Nordic Information on Gender (NIKK) is a Nordic co-operation body under the Nordic Council of Ministers. We collect, disseminate and analyse knowledge about policy and practice, data and research in the field of gender equality and LGBTI with a Nordic and cross-sectoral perspective.
The presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers rotates annually between the Nordic countries, and 2025 Finland and Åland jointly held the presidency.
It has been an eventful year in the field of gender equality and LGBTI rights. A strong, united Nordic voice in the international debate has been the keyword for the Finnish and Åland Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers.
During the autumn, the Nordic LGBTI Fund announced its sixth call for proposals.
Of the twelve project applications received, three were granted funding. The projects will focus on gender-based murders outside heterosexual relationships, develop crisis preparedness strategies for HIV and LGBTI groups, and ensure and strengthen a Nordic digital curriculum to meet the needs of LGBTI people.
How can Nordic welfare become more resilient to future crises?
A new publication from NIKK shows how gender perspectives can contribute to increased resilience in healthcare. Researchers in global public health, economic history, demography, sociology and social work contribute reflections and problematisations in four essays in the publication Welfare resilience during crises in the Nordic region, gender perspectives on challenges and ways forward in healthcare.
During the spring, the Nordic Gender Equality Fund announced its thirteenth call for proposals. There was considerable interest in the fund, and seven of the 35 project applications received were awarded funding.
The projects will focus on, for example, strengthening gender aspects in Nordic emergency preparedness work, changing the gender narrative in Sápmi through gulahallat and examining anti-LGBTI indoctrination on online platforms.
Several projects funded by the Nordic Gender Equality Fund and the Nordic LGBTI Fund focus on issues related to LGBTI people belonging to multiple minorities.
The publication Standing out even in groups to which you belong provides an insight into some of the Nordic co-operation projects, the challenges they have identified and the concrete results they have seen.
2026-01-14 2025 was an eventful year in the field of gender equality and LGBTI rights. A strong, united Nordic voice in the international debate has been the keyword for the Finnish and Åland Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers. The presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers rotates annually between the Nordic countries, and 2025
2025-12-12 During the autumn, the Nordic LGBTI Fund announced its sixth call for proposals. Of the twelve project applications received, three were awarded funding. Deepati Forsberg is responsible for fund administration at NIKK and is looking forward to following the projects that have been awarded funding. We hope that the projects that have received funding can help to
