NIKK
Nordic Information on Gender (NIKK) is a Nordic co-operation body under the Nordic Council of Ministers. We collect, disseminate and analyse knowledge about policy and practice, data and research in the field of gender equality and LGBTI with a Nordic and cross-sectoral perspective.
New report presents a complex picture of LGBTI people’s living conditions in rural areas of the Nordic region
The living conditions of LGBTI people are influenced by where in the Nordic region they live. Access to support, targeted initiatives, networks and meeting places vary between different geographical areas across the Nordic countries.
Local organising and access to queer spaces make a significant difference in terms of openness and inclusion, feelings of belonging and community, and the presence of visible role models in local communities.
New publication reveals unequal conditions for LGBTI people in the Nordic region
What are the living conditions for LGBTI people in the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland? NIKK is investigating this in a new publication that brings together legislation, policy, key stakeholders and ongoing Nordic initiatives in the LGBTI field in these three countries.
A recurring challenge is the lack of statistics and systematic knowledge about the living conditions of LGBTI people in the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland.
Focus on the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland in this year’s call for proposals from the LGBTI Fund
The Nordic Council of Ministers has decided to launch a targeted call for proposals through the 2026 fund. To be eligible for funding, the lead organisation must be based in the Faroe Islands, Greenland or Åland.
Deepati Forsberg is a project coordinator at NIKK and responsible for the Nordic LGBTI Fund. She hopes that this year’s call for proposals will be at step towards a Nordic region where everyone has equal rights and opportunities , regardless of where they live.
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New report presents a complex picture of LGBTI people’s living conditions in rural areas of the Nordic region
2026-08-18 The living conditions of LGBTI people are influenced by where in the Nordic region they live. This can partly be explained by differences in access to support, targeted initiatives, networks and meeting places between different geographical areas across the Nordic countries. Helga Eggebø and Fredrik Langeland, researchers at Nordland Research Institute in Norway, have compiled
New publication reveals unequal conditions for LGBTI people in the Nordic region
2026-05-27 What are the living conditions for LGBTI people in the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland? NIKK is investigating this in a new publication that brings together legislation, policy, key stakeholders and ongoing Nordic initiatives in the LGBTI field in these three countries. The publication shows that developments in the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland have, to varying degrees, followed those of
Focus on the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland in this year’s call for proposals from the LGBTI Fund
2026-04-08 The Nordic Council of Ministers has decided to launch a targeted call for proposals through the 2026 call for the Nordic LGBTI fund
Overview of honour-related violence and oppression in the Nordic region
2026-03-03 The publication Honour-related violence and oppression
in the Nordic region is now available, providing an overview of the work being done in the Nordics
WEBINAR: Preventing honour-related violence and oppression in the Nordic countries
2026-01-29 How is the work against honour-based violence and oppression organised in the Nordic countries? How is the concept defined and what are the strengths and challenges with the different approaches? This webinar offers a unique opportunity to learn about and reflect on ways forward in work to guarantee fundamental rights and freedoms for the people
