For many Nordic harbor towns, the visit of a cruise ship poses challenges to their culture and environment. Despite these challenges, cruise tourism still holds the potential to provide an authentic experience for visitors in a way that develops and strengthens local businesses, communities and environments.
The development of sustainable tourism in the Nordics depends on integrated technological innovation, as well as active collaboration and knowledge sharing between public and private actors in the region.
This project will facilitate collaboration between Nordic harbor towns and cruise operators as well as local and international industry players. The overall aim of the project is to provide and test innovative solutions that can scale across the Nordic countries, and hereby help develop a more socially, culturally and environmentally sustainable tourism.
Project timeline
| Phase 1 August - December 2019 | The first phase of the project was launched 18-19 September in Oslo. During the phase Nordic Innovation organized three workshops and invited representatives from Nordic harbour municipalities to participate in a deep inquiry process in order to define and explore four main challenges regarding sustainable tourism in the region. Participants: Stavanger, Rønne, Visby, Torshavn, Isafjordur Observers: Kotka, Sisimut, Narvik, Copenhagen | |
| Phase 2 January 2020 - December 2021 | In the second phase of the project Nordic Innovation will partner up with Nordic municipalities and the key industry players. | |
Booklet
What are the vision and methods for the project? In December 2019 a report based on the inputs from the project's first phase was published. A booklet based on the report was commissioned by Nordic Innovation and produced by Green Innovation Group.
The project is part of the Nordic Innovation special initiative Tourism in the Nordics.
