Nordic Day celebrated across the Nordic and Baltic regions

23 March marks Nordic Day, a celebration of the world’s oldest regional political collaboration – the co-operative arrangement between the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland. 

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This year, Nordic Day will be celebrated with a range of events throughout the week across the Nordic and the Baltic regions. The theme this year is preparedness and how we can strengthen co-operation in this area across the Nordic Region. The celebrations in the Nordic Region will begin in Denmark on Monday 17 March and continue as a relay throughout the region until Sunday 23 March. In the Baltic region, the celebrations start earlier, on 13 March, in Lithuania. 

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17 March – Nordic Day in Denmark

Nordic Day in Denmark: Preparedness and young people

17 March

The Nordic Region will be the most sustainable and integrated region in the world by 2030. But how will we get there during a period of geopolitical tensions, climate crises, and digital challenges? How will we make sure our nations remain strong democracies in which young people have a voice and feel safe and secure?

Preparedness is not just about defence and crisis management — it's also about making society resilient and standing together across borders. These are just some of the issues that will be addressed on 17 March, when young people from Sweden, Denmark, and the Baltic countries converge on Youth Island in Copenhagen to talk about ways of making our societies more resilient. Based on recommendations from the Nordic-Baltic Youth Summit in 2024 and presentations by Elzbieta Drazkiewicz, the head of NordForsk’s Nordic Disinformation Resilience Network, we will delve into key themes such as AI and disinformation, democracy, and mental health. 

18 March – Nordic Day in Norway

Nordic Day in Norway: Are we prepared in the Nordic Region?

18 March

How do we prepare for hybrid threats and withstand crises that could impact our communities? Will our Nordic neighbours help us if a crisis occurs? The Nordic Council of Ministers, NordForsk, the Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget), and UiO:Democracy invite you to a discussion on societal security and crisis preparedness. Although we hope these crises will never happen, they could have severe consequences and even challenge democracy.

19 March – Nordic Day in Sweden

Nordic Day in Sweden: A sustainable energy transition – for a secure Nordic Region

19 March

This year, Nordic Day will be celebrated at the Finnish Embassy in Stockholm. The event will include a seminar on preparedness in the Nordic Region, focusing on energy issues and the green transition, as well as their role in tackling future threats and challenges.

20 March – Nordic Day in Finland

Nordic Day in Finland: Preparedness and resilience in the Nordic Region

20 March

This year, Finland and Åland hold the presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers. In conjunction with Nordic Day, a full-day seminar “Preparedness and resilience in the Nordic Region” will be held at Hanaholmen in Espoo, based on the Presidency Programme for 2025.

20 March – Nordic Day in Åland

Nordic Day in Åland: Celebrate Nordic Day on 20 March

20 March

What does the Nordic Region mean to you? What do you want from Nordic co-operation? What issues should Åland prioritise in this co-operation?

On 20 March, Åland celebrates Nordic Day with a free full-day programme where participants can choose from various activities based on their interests.

21 March – Nordic Day in Iceland

Nordic Day in Iceland: Societal Resilience and Preparedness

21 March

In an era marked by geopolitical tensions, social instability, and environmental challenges, Nordic societies are facing increasingly complex and hybrid threats. While Iceland has extensive experience in managing natural disasters, the question remains: How prepared are we to confront multifaceted risks that challenge our collective trust and co-operation? And in times of crisis, can we rely on our Nordic neighbours for support?

21 March – Nordic Day in Finland

Nordic Day in Finland: Nordic ninth-graders

21 March

On 21 March, young people will take centre stage as Nordic Culture Point, together with the Government of Åland and the Nordic Council of Ministers, welcomes ninth-grade students to the Nordic library on Kaisaniemi, Helsinki.

22 March – Nordic Day in the Faroe Islands: Tales of the Nordics and the notion of being the most integrated region in the world

Nordic Day in the Faroe Islands: Tales of the Nordics and the notion of being the most integrated region in the world

22 March

Are we moving towards even closer Nordic integration or are we actually moving further away from the vision of being the most sustainable and integrated region in the world by 2030? And how does the classic narrative of “Norden” relate to the geopolitical reality of the future, where the Arctic has become a central and powerful regional construct?

Nordic Day in the Faroe Islands

13 March – Nordic Day in Lithuania

Nordic Day in Lithuania: Trust and Resilience as Pillars of a Secure Nordic-Baltic Future

13 March

Join us as representatives from the Nordic Council, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania come together for the panel discussion “Stronger Together: Trust and Resilience as Pillars of a Secure Nordic-Baltic Future.”

Nordic Day in Estonia

Nordic Day in Estonia

Nordic Day in Estonia: Building societal resilience through dialogue sessions.

The Nordic Council of Ministers' Office in Estonia invites network partners from the Nordic and Baltic public & private sectors, the academia and the civil society to join an engaging discussion "The Nordic-Baltic region - what brings us together?" on March 27 -28, 2025.

Nordic Day in Estonia: Building societal resilience through dialogue sessions

23 March – Digital language cafés in the Nordic languages

Digital language cafés in the Nordic languages

23 March

Organisers: Nordic Council of Ministers, Articulatte, Nordic House in the Faroe Islands, Norden Association, Pohjola-Norden, Nordic Culture Point, and many more.

Events

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Nordic Day in Norway: Are we prepared in the Nordic Region?
Nordic Day in Sweden: A sustainable energy transition – for a secure Nordic Region
Nordic Day in Finland: Preparedness and resilience in the Nordic Region
Nordic Day in Iceland: Societal Resilience and Preparedness

The Helsinki Treaty – popularly known as the Nordic Constitution

The Helsinki Treaty – popularly known as the Nordic Constitution

On Nordic Day, we recognise Nordic co-operation, which includes Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, as well as the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland.

This co-operation became official with the Helsinki Treaty, commonly known as the Nordic Constitution. The treaty was signed on 23 March 1962 and took effect on 1 July of that year. After the Second World War, formal co-operation was established between the Nordic countries with the aim of creating security and maintaining democracy and peace between them.

This co-operation has since grown and now covers many policy areas, with the objective of making the Nordic Region the most sustainable and integrated region in the world by 2030.

Publications

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2018:717
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Publications number:
2024:711

Contact

Matts Lindqvist

matts.lindqvist@nordregio.org

+46 73 855 33 55

Mikael Carboni Kelk

mikake@norden.org

+45 60 39 42 57