We support municipalities and other public organizations in putting circular solutions into practice, save money, and drive the growth of circular markets. In the autumn of 2025, we launch the second phase of the program!
Results from the first program period
In June 2025, we concluded the first phase of our Nordic collaboration. Here are some of the key results:
- New impact calculators for ICT and furniture. These are practical tools for public organizations to measure emission and cost savings from buying second-hand, extending product lifetimes, or reducing consumption.
- Testing how to optimize logistics to reduce costs and emissions, with cases in Stockholm, Bærum, and NAV Agder.
- Funding of an innovative procurement between Asker and Loopfront, with the development of a marketplace for second-hand products.
- Development and testing of criteria for circular ICT, that have been implemented within 180+ public organisations in the Nordics.
Join our networks for ambitious buyers!
The program brings together key procurement actors from Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway - from local to national and Nordic levels. Together, these organizations represent significant market power and can drive real change through public demand.
We have established three networks, forming the basis of the program. The networks cover sectors with a high potential for reducing the environmental footprint, developing Nordic markets, and cutting public spending. These networks meet 2-3 times a year.
The target group are ambitious procurers, primarily from municipalities and central purchasing bodies.
If you are interested in joining a network, send us an email. You find contact information on the bottom of this page.
What you can expect from the networks
With new circular initiatives from the EU and national governments, it’s essential to combine top-down policies with bottom-up action. In our networks, we design activities based on the needs of participating organizations - identifying shared barriers and developing practical solutions together.
Key activities in the networks include the following:
Funding for innovation projects
Municipalities and other public organizations can apply for grants to pilot and scale innovative circular procurement projects. The application form will be launched in November 2025, with a final deadline in early January 2026!
Below, you can read about the four innovation projects we financed in our first project period:
Meetings 2-3 times per year
The networks meet twice a year. Next meetings are scheduled in November 2025, and in May/June 2026.
Send us an email if you have any questions about network meetings. You find our contact information on the bottom of this page.
Market dialogues and criteria development
We regularly invite key suppliers to network meetings to explore new ideas and co-develop criteria for circular products and services.
New data tools
In the networks, we will develop practical tools - such as impact calculators - to support circular procurement in practice.
You are free to explore the impact calculators we developed in the first project period, on ICT and furniture. On the website below, you find translations to English, Danish, Finish and Swedish.
Cross-cutting projects
In addition to the sector-specific activities, we also run three cross-cutting initiatives:
- An AI in procurement initiative, named the Green Procurement Analyzer.
- Procurement behavior (research and tools to maximize the uptake of circular solutions).
- Digital product passports (starting in April 2026)
These projects help us test new approaches and create tools that can be used across all sectors.
Public procurement a driver for circular solutions
The program is funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers. Under Vision 2030, the Nordic prime ministers have committed to making the Nordic region the most sustainable and integrated in the world by 2030. Our program is one of several initiatives contributing to this shared vision.
Public procurement accounts for approximately 15 percent of the GDP in the Nordic countries. This implies that public organisations have a significant market power, and can drive the growth of circular markets.
Contact information to networks and sub-projects
DFØ (Norway) is coordinating the program, together with Upphandlingsmyndigheten (Sweden), SKI (Denmark), and Motiva (Finland).
The lead of different networks and sub-projects are held by different organisations:
| Name | Role | |
| Sindre Haakonsen | Program Leader | Sindre.Haakonsen@dfo.no |
| Dorthea Almklov | Program Coordinator | Dorthea.Almklov@dfo.no |
| Joakim Thornéus | ICT Leader | joakim.thorneus@uhmynd.se |
| Suvi Sippola | Construction Materials Leader | suvi.sippola@motiva.fi |
| Odd Olaf Schei | ZED (logistics) Leader | oddolaf.schei@dfo.no |
| Eva Dirdal | Green Procurement Analyser lead | Eva.Dirdal@dfo.no |
| Mette Orup | Procurement Behaviour Lead | meru@ski.dk |
Summary: The Nordic Program on Circular Procurement
- Countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden
- Funding: Nordic Council og Ministers under Vision 2030
- Timeline: August 2025 to December 2027
- Stakeholders: Public sector and market suppliers in the Nordics
- Areas of focus: logistics, furntiture, ICT, AI, procurement behaviour, and digital product passport
- Administrative Body: Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management
Project timeline
Highlights from August 2021 to 2025
August 2021: Project start
December 2021: Nordic Circular Furniture Market Dialogue Conference – Watch the conference
February 2022: Nordic Circular OCT Market Dialogue Conference – Watch the conference
August 2022: Published report on Climate Accounting in Public Procurement
December 2022: The project funded an innovative ICT procurement conducted by Asker Municipality
August 2023: Nordic Zero Emission Delivery Dialogue Workshop
December 2023: The project funded three innovative zero emission delivery procurement projects conducted by
September 2024: The AI-project Green Procurement Analyser was launched.
February 2025: Launch of effect calculators on furniture and ICT, showing potential cost and CO2 savings from buying second-hand, repair and reducing the total number of purchases.
June 2025: Final event for the project in Oslo - Watch the event
Authumn 2025: Launch of the Nordic Program for Circular Procurement!