Journalists Win the Nordic New Cooperation Prize

Nordic Journalist Centre (NJC) has been awarded the Nordic Cooperation Prize 2024, a new prize established by The Norden Association Sweden (Föreningen Norden Sverige). The prize honors collaborations that strengthen ties between Nordic countries. On June 13th, NJC received the prize at a ceremony at the Nordic Museum in Stockholm, attended by Nordic International board …

Article in NORDEN – “Preserve the Nordic Culture”

Mats Hellström, Chairman of Norden International, writes an article in the Norwegian association Norden’s magazine “NORDEN”, titled “Preserve the Nordic Culture” (Ta tillvara på den nordiska kulturen). The text emphasizes the importance of preserving and developing Nordic culture, especially in uncertain times. Mats Hellström asserts that it is essential to leave the limiting “opinion corridor” …

Europe in the Nordics

This week, we at Norden International, in collaboration with the European Commission in Stockholm, invited representatives from each parliamentary party to discuss Nordic issues that influence the European Parliament’s work. The session was chaired by Göran von Sydow, chairman of Sieps, and opened by Paulina Dejmek-Hack, director at the European Commission. Participants included representatives from …

Op-ed: “Dramatic attack against popular adult education”

On April 6th Mats Hellström, Chairman of Norden International, was published in a op-ed in the Swedish daily newspaper Svenska Dagbladet. The op-ed highlights the contradiction between the government’s efforts to establish a civil defense and its simultaneous undermining of civil society through cuts to popular adult education (“folkbildning”). The government’s initiative to build a …

The Nordics in NATO

A column by Mats Hellström, Chairman of Norden International, Sweden’s former Minister of Foreign Trade, European and Nordic Affairs, and Sweden’s former Minister of Agriculture. The entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO open up new windows for Nordic cooperation. Security policy has limited us. Tage Erlander’s attempt to create a Nordic defense alliance failed. …

SEMINAR 4TH OF MARCH: VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Svenska kvinnors EuropaNätverk (Swedish Women’s European Network), in collaboration with Norden International, cordially invites you to a meeting at Europahuset on 4th of March, 2024, for a seminar from 1-3 PM. How has EU and Sweden addressed violence against women in relationships?Evin Incir, Member of the European Parliament, who serves as the lead negotiator for the …

The Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies

Recently, board members Mats Hellström and Caroline Edelstam were invited to the Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies – a research institute at Stockholm University. Present for the meeting was Andrés Rivarola Puntigliano, Professor at the Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies and Thaïs Machado Borges, Director of the Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies. …

Brainpod at Engineering Day: Perspectives of the Engineer’s role in the climate transition

Listen to the pod session at Engineering Day/Ingenjörsdagen on November 23rd, exploring perspectives of the engineer’s role in the climate transition. Hosted by Caroline Edelstam, Secretary General of EWB-SWE and Vice Chairperson of Norden International, with prominent guests from the European Commission, Norden International, KTH, STING, and Womengineer. Guests in this pod session were: Erik …

Op-ed: “Engineering crisis threatens Sweden’s future”

Our Board Members Mats Hellström and Caroline Edelstam has co-signed a op-ed that addresses the current shortage of engineers in Sweden and its potential threat to the country’s technological advancements and global competitiveness. They identify slow bureaucracy in education and workforce immigration, along with gender imbalance in the tech sector, as key issues. Proposed solutions …