On November 27, 2017, SIIS hosted the international seminar on Arctic Issues and China-Nordic Cooperation in Shanghai.

SIIS vice president Yang Jian and Prof. Lassi Heininen from University of Lapland (Finland) gave opening remarks.

Overseas scholars from Finland, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Chinese experts from Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration, Polar Research Institute of China, Tongji University and SIIS had a discussion on the cooperation in Nordic area, Nordic countries’ Arctic policy, China-Nordic cooperation on Arctic etc.