Practical information for journalists and photographers covering the Session of the Nordic Council Session and awards ceremony
This page will be updated regularly.
Accreditation
Accreditation is mandatory. A valid press card is required. You can apply for accreditation until 14:00 (CET) on 24 October. After this date, please contact the Nordic Council’s communications advisor Matts Lindqvist: e-mail matlin@norden.org or phone +45 29 69 29 05.
Although journalists with valid press accreditation for the Swedish parliament require no special accreditation for the Session, those also wishing to cover the awards ceremony must have accreditation for the Session.
Press conferences
Nordic Council press conference prior to the Session
Time: Tuesday 29 October, 10:30 to 10:45
Location: Room RÖ4-43 in the eastern building
Contact: Matts Lindqvist, +45 29 69 29 05, matlin@norden.org
The press conference will be in the Scandinavian languages and can followed via interpreters in Finnish, Icelandic, and English. The participants are the President and Vice President of the Nordic Council. The press conference will be streamed live on our Facebook page at Facebook.com/nordensk.
Parliament press accreditation or Nordic Council accreditation is required for access
Press meeting with the Swedish Prime Minister
Time: Tuesday 29 October, 16:25
Location: Swedish parliament, press centre, fifth floor in the western building
Contact: Gösta Brunnander, press secretary at the Swedish Government Offices, +46 72 544 28 66
Parliament press accreditation or Nordic Council accreditation is required for access
Press meeting with the Nordic prime ministers
Time: Wednesday 30 October, 11:20
Location: Swedish Government Offices, Bella room, entry through Kopparporten, Rödbodgatan 6, 10:40 to 11:00
Contact: Nina Kefi, press co-ordinator at the Swedish Government Offices, +46 70 662 67 79
Nordic Council accreditation or pre-registration with Nina Kefi is required for access: nina.kefi@regeringskansliet.se, +46 70 662 67 79
Registration
Registration will take place in the parliament building after the security check at the entrance on Riksplan. On registering you will be issued with a pass that provides access to the plenary chamber, the press conference, and the awards ceremony on 29 October.
A valid press card or photo ID must be shown when registering.
Registration will be open at the following times:
Monday 28 October, 08:00 to 20:00. Tuesday 29 October, 07:30 to 19:30. Wednesday 30 October, 07:30 to 20:00. Thursday 31 October from 07:30.
Photography in the chamber during the Session
During the Session, photography in the chamber will only be permitted from the galleries. Only official parliamentary and Nordic Council photographers will be allowed into the chamber. The Nordic Council will post images on norden.org for public use.
Press centre
There will be a media centre in the parliament building for working journalists. The centre is on the 7th floor (RV-7) at the entrance to the press box in the Chamber.
The Nordic Council’s communications advisors can be found in room RV3-16. The communications advisors are available to the press throughout the Session.
The Session on social media
Follow the Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers on Twitter, which will be widely used during the Session. The Session’s hashtags are #nrsession and #nrpol.
Streaming
The press have access to all the debates in the plenary chamber, which will be streamed live in Scandinavian, Icelandic, Finnish, and English.
Awards ceremony for the Nordic Council prizes
Accreditation
The Nordic Council prizes will be awarded at the Stockholm Concert Hall on 29 October 2019 at 19:30 (CET). You must have accreditation for the Session to enter the awards ceremony. This also applies to journalists who have press accreditation for the Swedish parliament. Registration will take place at the Riksplan entrance of the parliament building. Please bring valid photo ID. The deadline to apply for accreditation is 24 October.
Upon registration you will be given a badge that you must bring with you to the Concert Hall together with your ID card.
The press entrance is at Kungsgatan 43. The doors will open at 18:30 (CET).
Please arrive in good time in order to clear security for the event. The doors will open at 18:30 (CET). The press will be shown to a separate entrance at Kungsgatan 43. You must be inside the hall by 19:20 (CET), after which the doors will be closed. The awards ceremony will start at 19:30 (CET).
After the security check at the press entrance, you will be given an entry card and a place number in the hall. The press will initially sit on the first balcony. Please bring valid photo ID. Dress code: dark suit
LIVE: the awards ceremony can be watched throughout the Nordic Region
The awards ceremony will be broadcast live on SVT Play from 19:30 (CET). No geoblocking will be in effect, so the ceremony can be watched in all the Nordic countries.
The prizes will be awarded in the following order:
- Children and young people’s literature prize
- Music prize
- Environment prize
- Film prize
- Literature prize
Winners’ press conference
Immediately after the awards ceremony, the winners will be available for interviews and photographs. Here is the programme (updated):
- 21:00: End of awards ceremony and live broadcast. The winners will remain on the stage.
- 21:00: The press will go down from the first balcony to the stage. Two people at the exit will show the way.
- 21:05: The winners will meet the President and Vice President of the Nordic Council, the Speaker of the Swedish parliament, and the Swedish Prime Minister on the stage.
- 21:10: The winners will meet the press on the stage. Photography and interviews (maximum of four minutes per journalist in the queue).
You will then be allowed to remain on the stage to work. There is no separate press room.
Please contact us if you have any questions!
Communications Advisor Elisabet Skylare, elisky@norden.org, +45 21 71 71 27
Communications Advisor Stian Fjelldal, stifje@norden.org, +45 60 39 42 81 (environment prize)
Images from the 2019 awards ceremony
We will regularly upload pictures from the awards ceremony.
The awards ceremony on social media
Follow the hashtag #nrpriser for the latest updates on the prizes and winners. Our handles:
News items will be published regularly on norden.org and social media
We will publish news from the awards ceremony as each prize is presented during the television broadcast. The news items will be available in all the Nordic languages at nordic.org and via Twitter updates. The hashtag for the prizes is #nrpriser.
About the Nordic Council prizes
The Nordic Council awards five prizes each year – for literature, film, music, the environment, and children’s and young people’s literature. First awarded in 1962, the literature prize is the oldest of the five prizes. This was followed by the music prize in 1965, the environment prize in 1995, the film prize in 2002, and the children and young people’s literature prize in 2013.
Each prize of DKK 350,000 along with the Nordlys statuette is awarded at a ceremony during the annual Session of the Nordic Council.
