Swedish Mining Innovation is coming to an end, and we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has contributed to the programme’s work and achievements. The programme’s final projects were completed at the end of 2025. The website and its publications will remain available throughout 2026, but our communication channels will no longer be updated. Follow Swedish Metals & Minerals for future initiatives and news.

Building Capacity to Innovate – Seven pathways from Swedish mining ecosystem

As Swedish Mining Innovation comes to the end of twelve years as Sweden’s Strategic Innovation Programme for the mining and metals industry, the programme has looked back not only at what was funded…

2026-09-23

Bergslagen Node – from regional strength to national and international impact

Bergslagen has a long tradition of mining, technology and the metals industry, but historically the region has had lower visibility in Sweden’s national innovation system than, for example, northern Sweden. That is why…

2026-03-03

The PhD Student Network: a national meeting place for knowledge exchange and broader perspectives – across disciplines along the mining value chain

As part of Swedish Mining Innovation, an organised PhD student network was established in 2019 for research related to mines, minerals and metals in Sweden. Throughout the programme period 2019–2025, the network has…

2026-02-02

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