The Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in the Nordic Arctic (ISDeGoNA)

This report assesses the status of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Nordic Arctic. The 17 SDG’s can be seen as the most comprehensive international effort for sustainable development, however the process of implementing them in an Arctic context is still a research- and policy gap. In response, a comparative study has been carried out with a more specific focus on SDG implementation in Arctic Finland, Iceland, and Norway. Here, the research findings are based on small literature reviews and extensive semi-structured interviews with regional governments, local authorities, and business organizations. From this perspective, different contexts were thematized such as SDG awareness, most relevant SDGs within the focus areas, respective achievements and shortcomings, governance processes as well as essential stakeholders enabling SDG implementation.