New Research Project to Explore the Nordic Region and Critical Minerals

A new NordForsk-funded research project will examine how the Nordic countries can respond to the global race for critical minerals in the Arctic. 

The project Critical minerals in the Arctic (CRIMINA) runs from 2025 to 2029 and brings together experts from five Nordic institutions.

21 researchers from the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (Norway), Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Swedish National China Centre (Sweden), NTNU/SINTEF Gemini Centre for Deep-Sea Mining (Norway), Arctic Centre, University of Lapland (Finland) will participate in the project.

A range of disciplines is involved, from law, political science, sinology, geology, biology, toxicology, to Indigenous studies, and economics.

The focus areas will be terrestrial and seabed resources, Indigenous rights, environmental impacts, and geopolitical and legal frameworks.