Nordic countries are seen externally as quite similar to each other but internally many differences are perceived. However sharing a common history, similar political structures, strong trade and cultural connections allows the countries to develop strong partnerships and collaborations in many different fields.
So why not in journalism? We strongly believe that there are plenty of opportunities to work on cross-border investigative stories and we, by building a Nordic network, aim to facilitate this.
The aim is to create a space to enable the sharing of knowledge, methods and the exchange of ideas in order to facilitate cross-border collaborations on several topics that could benefit from an international perspective.
how should nordiG look like?
WHAT WE DID SO FAR
We as Gothenburg Media Hub are working on coordinating the further development of this network idea. The name we gave this project is NorDig.
Bringing journalists from different countries into the same room has been a challenge and finding a way to collaborate that everyone agrees with is not always easy, but step by step we are making a lot of progress.
Over the past months we have organised regular meetings with partners in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark, worked on establishing a basic work structure and discussing strategies to bring the project to light.
Though we are not currently planning a Nordig conference, our team will travel to Norway, Sweden and Finland to organise panels and mingles at the respective national conferences for investigative journalism during the month of April – more details coming soon!
Participating at the conferences will be a great chance for us to present the work done so far and this survey. It will be especially important for us to meet people and gather opinions on a Nordic network and find out how such a platform could help journalists in the work they do.
SKUP, Gräv, Tutki
Nordig will participate at the Nordic conferences for investigative journalism in 2025. We will host sessions on organised crime in the Nordics and invite to join our new network.
WHY NORDIC CRIME?
From 2015 to today there has been an increase in the level of deadly violence on the streets of Sweden.
A change in dynamics within the drug market, an increase of new gangs who try to establish themselves in first in Sweden then in other parts of the Nordics, often using more brutal methods than before, inclusing the recruitment of kids.
Understanding the cross-border connections between criminal groups that operate in the Nordic region, the flow of drugs and money.
What can Nordic journalists learn from each other and from colleagues that have dealt with similar issues in other parts of the world?
Skup 2025
Nordic mingle: digging deeper together
Meet colleagues from other Nordic countries and connect with the Nordig team.
Alex Maxia will give an overview of the project and discuss why Nordic collaboration is more important than ever and how we can develop this network to make it useful for all.
Saturday, April 5 | 14:00 – 14:45 Link to calendar event.
Gräv 2025
Nordic investigative network: cross-border investigation on criminal gangs.
Wiktoria Gruca and Tobias Andersson Åkerblom will be hosting a panel debate and mingle. More information soon.
Saturday April 10 10:00 – 10:45
Tutki 2025
Organised Crime in the Nordics: Investigating Hidden Networks
Saturday, April 26 | 14:00 – 14:45
Speakers: Diamant Salihu, Minna Knus-Galán
Moderator: Janina Wildermuth
Organized crime does not stop at national borders—so why should investigative journalism?
In this session, investigative journalists Diamant Salihu and Minna Knus-Galán will share how they have worked across Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Denmark to expose the hidden structures behind Nordic crime. Diamant has collaborated with colleagues across the region to track the spread of Swedish gangs beyond Sweden’s borders, while Minna worked on the international investigation Scam Empire with UG and OCCRP, uncovering global fraud networks.
Nordic crime is just one example of how we in the new network NORDIG aim to strengthen investigative journalism across the Nordic countries. Join us to explore how collaboration can take crime reporting to the next level—and how you can be part of shaping the future of Nordic investigative journalism.
connect with us
You can join our community via our group on Hostwriter. You need to be a journalist to have an account on the platform and then request being a member specifying your previous work, possibly within investigative journalism and your connection to a country in the Nordic region.
Project Managers
Alex Maxia
Wiktoria Gruca
Janina Wildermuth
Any questions? Get in touch with us via email: nordig@gothenburgmediahub.com