The tides are shifting, and so must we. The Baltic Sea Region is entering a decade defined by complex, interlinked challenges: climate impacts are accelerating, demographic pressures are reshaping communities, and security threats are growing – from cyberattacks and hybrid interference to vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure. These challenges do not occur in isolation. They interact, reinforce one another, and demand coordinated responses that no country or sector can achieve alone.
The 17th EUSBSR Annual Forum will bring together governments, cities, visionaries, policymakers, researchers, and civil society leaders with a shared mission: to jointly address the region’s most pressing challenges through stronger cross-sectoral cooperation, smarter coordination, and bold innovation. Engagement Day and Project Village return – with a fresh perspective.
Resilience: at the heart of regional security and shared prosperity
In the Baltic Sea Region, resilience means more than withstanding shocks – it means thriving through them by building the capacity to adapt and collaborate in an era where crises are becoming the new normal.
By connecting climate, environmental health, economic security, and societal preparedness, the Forum will explore a whole-of-governance approach focused on four interlinked challenges:
Security & Geopolitical Uncertainties.
Climate Change & Environment of the Baltic Sea.
Demographic Shifts & Regional Competitiveness.
Governance, Implementation Gaps, & Financing.
Charting the course to 2030 and beyond
The EUSBSR Forum 2026 is a call for collective, better-integrated action. We aim to move beyond traditional sector-based discussions and create stronger synergies and coherence across policy areas. Because the challenges facing our region are simultaneous, interconnected, and complex, the solutions must also be cross-sectoral, coordinated, and aligned.
In Tallinn, we will not only discuss solutions – we will ignite them. Further updates on the programme to follow.
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