On 24–25 February 2026, the steering committee of the Northern Sparsely Populated Areas (NSPA) visited Brussels with representatives from northern Sweden, northern Norway, and northern and eastern Finland. The delegation of 15 regional representatives from the 14 NSPA regions took part in two intensive days of meetings and roundtable discussions from morning to evening with key stakeholders, at a time when the EU is preparing negotiations on the next Multiannual Financial Framework, including regional support to the NSPA, as well as the ongoing review of the EU’s Arctic policy.
