The Nordic region should be the best place to grow old.
We promote the exchange of knowledge and experience on effective and sustainable welfare services for older adults.
The Nordic Welfare Centre contributes to building a socially sustainable and inclusive Nordic region where people can lead good, healthy and independent lives throughout their lives. We work to strengthen the development of age-friendly societies and sustainable welfare solutions for an ageing population.
We gather and disseminate Nordic knowledge, coordinate networks and create forums where research, policy and practice come together. Through development projects, knowledge development and knowledge exchange, we support the development of inclusive environments, social participation and sustainable health and care systems in the Nordic region.
The Nordic region has a rapidly growing proportion of older residents. In some areas, 30 per cent of the population is aged 65 or over. By 2040, one in four people in the Nordic region is expected to be aged 65 or over. At the same time, older people today and in the future are healthier, better educated and live longer than previous generations. These demographic trends present both opportunities and challenges for social planning, working life, healthcare and social care.
Nordic and Baltic countries sharing best practices on building an age-friendly, inclusive future
An age-friendly environment is a place where getting older is a good thing, and where people can maintain their physical and mental capacities throughout life.
Danish minister Mette Kierkgaard: “We have to make age-friendly societies a public movement”
Danish Minister of Senior Citizens, Mette Kierkgaard, envisions age-friendly communities as a movement where politicians, architects, health care professionals and civil society work together.
Loneliness among older adults – research and implications for practice in the Nordic region
Loneliness is increasingly recognised as a public health issue that affects both physical and mental health.
Sustainable eldercare in the Nordic region: educate, recruit and retain
On April 3rd 2025, the Nordic Welfare Centre gathered experts from across the Nordic region at a seminar in Nordens hus, Copenhagen and online.
Related projects
Co-creation with older people from migrant backgrounds
Competence development for sustainable and effective care for older people in the Nordic region
Social isolation and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic
