Houses by the sea with mountain in the background, Leknes, Lofoten

Mobilizing the Public Sector for Green Growth in Northern Nordic Peripheries - InPro

Project 2025 Active
This project aims to empower rural and Arctic Nordic municipalities to meet climate goals by using innovation-driven public procurement.

The initiative will prepare for a full-scale program (2026–2030) by: 

  • Developing a strategy to use public procurement for green transition and SME involvement. 
  • Forming a cross-Nordic consortium, including Sweden, Norway, and Iceland, focused on public sector leadership. 
  • Adapting and coordinating proven innovation procurement frameworks and methods for the Nordic context. 
  • Outlining pilot projects and measurable impacts for Step 2, aligned with Nordic Vision 2030. 

By the end of Step 1 (Sep–Nov 2025), the project will deliver a validated strategy, a concrete plan for pilots, a committed consortium, and tailored tools for rural innovation procurement.

Partners

Bron Innovation AB (SE, project leader), Arctic Pioneers (NO)

Background

This project is one of the 20 projects selected from the call for project outlines: Green and Competitive Nordic Region.

Contact adviser

Contacts

Emil Gejrot - Innovation Adviser

Emil Gejrot

Innovation Adviser
+47 469 63 713
emil.gejrot@nordicinnovation.org
Emil has extensive experience of innovation projects and policy analysis in the Nordic region and beyond. Before joining Nordic Innovation, he worked for a research consultancy where he focused on digital transformation, inclusion, and sustainability. He holds an MA in Transcultural Studies and has lived and worked in Sweden, Norway, the UK, and Germany.