Children & young people
14 Sep 2026
Inequities in services and gaps in support for expectant parents and families with young children
Parents’ mental health during pregnancy and the first years of a child’s life is crucial for the child’s development and long-term men [...]
Disability issues
14 Sep 2026
Methods and strategies for implementing the CRPD in the Nordic countries
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, CRPD, protects the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities. How are na [...]
Disability issues
8 Sep 2026
Funding strengthens Nordic-Baltic disability cooperation
Disability organisations and organisations for chronic diseases in the Nordic and Baltic countries can apply for funding from the Funding Sc [...]
Welfare Technology
10 Aug 2026
Digitalisation transforms individual and family services in the Nordics
Digitalisation is becoming a defining feature of individual and family services (IFS) across the Nordic countries. Digital communication pla [...]
Older adults
1 Jul 2026
Age-friendly development requires a whole-of-society approach
The Nordic region, home to almost 28 million people, spans from dense urban centres to rural and Arctic areas. Since Oslo became the first N [...]
Disability issues
17 Jun 2026
“Active citizenship is not a privilege; it is a right”
Young people with disabilities have the right to participate in civil society, public and political life, yet they often face barriers. The [...]
Children & young people
13 Jun 2026
Nordic Children’s Ombudspersons: Children must not be forgotten in crisis preparedness
Children’s rights and perspectives are too often overlooked when societies prepare for crises. This is the key message in a new joint stat [...]
Public health
3 Jun 2026
Nordic project on health economics – how can we calculate the cost of public health?
Preventive measures against ill health can improve both individuals’ quality of life and public health in general, thereby reducing societ [...]
Older adults
29 May 2026
Strengthening services for people with dementia and intellectual disability
As more people with intellectual disability in the Nordic region reach older age, services are facing new needs related to ageing and dement [...]
Disability issues
28 May 2026
Unga med funktionsnedsättning efterlyser tydligare information om fri rörlighet
Vilka hinder möter unga med funktionsnedsättning som vill resa eller flytta inom Norden? Och vilken slags information behövs för att ök [...]
Disability issues
18 May 2026
Enhancing active citizenships for young people with disabilities: Nordic side event at COSP19
Young people with disabilities need equal opportunities to be involved in civil society, public and political life. What is holding them bac [...]
Children & young people
13 May 2026
Child poverty in focus at Nordic Council committee meeting
What additional knowledge do we need regarding the risk of growing up in relative poverty in our high-income countries? How can we increase [...]
