Most welcome to join us in Skellefteå for PLACExNordic! This time, we aim to renew ourselves – and you. And your place. Place resilience is no longer a niche concept – it’s at the heart of how communities prepare for the future. That’s why we’ve chosen “Resilient Future Places – From Adapting to Advancing, Shaping the Places of Tomorrow” as the theme for PLACExNordic 2026. At this conference, we look beyond today’s uncertainty and turbulence and focus on how places can move from adapting to advancing. What choices and strategies must we make now to ensure we are ready for what’s next? It is no coincidence that PLACExNordic takes place in Skellefteå, Sweden. The north of the country has become the epicentre of an extraordinary societal transformation. PLACExNordic 2026 is also part of Society Expo 2026 – a global event that highlights the very questions our theme is built on: resilience, renewal, and collaboration. And the questions are real. Has your community planned for a drone port yet? Why should you? Join us in Skellefteå this June to explore why. Together we’ll dig into the strategies, partnerships, and ideas shaping tomorrow’s most resilient places. See you there, /Marcus