Record number of applications for Nordic pool: 8.8 million DKK distributed
NAPA, the Nordic Institute in Greenland, is, together with Ilisimatusarfik, the administrator of the Nordic Arctic Programme (NAP). This year, the programme has received a record number of applications – 64 in total. The pool’s 8.8 million is now ready for distribution.
In January, the Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers, Karen Ellemann, launched the Nordic Arctic Programme: A Resilient Arctic. The purpose of the Nordic Arctic Programme is to contribute to the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Vision: That the Nordic Region should be the world’s most sustainable and integrated region by 2030. As something new, the programme now also has an inclusive angle towards indigenous peoples, as well as the rights, knowledge and perspectives of local people.
The Nordic Council of Ministers’ key word for the programme is resilience. The special focus on social, economic and environmental resilience is to strengthen local communities in the Arctic.
The Nordic Arctic Programme is targeted at external applicants, individuals as well as organisations and supports locally rooted cooperation in the Nordic and Arctic regions.
A happy Secretary General and Director
Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers, Karen Ellemann, welcomes the increased interest in Nordic cooperation in the Arctic: “In a time of geopolitical unrest and climate change, the pressure is being felt in the Arctic. That is precisely why Nordic cooperation is more important than ever. When we learn from each other and stand together across cultures and countries, we stand stronger than individually. It is also very pleasing that this year we can contribute to meeting the great interest in Nordic cooperation in the Arctic with an extraordinarily large grant”.
Photo: Karen Ellemann, Nordic Council of Ministers
The Director of the Nordic Institute in Greenland – colloquially known as NAPA – Susanne Andreasen, supports this. NAPA administers the program for the Nordic Council of Ministers, together with Ilisimatusarfik – the University of Greenland: “NAPA continues to focus on making the pool visible and spreading awareness. We consider Nordic cooperation to be valuable for the building of community and development that NAPA stands for.”
Photo: Susanne Andreasen / NAPA
The funding
One of the criteria for receiving a grant from the Nordic Arctic Programme is that a project must have a minimum of 3 partners in the Nordic countries (Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Denmark, Finland, Åland, Sweden and Norway). This can be supplemented by one or more partners outside the Nordic countries, as long as the lead partner is from one of the Nordic countries.
Projects supported through the Nordic Arctic Programme’s open pool 2025:
| Project | Project-applicant | Amount (DKK): |
| Arctic Healthy Aging communities: Safe and inclusive outdoor environment and public spaces | University of Oulu | 499 500,00 kr. |
| UNLEASH Europe Regional Innovation Lab: Circularity in the Arctic Built Environment | UNLEASH | 500 000,00 kr. |
| Sailing4Science Arctic-a balanced timely BluePaper in tune with science,nature and local communities | Hrimfare Group AB | 450 000,00 kr. |
| Pan-ArcticVision 2025 | NORDTING | 500 000,00 kr. |
| Stemmer i Norden – Et kunstnerisk sprog for retfærdighed & inklusion | In Futurum ApS | 300 000,00 kr. |
| Infrastrukturel udsathed i Arktis | Tænketanken for Digital Infrastruktur | 450 000,00 kr. |
| Strengthening Local Voices in Arctic Governance | Arctic Mayors’ Forum | 300 000,00 kr. |
| Empowering Green Transition from the Grassroots in South Greenland, Northern Norway and Finland | University of Lapland | 500 000,00 kr. |
| Strengthening the Transfer of good practices in the Arctic Waste Management Cooperation (STRAWCO) | University of Lapland | 400 000,00 kr. |
| Sami Protocol on the Free, Prior and Informed Consent | Saami Council Headquarters | 500 000,00 kr. |
| The Future of Local Resilience: Entrepreneurship and Food Security in the North Atlantic | LinkNordic | 495 920,00 kr. |
| Recycling concrete for zero-emission cement in the Arctic – RECON | University of the Faroe Islands | 500 000,00 kr. |
| Crowberry, the overlooked, understudied, but valuable natural resource of the Arctic | University of Oulu | 350 000,00 kr. |
| Shifting Dynamics in Kola Metal Industry Emissions: Environmental Impacts on Northern Fennoscandia | Finnish Meteorological Institute | 500 000,00 kr. |
| Mapping Memories: Spatial Storytelling for Arctic Heritage Preservation in Times of Climate Change | Nordregio | 500 000,00 kr. |
| Sustainable Nordic and Arctic Educational Leadership in Times of Opportunities and Challenges | University of Akureyri | 500 000,00 kr. |
| Empowering European Arctic Cooperation | The International Barents Secretariat | 400 000,00 kr. |
| Development of a planning tool for area-based conservation of Arctic species and ecosystems | CAFF International Secretariat | 300 000,00 kr. |
| Arctic Shipping & Invasive Alien Species | PAME-skrifstofan á Íslandi | 200 000,00 kr. |
| Preventing loss of fishing gear parts and net cuttings from fisheries in the Arctic and near-Arctic | PAME-skrifstofan á Íslandi | 250 000,00 kr. |
Knowledge Centre for Responsible Sourcing of Deep Sea Minerals in the Arctic Region | De Nationale Geologiske Undersøgelser for Danmark og Grønland | 400.000,00 kr. |
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