From loneliness among the elderly to urban floods to air pollution – cities around the world face enormous yet similar challenges. 

The UN Agenda 2030 provides a framework for solving many of these challenges. The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 specifically outlines the crucial role that cities and communities play. But as this exhibition shows, urban solutions are not restricted to Goal 11, but connected to many of the other goals. 

The Nordic countries are dedicated to the UN Agenda 2030 and already have solutions that can contribute to the fulfillment of the SDGs.  

In this exhibition you’ll find some of the solutions that Nordic architects and engineers are already working on within the fields of health, mobility, low carbon, circular economy and resilience. 

The Nordics are on a journey towards sustainability and we hope to inspire you to join us!

The exhibition is funded by Nordic Innovation and created by the Danish Architecture Center (DK), Design and Architecture Norway (NO), ArkDes & Form/Design Center (SE), Iceland Design Center (IS) and Archinfo (FI). 

The Nordic countries are situated in Northern Europe and consist of Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland and Denmark – including the associated territories Greenland, The Faroe Islands and Åland.

The Nordic Sustainable Cities exhibition was displayed on September 26-27, 2024 at Nizami Cinema Center and Radisson Hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan. You can visit this link to view the exhibition.