Nordic Fellowship
A cross-parliament exchange placing young members inside a colleague's committee and constituency in another Nordic country for a working week.
A network of the five Nordic parliaments
Nordic Young
Parliamentarians
Network
Young legislators from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, working across borders to shape the democratic future of the North.
Our vision
A generation of Nordic legislators who lead across borders.
The Nordic Young Parliamentarians Network brings together elected members under the age of forty from across the region. We share what works, build friendships that outlast electoral cycles, and carry Nordic cooperation into a new generation.
01
Cooperation
A standing forum where young members from five parliaments meet, compare, and act together on the questions that cross our borders.
02
Capacity
Practical support for new legislators: mentoring, drafting, committee craft, and the everyday work of holding a mandate well.
03
Continuity
A pipeline of leadership for Nordic democracy, connected to the region's institutions and to young legislators worldwide.
Across the Nordics
Five parliaments.
One network.
What we do
Programmes
Exchange
Cross-Border Committees
Working groups on the questions that do not stop at a border: energy, security, migration, the Arctic, and the digital single market.
Democracy School
An induction curriculum for newly elected members under forty, run with the region's parliamentary institutions.
Annual Conference
The network's flagship gathering, hosted each year by a member parliament in a Nordic capital.
Long-term governance
Future Generations
Making the long term standard across the North.
The Nordic countries already lead in places. The task now is to make long-term thinking standard in every parliament and across borders, as populations age, the green transition gathers pace, the Arctic changes and AI reshapes work.
The Nordic Young Parliamentarians Network, part of the Centre for Youth Policy's family of young parliamentarian networks, works with members to build lasting parliamentary institutions for future generations.
A growing movement
Closer to home
Finland. The Eduskunta set up a Committee for the Future in 1993 and made it a permanent standing committee in 2000.
Norway. Article 112 of the Constitution requires natural resources to be managed on long-term considerations that safeguard the right to a healthy environment for future generations as well.
Norway. The fiscal rule for the Government Pension Fund Global ties spending over time to the fund's expected real return, estimated at 3 percent.
Sweden. From 2014 to 2016, the government had a Minister for Strategic Development and Nordic Cooperation with a brief for future issues.
The region. In Our Vision 2030, the Nordic prime ministers set the goal of becoming the most sustainable and integrated region in the world by 2030.
Further afield
Wales. The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 created an independent Future Generations Commissioner.
Hungary. An ombudsman for future generations can review legislation and investigate authorities.
Malta. A Guardian of Future Generations sits under its sustainable development law.
European Union. Since 2024, a Commissioner's portfolio has included intergenerational fairness.
United Nations. Member states adopted a Declaration on Future Generations at the 2024 Summit of the Future.
There is no single model yet. Young legislators should help shape what comes next.
What we will do across the Nordics
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Future bodies in every parliament
We help members bring the Finnish committee model, or a cross-party group, to the Folketing, Alþingi, Stortinget and Riksdag, and to the Løgting, Lagting and Inatsisartut.
02
Model motions, Nordic scale
We work with members on motions recognising duties to future generations, intergenerational impact assessments, and a Nordic Council initiative on future generations.
03
A future check on real policy
We support members to test bills and budgets on the Arctic, ageing and the green transition for their long-term impact, and to publish what they find.
04
A Nordic future scorecard
We are developing, with members, a regular report on long-term indicators across the region, measured against the goals of Our Vision 2030.
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Learning from experience
We connect members with institutions and parliamentarians already doing this work, at home in Finland and further afield, so they can learn what has worked.
Are you an elected member under forty in a Nordic parliament or associate assembly who wants to champion future generations? We would like to hear from you.
Get involved →What members receive
Member support.
More than a meeting. Practical infrastructure for young legislators who have already won office and now need the tools to govern, communicate, and stay effective. Members receive the following support, delivered in phases with the Centre for Youth Policy.
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Immediate value
A digital constituency office: a professional member website, verified profile, communications templates, contact forms, and newsletter and broadcast systems.
02
Governance capacity
A research support desk, a speech and question bank, monthly policy briefings, and model motions and committee questions.
03
Constituency service
A casework and issue tracker, constituency surveys, town-hall templates, and annual report templates.
04
Political sustainability
A re-election and career toolkit, peer advisory circles, and staff, intern and fellow matching for under-resourced offices.
05
Visibility and credibility
Member profiles, op-eds and podcast opportunities, regional spotlights, and a formal membership certificate and digital badge.
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Protection and resilience
Digital security audits, misinformation response, crisis communications support, and online-harassment guidance.
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Regional and global access
Expert office hours, fellowship and opportunity intelligence, and access to UN and development-sector events across the Nordics and beyond.
Most services roll out through 2027 and are available to active members. Provided with the Centre for Youth Policy.
Flagship gathering
Annual Conference
- City
- Oslo, Norway
- Date
- 17 September 2027
- Host
- Stortinget
- Format
- Two days, in person
Two days of plenaries, committee sessions and fieldwork, hosted by the Norwegian Parliament. Programme and speakers to be confirmed.
Speakers
Programme to be announcedWho we are
Leadership
The network is steered by a board drawn from each member parliament. Names and portraits below are placeholders pending confirmation.
Latest
Updates
Oslo to host the 2027 Annual Conference
The Storting will welcome the network to Oslo in September for two days of plenaries and committee work.
Read more →Nordic Fellowship opens for applications
Young members can now apply to spend a working week inside a colleague's committee in another Nordic parliament.
Read more →Network founded across five parliaments
Members from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden agree a common charter for cooperation.
Read more →Get involved
Join the network.
Open to elected members under forty from the Nordic parliaments and associate assemblies. Reach out to your national contact or write to the secretariat.
Secretariathello@nordicypn.org
Presspress@nordicypn.org
Host 2027Oslo, Norway