Who?
We are an alliance of Nordic cities & partners
Nordic Safe Cities safeguard local democracy and counteract polarisation.
The alliance works throughout the Nordic region to develop and pioneer new initiatives with authorities, cities, organisations, and young people, that can create more safety, security and social cohesion.
At the same time, we bring together Nordic actors and stakeholders to share knowledge and experience.
We work with foundations and government to secure investments to build more democratic resilience in cities and communities and to pioneer and test new prevention concepts.
We have member cities spread across the Nordic region as well as a wide range of partners from civil society, academia, the police, and youth organisations.
The organisation and alliance were established with support from the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2016 following the terrorist attack in Copenhagen in 2015.
In 2020, Nordic Safe Cities became an independent association with a board led by Karen Hækkerup, former Danish Minister of Social Affairs, Minister of Justice, and former Secretary General of UNICEF Denmark.