As the world’s eyes turned to the Arctic — and to opening speaker HRH The Crown Princess — during Arctic Day at Expo 2025 in Osaka, the Nordic countries showcased how research, innovation and cooperation can help address the challenges and opportunities brought by climate change and technological development.
In the budget bill for 2026 (Prop. 2025/26:1), the government proposes several investments that strengthen Swedish polar research.
The Swedish Research Council has announced a new call for a doctoral programme grant in polar research. The aim is to strengthen Sweden’s competence in the field, promote national and international collaboration, and secure the long-term supply of highly qualified researchers.
In June 2025, a team from the University of Leicester and the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat installed new instruments at the ICOS station in Abisko–Stordalen.
From 11 to 19 August, Julia Muchowski at the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat will serve as ECR Programme Coordinator aboard the research vessel R/V Skagerak during a nine-day research expedition to Greenland.
When Oden sets out into the Arctic Ocean from 9 August to 19 September for the Canada-Sweden Arctic Ocean 2025 expedition, an extensive Early Career Scientist program will be at the centre.
Mobilisation for the Canada–Sweden Arctic Ocean 2025 expedition is underway in the port of Helsingborg, where the icebreaker Oden is being prepared and outfitted for the expedition.
The Swedish government has decided to designate polar research as one of eight new Strategic Research Areas, with the goal of strengthening Sweden’s long-term position as a leading polar research nation.
On 17 June, high-level representatives from Sweden, the EU and the research community gathered aboard the icebreaker Oden in the port of Helsingborg to discuss the growing geopolitical importance of the Arctic — and how research, strategic presence and projects such as the Arctic submarine cable Polar Connect can strengthen Europe’s climate knowledge, security and digital competitiveness.
