Programme

Theme of the conference: Nordic cooperation in the north - transport infrastructure for competitiveness, preparedness and green industrial transition

Draft Programme 17 March 2026


12.00-13.00 REGISTRATION AND LUNCH 

13.00-14.00 INTRODUCTION AND THE LARGER PERSPECTIVE

  • 13.00 – 13.05 Introduction, Chair and Moderator

  • 13.05 – 13.10 Welcome to the Forum, Roberto Maiorana, Director General and Helena Eriksson, Regional Director Northern Region, Swedish Transport administration

  • 13.10 – 13.15 Introduction of Programme

  • 13.15 - 13.20 Welcome to Luleå

  • 13.20 – 14.00 Transport and mobility in Europe – new challenges ahead

14.00-14.05 SHORT BREAK

14.05-14.50 INTENSED 

NORDIC COOPERATION

"The ambition of Platform North is to be an umbrella cooperation for exchange of information, to enhance a system perspective, and to coordinate and collaborate efforts for development, as there are several initiatives on-going within the Northern Nordics."

  • Ministers’ statement and panel discussion (tbc) - Norway, Sweden, Finland 

14.50-15.00 PLATFORM NORTH Memorandum of understanding (MoU) SIGNING
Declare Platform North MoU signing from driving parts (National governmental authorities, Regional governmental authorities, Politically driven regions, Business representative organisations)

15.00 COFFEE / Press conference för signatories

15.30 – 16.00 Information about Platform North, Helena Eriksson, Regional Director Northern Region, Swedish Transport administration

16.00-17.00 PRORITIZED MEASURES IN PLATFORM NORTH 
Joint transport plan, Jussi Huotari Economic development centre of Lapland
Financing, Henric Fuchs Region Västernorrland
Information platform, Tor-Einar Schøning Statens vegvesen

19:00 MINGEL

19.30 CONFERENCE DINNER

 

Draft Programme 18 March 2026

08.00-12.00 COMPETITIVENESS, PREPAREDNESS AND INDUSTRIAL GREEN TRANSITION

Civil and military preparedness

08.30–08.50 Transport infrastructure for military mobility. P-O Norell, Lieutenant colonel, Swedish armed forces   

08.50 – 09.10 Transport strategy for preparedness

09.10-09.20 SHORT BREAK

Business life development

09.20–09.40 European rail gauge in Finland

09.40–10.00 Nordic example of industrial needs road and rail

10.00–10.30 COFFEE

Energy and digitalisation in transport

10.30–10.50 Energy in relation to transport hubs

10.50–11.20 Future challenges with digitalisation

Funding

11.20–11.40 Alternative funding

11.50 ROTATION FROM SWEDEN OF PLATFORM NORTH CHAIRSHIP TO NORWAY

12.00 Closure remarks from the present Swedish and new Norwegian Chairs

12.00 LUNCH