The five Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden are teaming up with a joint pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition, a 17-meter-tall recyclable structure made of timber that will showcase their connection to nature and sustainability.
 
The three-floored facility with a floor space of 1,200 square meters, whose design includes screens made of rice paper, will offer visitors a rooftop restaurant, a shop and a garden.
 
Artistic rendition of the Nordic Pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition. (Photo courtesy of The Nordic Pavilion)(Kyodo)
 
The rice paper screens are arranged in a whirling design and look like circles when viewed from above, demonstrating the pavilion's concept of "Nordic Circle," which highlights the connection among the five Nordic countries and between them and Japan and other Expo participants, organizers said.
 
The pavilion, designed by internationally acclaimed Italian architect Michele De Lucchi and his studio AMDL Circle, will also feature a business center as the Nordic states seek to increase collaboration with Japan, Japanese companies and other countries taking part at the global event.
 
"The Nordic Circle represents our commitment to collaborative innovation and sustainable solutions," Magnus Scholdtz, who leads the Nordic pavilion's leadership board as chairman, said in a press release issued in June.
 
Material used for the pavilion facility can be repurposed for use in hotels, stations or educational facilities once the event ends, according to organizers.
 
Artistic rendition of a room at the Nordic Pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition. (Photo courtesy of The Nordic Pavilion)(Kyodo)

TOKYO - The pavilion shop is expected to offer items from the Nordic countries, while the rooftop restaurant is likely to serve seafood among other dishes, with the Norwegian Seafood Council and major Danish food company Leverandorselskabet Danish Crown AmbA, among the sponsors of the pavilion, they said.