregio report 2023:4
ISBN: 978-91-8001-042-9 (online)
© Nordregio 2023
This publication was produced by Nordregio and funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers and the Nordic Expert Group for Sustainable Development.Nordregio has since 2018 focused on Nordic efforts to localise Agenda 2030, to foster dialogue and strengthen knowledge exchange among municipal and regional representatives, research institutions, and civil society networks working with the SDGs. The content however does not necessarily reflect the Nordic Council of Ministers’ or Nordregio’s views, opinions, attitudes or recommendations.
Acknowledgements are due to members of the Nordic Expert Group on Sustainable Development and colleagues from the Nordic Associations of Regional and Local Authorities (Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Åland) who provided key inputs and up to date information on the fast-evolving nature of national and local level SDG activities. The information in this report has additionally been gathered through desk studies, workshops, and conversations of informal character with the aforementioned representatives.
Nordic co-operation and the Nordic Expert Group on Sustainable Development
Nordic co-operation is one of the world’s most extensive forms of regional collaboration, involving Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland. The Nordic Expert Group for Sustainable Development supports the Nordic Committee for Co-operation and the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation in the implementation and follow-up of Our Vision 2030 and cross-sectoral efforts relating to sustainable development in the Nordic Council of Ministers. The expert group consists of members representing the ministries and youth organisations in the Nordic countries, with close ties to national efforts relating to sustainable development and Agenda 2030.