New research for more sustainable health and care systems for the elderly

Published: 5 June 2025

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Five projects have now been granted funding through NordForsk’s call for proposals on sustainable health and social care systems for elderly. Forte is one of several international research funders behind the initiative.

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Five projects granted funding for research about the elderly in Nordic and Baltic countries

The aim of the call is to support research that will contribute with knowledge to help prepare and equip health and care systems in the Nordic and Baltic countries to meet the challenges of an ageing population. A total of 74 applications were submitted, of which five have now been awarded funding.

“Forte is commissioned by the Swedish government to coordinate national research in the field of ageing. From our perspective, this call is a step in the right direction to address the societal challenges we face and to increase knowledge about ageing – across the Nordic and Baltic regions,” says Ulrika Thomsson Myrvang, Senior Research Officer at Forte.

“The funded projects address issues such as substance abuse among older people, formal and informal care systems, healthy ageing among Nordic Indigenous populations, prevention of osteoporotic fractures, and how qualitative living environments can contribute to home-based health and care services,” says Sofie Wallerström, Senior Research Officer at Forte.

One of the five funded projects is led from Sweden. Swedish researchers are also involved as partners in the other four projects. Other participating researchers are based in Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, and Norway.

Funded projects

Building Sustainable Care Systems for Older People in the Nordic-Baltic Region (SustainCare)
Project leader: Tine Rostgaard, Roskilde University
Continuous Healthcare in Osteoporosis CasE-finding (CHOICE)
Project leader: Katrine Hass Rubin, Odense University Hospital
Promoting Healthy Aging of Sámi and Inuit Elders Through Co-Designed Digital Health Tool
Project leader: Ivana Bojanic, Nord University
Strategic municipal leadership for active aging and care in the local community (LOCALCARE)
Project leader: Anna Granath Hansson, Nordregio
Developing a Nordic Model for Harm Reduction: Sustainable Health and Social Care for Older Adults with Substance Use Problems (NORDHARM)
Project leader: Håkan Jönson, Lund University