A vision for Nordic competitiveness - By pursuing ambitious, business-led missions together, the Nordics can turn their combined scale into a lasting competitive advantage and set the pace for Europe.

Track Chair Overviews | Capital Markets, Deep Tech, Defence & Energy. State of work as presented at Nordic Compass Summit on 5 November.

Closing Statement of the Nordic Compass Summit 2026 | 4-5 November, Gothenburg

Ericsson, Kongsberg, Nokia, Patria, Saab and Terma are joining forces to help build Nordic defence capabilities: faster, across borders and with security of supply.

More than 200 industry leaders, joined by senior political figures, gather in Gothenburg on the 5th of November for the inaugural Nordic Compass Summit

As Europe faces a rapidly evolving security landscape, closer Nordic cooperation in defence and security is essential. Now, five of Europe's most prominent defence and technology companies, Ericsson, Kongsberg, Nokia, Patria and Saab, have joined the Defence Track within Nordic Compass, a pan-regional Round Table for industry. Here, they will work as founding drivers of the track.

As Nordic industry leaders, we have entered the board of Nordic Compass together. Because we share a conviction: the time has come to turn complementary Nordic strengths into joint action.

Nordic Compass – The Nordic Round Table for Industry is a new industry alliance uniting several of the largest Nordic companies and foundations to implement and scale concrete initiatives within Capital Markets, Deep Tech, Defense, and Energy. The ambition is to strengthen Nordic and European competitiveness and resilience.