Welcome to the happiest country for youth!
Organized and hosted by the Nordic Council of Ministers Office in Lithuania in collaboration with Lithuanian Youth Council (LiJOT) and The National Council of Swedish Children and Youth Organisations (LSU), the project aspires to transform into a long-lasting tradition aimed at making the Nordic-Baltic region the best place for children and young people.
“The core principle guiding the Nordic-Baltic Youth Summit is to foster an environment where the voices of children and youth are not only heard but actively shape a more inclusive and participatory society. We’re thrilled to host this event in Lithuania, recently ranked as the happiest country in the world for youth according to the World Happiness Report”, – says Helén Nilsson, the director of the Nordic Council of Ministers Office in Lithuania.
The idea to bring together participants from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden Greenland, Åland, and the Faroe Islands was far from accidental. Expanding from successful past Nordic Youth Summits in Reykjavik and Oslo, the project will now include the Baltic countries, bringing together Youth Councils from across the region. Bound by commonalities in size, democratic values, and rapid-paced economic and social development these countries and territories undoubtedly share similar challenges and strengths.
