Upcoming report on Youth Entrepreneurship

The Arctic Business Index project is preparing a new report examining youth entrepreneurship in the Nordic Arctic.

03/09/2026
14:54
Iris Ørnhaug

The study analyzes more than 5,600 youth-founded companies across Northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland and places entrepreneurship within a broader regional development framework built around the three Ds: Demography, Diversification, and Digitalization.

The report explores several important questions:

  • How to address youth outmigration and demographic shifts?
  • To what extent do young entrepreneurs contribute to economic diversification?
  • How concentrated is value creation among youth-led firms?
  • Can digital entrepreneurship and AI help young people build globally oriented businesses while remaining in Arctic communities?

The report will be published soon on the Arctic Business Index website and social media. Stay tuned for further updates.