Program - all days

Registration

Opening of the National Cycling Conference 2026 and welcome to the first dayThe City of Stockholm, the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions and the Swedish the Transport Administration welcome participants and open the conference.

Lars Strömgren, Vice mayor for Transport and Urban Environment, City of Stockholm, welcomes the participants to Stockholm and gives a brief introduction to the city as host of the conference.

Marco te Brömmelstroet, Professor of Urban Mobility Futures at the University of Amsterdam, opens the conference with an international perspective on mobility, urban life, and cycling.

What is needed for cycling to play a larger role in cities? This panel brings together perspectives from policy, research, industry and innovation.

Paris and Helsinki stand out in Europe for their rapid progress in cycling. They will share how ambitious action have driven change – and what other cities can learn from their journeys.

A conversation between Elke Van den Brandt, Minister of Mobility for the Brussels Capital Region and Lars Strömgren, Vice Mayor for Transport and Urban Environment, City of Stockholm, focusing on political leadership and turning ambition into action.

The day concludes with a summary of key takeaways and a look ahead to the rest of the conference programme.

An opportunity to mingle, reconnect with familiar faces, make new connections and continue the day’s conversations.
Doors open at 17:30 for mingling and visits to the exhibition area, with a mingling plate served around 18:30.

Sessionen lyfter hur städer kan skapa säkrare och mer stödjande miljöer som gör cykling till en naturlig och självständig del av barns vardag.

The session offers a Nordic view on cycling policy and planning, highlighting shared challenges and key lessons from city collaboration.

Workshop som fokuserar på hur lokala trafiksäkerhetsinsatser för gående och cyklister kan bidra till hållbar omställning och framtidens resande.

Gemensamma vägval och regional planering är avgörande för att skapa sammanhängande och attraktiva supercykelstråk för aktiv pendling.

Sessionen ger nya insikter om cykeltrafikens variation och visar hur små designval i låghastighetsmiljöer påverkar cyklisters säkerhet, framkomlighet och inkludering.

Upptäck kraften i det lilla som gör stor skillnad. 

En tur genom stadens mest ambitiösa satsningar på cykelinfrastruktur. 

Guided technical cycling tour through Stockholm (for English-speaking participants)