Nordic cooperation
The Nordic Council of Ministers for environment and climate is leading the Nordic environment cooperation. The overarching goal, “Our Vision 2030”, is to make the Nordic region the world’s most sustainable and integrated region by 2030.
The cooperation is aiming to contribute to long-term solutions to common environmental problems, and is governed by the Nordic Council of Ministers' Cooperation Programme for Environment and Climate 2025-2030. It’s focus is the triple planetary crisis: climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss. The Nordic countries are, among other things, working towards minimising the risks for environment and human health caused by chemical substances and chemicals in products.
Activities that are prioritised shall contribute to the development of the preventive chemicals control and strengthened development and implementation of the legislation for EU/EES. Other international chemicals issues are also prioritised, where the Nordic countries can cooperate in the pursuit of their interest with a greater impact and with a better result than if the countries would have operated on their own. The collaboration between the countries shall in that way contribute to a sustainable development in the Nordic region, in EU/EES and globally, and enhance the implementation of the global development goals in Agenda 2030.
The Swedish Chemicals Agency is participating in the steering committee for the new Nordic Chemicals Program. The chemicals authorities in Finland, Iceland, Norway and Faeroe Islands are also represented in the steering committee for the program.