The Nordic Council Environment Prize 2026 focuses on initiatives that educate children and young people about environmental and climate issues.
The eight names on the shortlist for the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2026 are:
Winner announced 20 October
The winner will be announced on 20 October, and the Northern Lights statuette and DKK 300,000 prize money will be presented at a special awards ceremony on 28 October during the annual Session of the Nordic Council in Helsinki.
The theme for the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2026
The theme for the Environment Prize changes every year. The focus this year is on the importance of equipping young people with the knowledge, skills and voice to shape their own future and contribute to sustainable development and adaptation to climate change.
About the Nordic Council Environment Prize
The Nordic Council Environment Prize was first awarded in 1995 with the aim of raising awareness of work on the environment in the Nordic Region. It honours companies, organisations or individuals for exemplary efforts to integrate respect for the environment into their business or work or for some other form of extraordinary initiative on behalf of the environment. As the nomination process is open, anyone can submit nominations. A total of 53 initiatives were nominated this year.