Nordic Prime Ministers meet in Finland for summer meeting
The meeting is co-hosted by Finland and Åland, the Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers is in attendance as well as representatives from the Nordic Business Community and the German Federal Chancellor.
At their summer meeting, the eight Nordic governments adopted two joint declarations on key areas of Nordic cooperation. One concerns societal security and preparedness, while the other launches enhanced Nordic collaboration on quantum technology. Both declarations mention the Nordic Council of Ministers among the actors that can assist governments in translating political ambitions into concrete results and collaboration.
I am pleased that the heads of government recognise the importance and potential of Nordic cooperation. Both declarations concern priority areas within the Nordic Council of Ministers, and we look forward to helping realise the political ambitions.
They held a joint press conference on Monday.
Political leaders in attendance are Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and Head of Government of Åland Katrin Sjögren, Kristrún Frostadóttir of Iceland, Jonas Gahr Støre of Norway, Ulf Kristersson of Sweden, Mette Frederiksen of Denmark, Aksel Vilhelmson Johannesen of the Faroe Islands and Jens-Frederik Nielsen of Greenland. Karen Ellemann, Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers, is also present and Federal Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz will be joining the discussions.
