Conference: Age-friendly cities in the Nordic region. Day 2.

The Nordic network for age-friendly cities and municipalities, the Nordic Welfare Centre, and the World Health Organization organised a joint conference at UN City in Copenhagen 2-3 November 2023.

The conference featured lectures and workshops with participants from the Nordic and Baltic countries. It covered various initiatives and strategies aimed at creating age-friendly environments, addressing ageism, and promoting healthy aging.

This recording is from day two (of two).

00:05:00
• What Do We Need to Build an Age-Friendly City?
- Natalie Turner, Deputy Director for Localities, The Centre for Ageing Better

• Best Practice: Examples from the municipalities (10 minutes each)

00:31:32
• Age-friendly Uppsala
- Kenny Jansson, Coordinator, Uppsala

00:45:27
• Agefriendly Gothenburg
- Emma Matsson, Developing Manager, Gothenburg

01:01:04
• Social connection and civic participation
- Þórhildur Egilsdóttir, Department Manager officer, Reykjavik

01:14:12
• Generation Games Norway
- Anne Berit Rafoss, Project Manager, The Centre for an Age-Friendly Norway

01:23:39
• City of Turku Two examples as promoters of the health and well-being of the elderly
- Anna-Mari Sopenlehto-Jokinen, Specialist Advisor, Turku/Åbo

01:31:22
• Co-production with older people– Bærum municipality
- Cathrine Hefte, Special Advisor, Bærum

01:44:22
• Panel discussion: Creating an ecosystem of age-friendly environment at national and sub-national levels
- Moderator: Dr. Yongjie Yon, WHO Europe
- Anne Berit Rafoss, The Centre for an Age-Friendly Norway
- Emma Mattson, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Natalie Turner, The Centre for Ageing Better, United Kingdom

02:40:20
Closing remarks
- Eva Franzen, Director, Nordic Welfare Centre
- Dr. Yongjie Yon, Technical Officer, WHO Europe