Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme

The Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic forms a cooperation between 7 programme partner countries. The Interreg NPA is part of Interreg, supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and ERDF equivalent funding from non EU partner countries. Despite geographical differences, the large programme area shares a number of joint challenges and opportunities that can best be overcome and realised by transnational cooperation.

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Apply now to the new Call for Preparatory projects!

The Interreg NPA 2021-2027 call for Preparatory projects is OPEN! Applications can be submitted until 22nd September 2023. The successful projects will be announced in the second half of November 2023 and shall be ready to start on 1st December 2023.

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With the latest upgrade of our Jems system, it is now possible for partners of Main projects to submit their first partner report

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This year, the Interreg NPA Annual Event will look at how cooperation projects can support reskilling, attracting, and retaining the needed workforce...

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The call for preparatory projects is open from 23rd August to 22nd September 2023 12:00 (noon) CET. The Interreg NPA Monitoring Committee will decide...

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Over the 2014-2020 period the Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme has funded 58 main projects, 6 clustering projects, and more than 100...

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If you are a partner in one of the projects approved in the 1st call, you might be wondering how to meet your reporting duties.

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The European Year of Youth 2022 placed young people in the spotlight and promoted several platforms and events for young people to share their voices,...

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NORTHERN SKILLS - Navigating the Future NPA will take place on 8th November in Skellefteå, Sweden

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After 4 calls, the programme is now supporting 14 main projects and 16 preparatory projects. In this article we share a brief state of the art and...

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Our online Programme Manual and Jems User Manual are now enriched with a list of frequently asked questions

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Registration is open to the 14th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) on 4 and 5 October in Riga (Latvia).

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All Finnish partners are invited to the national partners meeting in Kajaani, on 10th and 11th October (lunch-to-lunch event).

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Jointly organized workshop by Karelia CBC, Kolarctic CBC, and SEFR CBC exploring the benefits of cross-programme cooperation, filled with practical...

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In recent years, Northern Europe’s peripheral areas have become attractive regions for larger or smaller green and digital investments. New...

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Lead Partners of all Interreg NPA Main projects are invited to join the seminar on 9th November between 9:00 and 16:00 at Wood Hotel in Skellefteå,...

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All Norwegian partners are invited to the national partners meeting in Mo i Rana on 22nd November 2023, between 12:00 - 17:00.

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A collaborative network of five Interreg and ENI programmes, supporting projects for the people who actually live in the Arctic. Find out more about the Arctic Awards, highlighting every year exceptional Arctic projects; and about the Arctic Clusters, our projects' collaboration.

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