1、Summary4Sammanfattning51.Introduction62.Key concepts83.Population ageing and the older Nordicpopulation at a glance113.1.Population ageing trends113.2.Health,activity and participation in older age153.3.Employment in older age193.4.Income and poverty234.Policy action to promote the silver economy254

2、.1.Global policy action254.2.Policy actions at European level284.3.Population ageing and policy responses in the Nordiccontext295.Uncovering the potential of the silver economy335.1.Challenges and opportunities concerning populationageing335.2.The societal contributions of older people355.3.Harnessi

3、ng the potential of the silver economy375.4.Key points for policy intervention376.Actions toward a silver economy in Trndelag,Norway406.1.National commitments to an ageing population406.2.Silvering Trndelag406.3.Actions and initiatives across Trndelag436.4.Age-friendly Trondheim446.5.Age-friendly Le

4、vanger476.6.Age-friendly Malvik4826.7.Concluding remarks497.Actions toward a silver economy in JmtlandHrjedalen,Sweden517.1.National strategies to address population ageing517.2.Strategies to meet upcoming challenges on a regionaland municipal level527.3.stersund in the forefront557.4.Companies focu

5、sing on seniors587.5.Silver tourism in Jmtland Hrjedalen597.6.Cost-effective health care important in an ageingregion597.7.Concluding remarks608.Discussion618.1.Preconditions for expanding the Nordic silver economy618.2.Key elements for uncovering the potential of the silvereconomy628.3.Cross-border

6、 collaboration as a means to enhance thesilver economy in border regions65References67Interviews74Acknowledgements74About this publication753SummaryThis report focuses on the concept of the silver economy,which has emerged as a response topopulation ageing in Europe in recent years.The silver econom