Who we are

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.

Member Cities

Aalborg (DK)

Bodø (NO)

Fredrikstad (NO)

Kristiansand (NO)

Odense (DK)

Sarpsborg (NO)

Stockholm (SE)

Arendal (NO)

Bærum (NO)

Gothenborg (SE)

Larvik (NO)

Oslo (NO)

Stavanger (NO)

Tromsø (NO)

Bergen (NO)

Copenhagen (DK)

Helsinki (FI)

Malmö (SE)

Reykjavik (IS)

Skien (NO)

Vantaa (FI)

NSC Team

Jeppe Albers

Executive Director

Lotte Fast Carlsen

Deputy Director

Morten Frølich

Head of Communications

Sebastian Jørgensen

Head of Digital Prevention

Emil Mønster

Head of Members & Partners

Ronas F. Korkmaz

Head of Nordic Pioneers

Ingvild Endestad

Head of Tech & Democracy

Mikkel Christensen

Senior Advisor

Kine Aure Nilsen

Program Lead

My Bergklint

Program Lead

Ella Federley Ottosson

Program Coordinator

Erle Harsvik

Program Coordinator

Andrea Martine Bergan

Program Coordinator

Tore Bjørgo

Safe City Advisor

Yngve Carlsson

Safe City Advisor

Robin Andersson Malmros

Robin Andersson Malmros

Safe City Advisor

Kasper Fisker

Safe City Advisor

Bjørn Ihler

Safe City Advisor

Niddal El-Jabri

Safe City Advisor

Tore Refslund Hamming

Safe City Advisor

Karen Hækkerup

Chairman of the Board

Magnus Ranstorp

Vice Chairman, Nordic Safe Cities Board

Laila Bokhari

Vice Chairman, Nordic Safe Cities Board

Erik Rostoft

Nordic Safe Cities Board member

Tarja Mankkinen

Tarja Mankkinen

Nordic Safe Cities Board member

Þorvaldur Daníelsson

Nordic Safe Cities Board member

Jørn Inge Næss

Nordic Safe Cities Board member

With support from

Safe City Partners

faith associates