Connecting cities and regions for a greener future

We are a cross-border organisation working to create a new green megaregion in Northern Europe.

Our Area

We are STRING

  • 4 countries
  • 8 regions
  • 5 cities
  • 3 metropolitan areas
  • 14 million people

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Our vision

The new megaregion

We work to create a megaregion because there is strength in numbers. We strive to be a globally acknowledged Green Hub and a leading implementer of sustainable infrastructure to combat climate change while improving the lives of our citizens.

STRING is a political cross-border organisation with following members:

Key Areas

Our most important initiatives

Green Hub

We work to foster an excellent business and innovation environment for low carbon economy solutions to attract investments, competencies and create sustainable growth in Northern Europe.

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Hydrogen Corridor

In an effort to decarbonise the EU transport system, STRING is establishing a refuelling station network for hydrogen lorries from Hamburg to Oslo along the EU ScanMed TEN-T corridor.

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Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link

We work to maximise the benefits of the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link, which will be a game changer in improving connectivity in our region.

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Railway: Gothenburg – Oslo

We work to improve the existing railway stretch between Gothenburg and Oslo to include double tracks.

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Fixed Links across Öresund

We work to ensure new fixed links across the Öresund to account for increased traffic flows in the wake of the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link.

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Mapping of bottlenecks

We work to identify and eliminate key bottlenecks in the ScanMed TEN-T corridor between Hamburg and Oslo.

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News and Reports

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27/10/2021

Högnivåmöte om forbindelsen Oslo-Göteborg

Göteborgs Stad och Västra Götalandsregionen till riksdagen för bättre förbindelser med Norge

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25/08/2021

Oslo as new chair of STRING

The City of Oslo will assume the Chairmanship of STRING from July 1st 2021 until December 2022. As Chair of STRING, Oslo will be leading the green cross-border corporation between 13 regions and cities, spanning four countries.  Oslo will be strengthening the continued progress on existing initiatives and work to ensure a smooth implementation of the OECD policy recommendations launched in June 2021.

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17/06/2021

Kiel becomes STRING observer

STRING has eight regions and five cities as members, representing 14 million inhabitants. From July 1st 2021, the German state capital Kiel will join the co-operation as an observer.

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15/06/2021

ARE YOU OUR NEW POLTICAL CONSULTANT?

Are you a quick-thinking, efficient political aficionado with a diplomatic flair for stakeholder relations? Then you might be STRING’s new political consultant! The job is a one-year maternity leave contract, with the possibility of being permanently extended for the right candidate.

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JOB OPENING

Process

How we work

All the members participate at meetings and at different level working groups to set and deliver a common agenda for the region. The STRING Secretariat forms the permanent organisation, and the Secretariat’s task is to facilitate and create the best possible framework for implementing the initiatives.

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