Annual report 2025
Akordi’s view is that conflicts are always present in one way or another when we’re moving from the old to the new. Conflicts are an inevitable symptom of change, and they reveal what matters to us. Conflicts also catalyze the energy of those involved. At its best, conflict can be the impetus that brings parties together to seek and find new solutions and a better shared path forward.
In 2025, we focused on doing our part to build a just and acceptable green transition. In our work, this specifically meant anticipating conflicts in the green transition and scaling up solutions, which we have been able to implement with the support of the TAH and RELEX Foundations and our multi-stakeholder advisory group.
- We promoted the use of proven procedures in various localities
- We strengthened expertise in strategic stakeholder engagement through training and open expert lectures
- We produced tools to address the challenges of green transition acceptance in four different languages
- We participated in the discussion to develop risk and conflict management at the societal level
- We deepened collaboration internationally as well as within various networks and forums
Highlights of the year:
Starting in June 2025, we have been sparring project developers and authorities on green transition projects in the five locations: Kristiinankaupunki, Oulu, the western reindeer herding area, Sodankylä, and the Kaustinen region.
A total of 124 key green transition actors from across Finland participated in our course series Strategic Stakeholder Collaboration in Green Transition Projects. Our open expert lectures also garnered over 250 views. The course participants formed a national community of practice based on a shared approach, where experiences, advice, and ideas are shared even after the training, for example, at monthly morning coffee meetings.
We produced translations of our “Local Acceptability of the Green Transition” playbook, which is now available in Finnish, English, Swedish, and Norwegian.
We invited our international partners, Nuno Delicado and WesselinkvanZijst, to share their expertise and experiences at a seminar and trainings.
As mediators in environmental conflicts, we continued to build dialogue, shared knowledge, and trust around topics such as wildlife, diffuse pollution from agriculture and forestry, ecological compensation, the coherence of nature policy, and urban development. One of the highlights was when the draft decree establishing the nature conservation area of the Kvarken archipelago was finalized after a two-year mediation process.
In terms of the volume of Akordi’s activities, 2025 was the most significant year to date, which confirmed the impact of our work across multiple metrics, particularly in terms of geographic coverage and the number of people reached. This has provided a strong foundation to continue with even greater enthusiasm this year!
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