Nordic-Korea Cooperation in the Arctic : A Necessity to Continue the Green Energy Transition?

The Stockholm Korea Center of the Institute for Security and Development Policy and the Arctic Institute held a one-hour webinar on December 2nd, 2025, during which Nordic-Korea cooperation in the Arctic region was discussed. Mr. Nima Khorrami, Research Associate at the Arctic Institute, Director Umji Kim, Korea Maritime Institute, and Mr. Mads Qvist Frederiksen, Executive Director of the Arctic Economic Council, were the three speakers, with ISDP’s Executive Director, Dr. Niklas Swanström, serving as the moderator.

The webinar’s objective was to explore areas of synergies of cooperation in the Arctic, identify policy pathways, and outline practical steps for future cooperation between the Republic of Korea (ROK), commonly referred to as South Korea, and the Nordic nations, especially in the field of green energy transition. The webinar was recorded and made available on YouTube.

This report summarizes the main takeaways obtained from the webinar in order to pinpoint potential and challenges in expanding the Nordic countries and South Korea in the Arctic region. There is a Korean version accessible after the English version.