Financing Climate Transition and Resilient Urban Development – How Swedish Cities Can Accelerate with External Funding - Capacity Building event in Sweden
On 4th of December, we will gather in Stockholm for a capacity building event on Financing Climate Transition and Resilient Urban Development – How Swedish Cities can Accelerate with External Funding, an event organized by the European Urban Initiative (EUI) and Viable Cities in collaboration with the Swedish Model for Sustainable Urban Development.
The aim of the day is to strengthen the capacity among Swedish municipalities to access and manage external funding.
The event brings together practitioners from local to national authorities and financiers to share knowledge, build skills, and foster collaboration. The event offers practical tools and inspiration to:
- Combine different funding sources to scale up local initiatives;
- Engage private investors and understand their perspective;
- Build municipal capacity through organisational models, routines and co-financing strategies;
- Navigate the European and national funding landscape, including EUI’s peer reviews and City-to-City exchanges.
From plenary sessions to interactive workshops and peer reviews, participants will gain actionable insights and leave with concrete strategies to mobilise funding for climate transition and sustainable urban development.
Who is this event for?
Project offices responsible for external funding, directors or project managers responsible for external funding, process leaders for Climate Neutral Cities 2030 and / or other climate related initiatives or strategies. We also welcome regional and national authorities, and other key stakeholders in financing urban transformation.
Language: English (with Swedish available in group discussions)
Building on the study “Bridging the Gap – Exploring Innovative Financing Schemes in European Cities”, the guide “Externfinansiering för hållbar samhällsutveckling – En guide i åtta steg”, developed by the Swedish Model for Sustainable Urban Development, and experiences from Swedish and European cities successful in combining different funding sources for climate transition, we will together elaborate on the theme external funding.
When: December 4th, 2025
Where:7A Odenplan, Stockholm
Who: Swedish cities, Climate Contract signatories, regional and national authorities, and stakeholders interested in financing urban transformation
Language: English (with Swedish available in group discussions)
This event is held back-to-back with European Viable Cities Day on December 5th, including the Signing Ceremony of the Swedish Climate City Contract 2030.
If you have any questions regarding the registration, please contact:
Sara Palo sara.palo@tillvaxtverket.se
For other questions, please contact:
Lovisa Petersson lovisa.petersson@tillvaxtverket.se
Natalie Gustafsson natalie.gustafsson@viablecities.se