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Anna Lundgren &

Ágúst Bogason

Nordregio

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Copenhagen

Stockholm

Reykjavík

Skåne

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Re-start Competence mobility���Nordregio Forum 2022��Anna Lundgren (PhD), �Senior Research Fellow ��Ágúst Bogason, �Research Fellow

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Re-start Competence mobility project 2021-2023

What drives and what are the obstacles to labour market mobility in the Nordic Region? �

Case studies: Greater Copenhagen, Vestfold Telemark and Greenland�

TGC Green Innovative and Resilient Regions

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The Nordic vision

To be the most integrated and sustainable region �in the world �2030

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Why bother about Nordic integration?�

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So how are we doing?

    • 27,2 million inhabitants in the Nordic Region�
    • 49,000 per year commute to a job in another Nordic country (0.5%, EU average: 1%)�
    • 40,000 per year move to another Nordic country �
    • 458, 000 live in another Nordic country than the one where they were born (1.7%)�
    • Proximity matters

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Migration trend – stable or slightly declining�

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CASE STUDY INTERVIEWS�

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ANALYTICAL MODEL

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What do we know of post-pandemic migration and commuting?

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  • Lack of labour in most places in many sectors
  • Less interest reported in commuting for jobs
  • Increased scepticism – insecurity

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Towards the most integrated and sustainable region in the world 2030…

  • Improve and share statistics between the countries

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  • Make cross-border obstacles a top political priority

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  • Improve cooperation at all levels of government

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  • Increase the attractiveness of the Nordic identity, especially among the young

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Learn more

  • State of the Nordic Region: pub.nordregio.org/snr22�
  • Re-start competence mobility in the Nordic Region:�pub.nordregio.org/wp-2022-4-re-start-competence-mobility-in-the-nordic-region/�

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