The Baltic Institute (Polish: Instytut Bałtycki) in Gdańsk is a scientific society researching the topics of the Baltic Sea countries, maritime economic issues, and Polish-German and Polish-Scandinavian relations.
The Baltic Institute was established in 1925 in Toruń, beginning real activities in 1927,[1] with the main goal of documenting the Polish heritage in Pomerania after 100 years of German occupation and Germanization practices.
During the German occupation of Poland in World War II the institute was abolished by the Nazis.
The Baltic Institute was re-established in 1945 with its headquarters first in Bydgoszcz, Sopot and then in Gdańsk.
[1] New branches were opened in Gdynia, Sopot, Toruń, Bydgoszcz and Szczecin.