About the publication

Published by Nordic Welfare Centre 
© August 2025 

A Joint Report by the Nordic Ombudspersons for Children, Professor Emerita Kirsten Sandberg, Nordic and Baltic Youth, and The Nordic Welfare Centre 

Project manager: Merethe Løberg

Authors: Kirsten Sandberg, Sigurveig Thorhallsdottir, Wilma Jensén, Anna Marie Schurmann Carstens and Andrea Langergaard Nicolaisen, Terhi Tuukkanen, Hanna Vang, Ditte Enemark Sølbeck, Johanna Fogelström-Duns, Shanti Ingeström and Janna Kokko, Elin Saga Kjørholt and Silje Steinardotter Hasle and The Office of the Ombudsman for Children in Iceland and Merethe Løberg 

Publisher: The Nordic Welfare Centre

Editor: Merethe Løberg, Kirsten Sandberg, Clara Sommarin and Sigurveig Thorhallsdottir 

Cover photo: Mosthotos

Photos: Mostphotos

Illustrations: Maija Markkula

Layout: Maija Markkula

ISBN: 978-91-89787-20-9

DOI: 10.52746/SJTO1461

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