Projects

Across the Nordics, a new generation of storytellers is emerging. Podcasters, YouTubers, independent journalists, and small media collectives already reach large audiences, often with little institutional support. Most of them work in isolation. The ecosystem is fragmented, skills are uneven, and creators rarely meet across borders.

The Nordic New Media Assembly is one step toward changing these realities. Its purpose is practical: to give independent creators across the region a chance to meet, share skills, and begin building an ecosystem that is more connected, more resilient, and more Nordic in its awareness.

By gathering emerging voices in New Media, we create space for collaboration, cross-pollination, and mutual learning. In the long run, it is these creators who will shape how the next generation of Nordics see themselves and each other. If we want a region that truly knows itself, we must first give its storytellers the chance to connect.

The Nordic Civic Mapping Project will provide a clear and structured overview of key civic and cultural actors across the Nordic region. Civic cooperation has always been the foundation for Nordic integration: movements, associations, festivals, and networks laid the groundwork for political collaboration. Yet today, this landscape is fragmented and difficult to navigate across borders.

The project will map, categorise, and connect non-governmental organisations active in the fields of culture, democracy, independent media, youth, and environment and trust-building. The outcome will be a searchable, multilingual online platform. This platform will directly support Nordic cooperation by making it easier for organisations, funders, and policymakers to find partners, identify gaps, and strengthen collaboration.

(Concept in development)

The Nordic Peace Academy (NPA) is a joint Nordic master’s programme in peace mediation and conflict resolution, developed by the Aurora Center together with universities, ministries, and leading peace organisations. Its goal is to train a new generation of mediators grounded in Nordic values of trust, modest authority, and ethical realism.

By combining academic study with applied diplomacy, the Academy will turn the Nordic peace legacy into a living educational institution.

Nordenting is the first trans-Nordic civic festival in the history of the region. It’s a five-day gathering where culture, the arts, and community converge. From shared meals with the monarchs to open air saunas, from circles of exchange to music and dance and ritual, Nordenting is a living celebration of what binds the Nordic peoples together.

It is in fact more than a festival. Nordenting is a movement to capture the new sense of Nordic “we-ness” in a fractured world.

The launch is projected to be in the summer of 2027.

Arctic Horizon is a visionary initiative to build a common Nordic entrepreneurial ecosystem—beginning with the creation of a Pan-Nordic Scale-Up Investment Platform, or “Nordic Mega-Fund.” The project responds to a growing challenge: world-class Nordic startups and scale-ups are increasingly turning to U.S. and Asian investors for late-stage funding, taking their innovation, talent, and ownership abroad.

By uniting public and private investors across the Nordic region, Arctic Horizon seeks to fill this Series B–D funding gap, retain strategic companies within the region, and strengthen Nordic competitiveness for the long term. It aims to channel capital toward high-impact sectors—from green technologies and defense innovation to the creative industries—while remaining fundamentally sector-agnostic and value-driven.

Building on the spirit of successful trans-Nordic ventures such as Medicon Valley and other cross-border innovation networks, Arctic Horizon will connect investors, institutions, and entrepreneurs in a shared platform for growth. It lays the groundwork for a new phase of Nordic cooperation—one where integration, resilience, and global ambition grow from a common economic foundation.