The 5th International PalaeoArc Conference was organized at Stockholm University, The Swedish Museum of Natural History and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences over three days (Monday May 27–Wednesday May 29). It attracted 103 scientists (28% early career) from 17 countries, mainly from Europe but also North America and Asia. The conference was organized by staff from the Department of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University and The Natural History Museum. The conference was co-sponsored by the Bolin Centre Research Theme 3 “Past Climates” as well as Arctic Avenue, a spearhead Arctic research collaboration between the University of Helsinki and Stockholm University.