On 11–12 September, the NSPA Forum will be held in Örnsköldsvik, Västernorrland, Sweden. It is the yearly forum that gathers policymakers, officials, and stakeholders from the 14 regions in the network of Northern Sparsely Populated Areas (NSPA), to discuss common interests regarding EU policies of relevance for the European Arctic.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have adopted a comprehensive policy paper on the Northern Sparsely Populated Areas (NSPA), comprising 14 regions across Norway, Sweden, and Finland. The policy report, funded by the EU and regional governments, recommends enhanced east-west transport infrastructure, comprehensive digital connectivity, and place-based, targeted policies to strengthen regional resilience and economic diversification.
Regional representatives from the CPMR Baltic Sea Commission Arctic Working Group and the Northern Sparsely Populated Areas network are pleased to invite you to a side event of the EU Arctic Forum 2025 to discuss “EU Regional Policy in the Arctic regions: boosting EU competitiveness, clean industrialisation and security”. The seminar will take place on Wednesday 25 June, 15:00- 17:30 in Levi, Lapland.
On February 18th, the network for Northern Sparsely Populated Areas, NSPA, cordially invites to the official launch of the study on the NSPA, conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD, with support from the EU Commission Technical Support Instrument.
In February 2023, the NSPA Steering Committee approved a position paper on the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2025–2027 as part of the Comission's consultation on the past, present and future of the EU’s Horizon research and innovation programmes 2014–2027. The NSPA welcomes the Comission's consultation and puts forward its views regarding the future Strategic Plan of the Horizon Europe for the period 2025–2027.
EU Arctic Forum gathered high-level representatives from the EU and Arctic region to discuss recent developments and challenges in the far north.
