Vision and Strategies around the Baltic Sea

Intergovernmental cooperation on spatial planning for a vibrant, resilient, well-connected Baltic Sea Region

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30/03/2026 - 31/03/2026

Gdansk & online

Synthesis Workshop: Nature Conservation and MSP

Northern European Sea basins project (NESBp) is organising a synthesis workshop focusing on nature conservation and maritime spatial planning. Event will take place on 30-31 March 2026 in Gdansk, Poland. It is primarily expected as an in-person participation. Limited online participation will be available where feasible. In this pre-Easter event, NESB project invites you […]

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09/03/2026

Online

Join Workshop on Climate Change Effects & MSP

The online workshop on 9 March 2026 will focus on Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) as a tool for addressing the effects of climate change in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. Workshop will provide insights into current experiences and approaches for addressing climate change in MSP across both sea basins and will highlight the latest […]

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04/03/2026

Brussels

Expert Workshop on Governance of MARIPARKS

On Wednesday 4 March 2026, the Northern European Sea Basins (NESB) project organises an invitation-only workshop in Brussels focusing on the practical implementation of multi-use at sea through the MariPark concept. Organised back-to-back with the European Ocean Days, the workshop will explore key challenges related to the governance and management of MariParks, with a particular […]

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21/11/2025

Online

NESB project partner online meeting

The NESB project partners will gather online on 21 November 2025 for a collaborative meeting dedicated to sharing knowledge, strengthening teamwork, and shaping the project narrative. This meeting also marks one year since the start of the project’s implementation. Together, project partners will work toward building a stronger NESB project partnership, focusing on exchanging knowledge and […]

11/11/2025 - 12/11/2025

Riga, Latvia

5th Baltic MSP Forum

Join the 5th Baltic MSP Forum “Navigate Planning Through Changes”! The 5th Baltic MSP Forum “Navigate Planning Through Changes” will take place on 11–12 November 2025 in Riga, Latvia. This year, the Forum is organized in close connection with the Baltic Sea2Land project, serving as its final conference, and broadens the scope to strengthen […]

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28/10/2025 - 30/10/2025

Sopot, Poland

Session at the EUSBSR Annual Forum “Towards a Climate-Resilient Baltic Sea Region”

EUSBSR Policy Area Spatial Planning, Interreg BSR project platform “Baltic PlaNet” together with Policy Areas Energy and Secure are organizing a session “Towards a Climate-Resilient Baltic Sea Region” within the EUSBSR Annual Forum (29-30 October 2025, Sopot, Poland).

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28/10/2025 - 30/10/2025

Sopot, Poland

SAVE THE DATE! EUSBSR Annual Forum 2025

The EUSBSR Annual Forum 2025 will take place in Pomorskie Region in Sopot, Poland, on 29-30 October 2025. Registration will open in June 2025. Events theme: “Securing the Future: Stronger Together – Building Stability in Times of Uncertainty”. The EUSBSR Annual Forum is one of the largest pan-Baltic cooperation events in the Baltic Sea Region. […]

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13/10/2025

Helsinki, Finland

Participate in special joint session of MSP data experts from the North Sea and Baltic Sea regions

On 13 October in Helsinki at the premises of the HELCOM Secretariat special joint session of MSP data experts from the North Sea and Baltic Sea regions will take place. This session is supported by the Northern European Sea Basins Project (NESBp) and Policy Area Spatial Planning of the EUSBSR, and is a part of […]

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16/02/2026

Synthesis Workshop: Nature Conservation and MSP

13/02/2026

Expert Workshop on Governance of MARIPARKS

05/02/2026

Join Workshop on Climate Change Effects & MSP

17/12/2025

Launching New Land-based Planners’ Forum

Launching New Land-based Planners’ Forum to Strengthen Exchange and Cooperation Across the Baltic Sea Region. The Land-based Planners’ Forum will be launched as a new platform for cooperation among spatial planners across the Baltic Sea Region. The Forum is being created as an informal and inclusive network where planners from local, regional, and national levels […]

17/12/2025

VASAB 2025 Review and 2026 Outlook

Advancing VASAB Vision 2040, VASAB Ministerial Tallinn Declaration and Strengtening Planners’ Network The year 2025 has proven to be an intensive and productive period for VASAB Secretariat, marked by significant events and contributions across various initiatives. A highlight of the year was the successful 5th Baltic Maritime Spatial Planning Forum held in Riga, which provided […]

09/12/2025

Insights from the EUSBSR Annual Forum 2025

In the last week of October 2025 EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) held its Annual Forum in Sopot, Poland. Under the slogan “Securing the Future: Stronger Together – Building Stability in Times of Uncertainty” the Annual Forum 2025 addressed a question: What actions are needed to build stability and a prosperous future for us […]

09/12/2025

NESB project: Overview of the multi-use session at the 5th Baltic MSP Forum

The Northern European Sea Basins project organised a parallel session on multi-use topic at the 5th Baltic MSP Forum on 11-12 November 2025. The session “Effective Use of Space for a Sustainable Blue Economy: Baltic Approaches to Multi-Use in Marine and Coastal Areas” brought together practitioners, authorities and researchers to examine current progress and emerging […]

07/11/2025

NESB Project Launches Several Surveys

As part of the Northern European Sea Basins project (NESBp), partners have initiated several surveys within Work Package 3: Energy Transition and Biodiversity in Maritime Spatial Planning and Work Package 5: Knowledge Transfer and Sharing. The results of these surveys will help to develop and shape future project deliverables within the Northern European Sea Basins project. […]

Shaping the Future with Vision 2040

Our work is guided by VASAB VISION 2040 setting a long-term territorial perspective for a vibrant, resilient, well-connected region with diversity, sustainability, integration and cooperation as key values.

About Vision 2040

Pearls

Vibrant structure of urban networks & settlements

Patches

Sustainable management of ecosystems at sea and land

Strings

Physical and virtual connectivity for goods, people and knowledge

Systems

Cooperative planning systems at sea and land

Resilience

Building and strenghtening territorial resilience

Current Focus

Spatial Planning Country Fiches

Country fiches provide publicly accessible, up-to-date information on terrestrial and maritime spatial planning systems across the Baltic Sea Region.

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Land-based Planners’ Forum

Planners’ Forum seeks to create an inclusive network that brings together spatial planners from various governance levels for open dialogue and shared learning.

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MSP Planners Forum

MSP Planners’ Forum is a practical and informal dissemination and collaboration platform supporting ongoing national and regional MSP processes and implementation of MSP policy for national-level MSP practitioners.

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EUSBSR Policy Area Spatial Planning

Policy Area (PA) Spatial Planning within the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) represents the expertise in spatial planning in the Baltic Sea Region and ensures the implementation of the EUSBSR and its Action Plan.

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