Leading Nordic quantum organizations launch the Nordic Quantum Alliance

(Oslo, Norway – June 22, 2026) — Leading Nordic quantum organizations and innovation actors from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden have joined forces to launch the Nordic Quantum Alliance.

The Nordic Quantum Alliance will spearhead initiatives supported by Nordic Innovation to strengthen the region’s position in the global quantum race and accelerate pathways from research to industrial application.

The Nordic Quantum Alliance brings together leading ecosystem organizations and research partners across the Nordic region to establish a joint platform for collaboration, industry engagement, policy alignment, and investor readiness in quantum technologies.

Commenting on the initiative, Sindre Bornstein, CEO of Nordic Innovation, states:

“The most effective way to build a fast-paced, use-case-driven quantum tech collaboration across the Nordics? Link the already existing national ecosystems. These ecosystems unite leading organizations and networks—each bringing unique expertise and contributions. A network of networks creating a Nordic quantum powerhouse, enabling our region to build world-class solutions and strengthening our long-term competitiveness.”

The project is coordinated by Norsk Kvanteklynge, together with InstituteQ – The Finnish Quantum Institute, Danish Quantum Community, and Quantum Sweden Innovation Platform (QSIP).

Quantum technologies are increasingly recognized as critical enablers for future competitiveness, resilience and security, with applications expected across sectors including energy, mobility, manufacturing, finance, health and defence. However, broad industrial adoption still requires stronger coordination between research environments, emerging companies, investors, and end users.

Through the Nordic Quantum Coordination and Pathways project, the Nordic Quantum Alliance will address this challenge by creating practical Nordic pathways for collaboration, matchmaking and ecosystem development over the coming three years.

“The next decade will be decisive for the development of the global quantum industry. The Nordic countries have world-class research, strong industrial sectors and highly complementary capabilities. By coordinating earlier and more strategically, we can strengthen both Nordic competitiveness and Europe’s technological resilience,” said Monika Sandnesmo, Project Lead at Norsk Kvanteklynge.

The project focuses on four strategic areas:

Building awareness of quantum technology’s industrial and economic potential

Activating end users and strengthening investor readiness

Coordinating Nordic engagement towards European policy and funding initiatives

Establishing a long-term Nordic cooperation framework through the Nordic Quantum Alliance

The initiative will deliver concrete outputs including Nordic use-case catalogues, end-user networks, investor engagement activities, policy coordination and structured collaboration between research, startups, corporates and public-sector stakeholders.

The project also includes a Nordic–Baltic extension aimed at strengthening dialogue and future collaboration opportunities with Iceland and the Baltic countries.

About the Project

Nordic Quantum Coordination and Pathways is a Nordic collaboration initiative focused on strengthening research–industry pathways, end-user readiness and strategic coordination within quantum technologies across the Nordic region.

The project is led by Norsk Kvanteklynge in collaboration with Danish Quantum Community, InstituteQ and Chalmers QSIP.

The initiative contributes to long-term Nordic competitiveness, resilience and innovation capacity by strengthening collaboration across research, industry, investors, policymakers and end users.

Media Contacts

Norway

Monika Sandnesmo
Project Lead, Norwegian Quantum House & Norsk Kvanteklynge
monika.sandnesmo@sintef.no

Denmark

Kristine Helen Falgren
Managing Director, Danish Quantum Community
krf@dqc.dk

Finland

Pauliina Rajala
InstituteQ / Aalto University
pauliina.rajala@aalto.fi

Sweden

Camilla Johansson
QSIP / Chalmers Industriteknik
camilla.johansson@chalmersindustriteknik.se