Nordic Innovation: Green and Competitive Nordic Region

Expired government · Found: 2026-03-14 15:32

Deadline passed (11 Feb 2026). Recurring annual call. Circular economy explicitly listed. NOK 2-6M per project, 3 Nordic country partners required. Target 2027 cycle.

Source: https://www.nordicinnovation.org/programs/call-project-proposals-green-and-competitive-nordic-region

Funding Details

Funder

Nordic Innovation

Funding Goal

Fund Nordic cross-border innovation projects within two programmes: (1) Innovative Solutions for 2030 — accelerating the green transition in high-impact sectors, commercialising new green solutions, and building sustainable circular economic systems including circular business models and waste stream optimisation; (2) Nordic Forward: Resilience and Competitiveness for 2050 — strengthening Nordic long-term competitiveness through enabling technologies, deep-tech ventures, and cross-border value chain collaboration.

Funding Amount

NOK 2,000,000 – 6,000,000 per project (approx. EUR 170,000–510,000); total call budget NOK 30 million; minimum 50% co-funding required (2.000.000 € – 6.000.000 €)

Deadline

2026-02-11 (Fixed)

How to Apply

Apply online via Nordforsk funding portal: funding.nordforsk.org/#call/4065/main before 11 February 2026 at 13:00 CET. Funding decision: 27 March 2026. Project start from end April 2026.

Target Region

Nordic region (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) — cross-border Nordic collaboration required

Contact

Nordic Innovation contact advisers — see programme page for adviser contacts (leppanen@nordicinnovation.org mentioned in Q&A section)

Last Checked

2026-05-07 01:28

Application Checklist

Eligibility

• Consortium must include partners from at least 3 Nordic countries
• Partners may be companies, clusters, cluster organisations, ecosystems, or public sector bodies

Project Scope

• Project must target either green transition by 2030 OR Nordic long-term resilience/competitiveness
• Circular economy, waste-stream optimisation, and sustainable business models are eligible topics under Programme 1

Required Documents

• Online application via funding.nordforsk.org platform required

Constraints

• Each project partner must contribute co-funding; no partner may have 0% co-financing
• Nordic Innovation funding must not exceed 50% of total project costs

Summary

Nordic Innovation launched a combined call for project proposals covering two distinct programmes under the overarching theme of a Green and Competitive Nordic Region. The call is part of Nordic Innovation's mandate to support Nordic cross-border collaboration on innovation and sustainability. The first programme, Innovative Solutions for 2030, targets projects that demonstrably accelerate the green transition and show measurable effects by 2030. Key focus areas include: using new solutions to promote sustainability and economic resilience; commercialisation and market introduction of new green technologies (positioning the Nordic region as an early adopter market); and accelerating sustainable circular economic systems by increasing circular business models, optimising use of resources, and improving organic material and waste stream management. Circular economy, biobased economies, and waste-to-value approaches are explicitly listed priorities. The second programme, Nordic Forward: Resilience and Competitiveness for 2050, focuses on enabling technologies, deep-tech ventures, and strategic cross-border innovation structures to strengthen long-term Nordic competitiveness. It targets critical technology development, technological capability building, and long-term innovation ecosystems. Eligible activities include cross-Nordic innovation projects that create new solutions, partnerships, strengthened value chains, or business models. Projects must demonstrate co-funding from at least 50% of non-Nordic Innovation sources. At minimum 3 Nordic countries must be represented by project partners. Eligible applicants include companies, clusters, cluster organisations, ecosystems, and public sector bodies. NGOs and non-profit membership organisations are not explicitly excluded, provided they participate as part of a multi-partner Nordic consortium and contribute co-funding. Geographic scope is the five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden). The programme emphasises Nordic added value and joint Nordic challenges. Total call budget is NOK 30 million; individual project funding ranges from NOK 2–6 million (approximately EUR 170k–510k). The application deadline was 11 February 2026 and funding decisions were announced 27 March 2026. The call appears to recur annually.

Historical Context

This call covers two distinct Nordic Innovation programmes: Innovative Solutions for 2030 (green transition) and Nordic Forward: Resilience and Competitiveness for 2050. The call was advertised in late 2025 with a February 2026 deadline. Nordic Innovation is the Nordic Council of Ministers' agency for innovation. This was an annual call; previous calls covered 2021-2024 under different programme names.

Why it was added

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Sources

• https://www.nordicinnovation.org/programs/call-project-proposals-green-and-competitive-nordic-region

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