EU FUNDING PROGRAMME

Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic

We support cooperation between communities living in remote and sparsely populated regions in the northernmost part of Europe and Arctic. Together we turn ideas into sustainable solutions to improve the quality of life of people living in the NPA. Explore our funding opportunities!

A cooperation between 7 partner countries

The Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic forms a cooperation between 7 programme partner countries. Interreg NPA is part of the European Union initiatives for a greener and smarter Europe, where no one is left behind. We are one of 79 Interreg programmes putting the EU Cohesion Policy into practice.

What we do
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Youth Call for projects

The Interreg NPA Youth Call brings together organisations working with and for young people, helping them learn from each other, co-create solutions that meet real community needs, and gain a stronger voice to actively shape their future in the Northern Periphery and Arctic.

Deadline 02.10.2026 12:00 CET
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Cooperation Opportunities
Project types Main
Youth Call

What's new in Interreg NPA?

News Tech2Heal
26.06.2026

The Tech2Heal Finnish Consortium Researchers Gain Insight into Coast Guard Working Conditions at Sea

News InnoGS
25.06.2026

Webinar recording now available: Digital Gamification for Regional Innovation

News MINDSET
25.06.2026

Carndonagh’s Two Rivers at the Heart of New MINDSET Climate Resilience Mission

News Arctic Edge
24.06.2026

A Real-time Digital Supply Chain Solution

News COPOWER
24.06.2026

COPOWER Webinar Summary: Virtual Power Plants and Smart Energy Systems Across the NPA area

News INCLUDE
24.06.2026

Sweden’s ‘Härnösand is Growing’ makes urban planning clearer for citizens

News MERSE
22.06.2026

Exactly who are interested in social entrepreneurship?

News INCLUDE
19.06.2026

Finland’s ‘Dream Square’ Brings Citizens Into the Future of Urban Planning

News MINDSET
19.06.2026

MINDSET mission in Örnsköldsvik to strengthen coordinated competence supply

News SelfCare
19.06.2026

NPA SelfCare Introduction Movie

News Programme
18.06.2026

Youth in the spotlight – from engagement to leading roles

News Programme
17.06.2026

15 new projects approved under the 6th Call

News MINDSET
12.06.2026

MOOC Courses Now Available to Access

News Programme
11.06.2026

Meet Katja, our new IVY Reporter

News Programme
10.06.2026

Youth Call is now open!

Ready for your next event?

Upcoming event BIO-2-PRINT
MS Teams
26.08.2026

Best Practices for Bio-based Industries and Local Communities: Circular Value Chains and 3D Printing with Natural Materials

Upcoming event NACEMAP
University of Limerick, Ireland
27.08.2026

Community Emergency Management Workshop - Preparing for NACEMAP Toolkit Pilot 2 Exercises

Upcoming event BIO-2-PRINT
ZOOM / Centria UAS campus, Kokkola
31.08.2026

Large-scale 3D printing with bio-based materials - hybrid training session and live demonstration

Upcoming event Programme
Brussels, Belgium
01.09.2026

EU Arctic Forum, Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue and Arctic Youth Dialogue

Upcoming event Programme
Online
09.09.2026

#3 Youth Track: Ask us anything & JEMS

Upcoming event Sustainable SMEs
Piippukatu 11, Jyväskylä
09.09.2026

Workshop in Finnish: Tekoäly vastuullisuusraportoinnin tukena

Upcoming event Programme
Faroe Islands
16.09.2026

SAVE THE DATE - Lead Partner Seminar for 4th, 5th and 6th call projects

Upcoming event Sustainable SMEs
Rajakatu 35, Jyväskylä
22.09.2026

Workshop in Finnish: Vastuullisuusdata haltuun data-analytiikalla

Upcoming event MINDSET
Donegal, Ireland
29.09.2026

MINDSET Project Meeting

Upcoming event Sustainable SMEs
Online (Microsoft Teams)
07.10.2026

Online workshop in Finnish: Tekoäly vastuullisuusraportoinnin tukena

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transnational

Cooperation across 7 countries

We support cooperation projects making communities in the NPA area more sustainable and resilient in ways that recognise the demands of the geographical characteristics of the area. We work with joint challenges and joint opportunities that can best be overcome and realised by transnational cooperation.

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Enabling, Engaging, Delivering

Ideas for a better quality of life

We support organisations who have an idea for improving the quality of life in the NPA area. To do that we fund innovative and creative projects that build on the unique features of peripherality of the NPA regions and bring their communities together to become more sustainable and resilient.

Our programme
Celebrating 25 years of interreg NPA cooperation

CONNECTING THE DOTS

THANK YOU FOR CONNECTING THE DOTS! - The Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme marked its 25th anniversary with a two-day conference, Connecting the dots, held on 1–2 October 2025 in Bodø, Norway. The event brought together over 200 participants from across the programme area and beyond to celebrate achievements, explore future cooperation, and launch the 6th Call for Projects.

Interreg NPA 25th Anniversary

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