Nordisk Velfærdsforum 2023: The vitality of the Nordic welfare model

The Nordic welfare model has been put under pressure in the past few years and there are many factors causing negative impact: the Covid-19 pandemic, war in Ukraine, cost-of-living crisis and the threat to the climate and environment. At the Nordic Welfare Forum, challenges will be discussed along with input about resilience, trust and possible solutions.  

Some of the speakers at the Nordic Welfare Forum:  

• Welfare within the planet’s boundaries
  Anders Wijkman, honorary chairman of the of the global think tank Club of Rome, Sweden 
• The Nordic welfare state challenged   
  Karl Ove Moene, professor, University of Oslo 
• Welfare states and crisis management   
  Stefán Ólafsson, professor, University of Island 
• The cost of living in a crisis – Results from hypothetical households
  Michael Feldballe, Senior Advisor, NOSOSCO
  Hjördís Harðardóttir, Ph.D., Statistics Iceland, Iceland
• Childpoverty and the Nordic welfare state
  Tone Fløtten, Managing Director, Fafo – Institute for Labour and Social Research, Norway
• The welfare state’s survival and the pressure on the most vulnerable
  Jacob Arendt, Research Professor, The Rockwool Foundation, Denmark
• Effects of economic turbulence on citizens and wellbeing economy in Finland
  Anni Marttinen, Chief Economist, Soste – Finnish Federation for Social Affairs and Health, Finland
• Wellbeing returns on social investment in turbulent times  
  Anton Hemerijck, professor, European University Institute, Florence, Italy 
• A socially sustainable society
  Anders Ekholm, Vice President, Institute for Future Studies, Sweden 

The event welcomes politicians, researchers, employees in the welfare sector and representatives for the civil society in the Nordic region. Everyone who is interested is welcome to follow the event via live stream. 

The Nordic Welfare Centre arranges the Welfare Forum on behalf of the Nordic Council of Ministers. One reason the Nordic Welfare Forum is held every two years is to monitor developments and challenges relating to welfare in the Nordic countries. 

Link to the live stream

Starting time in Iceland (local time): UTC+0, 9.30. Registration in Reykjavik starts at 9.00.
Starting time in Sweden, Norway and Denmark: UTC+2, 11.30
Starting time in Finland: UTC+3, 12.30