Agenda - Thursday 30 October
08:30 - 08:50
12
Debate on gender equality policy
12.1.
Nordic Council of Ministers’ report on work on gender equality in 2025, Document 21/2025
Cases
08:50 - 09:30
13
Debate on welfare policy
13.1.
Report on the Nordic Council of Ministers’ co-operation in the field of health and social affairs in 2025, Document 22/2025
Cases
13.2.
Report to the Nordic Council on Nordic co-operation on disability, 2024–2025, Document 23/2025
Cases
09:30 - 09:50
14.
Debate on current policy regarding children and young people
14.1.
Report on the Nordic Council of Ministers’ work with children and young people, 2024–2025, Document 24/2025
Cases
09:50 - 10:15
15.
Committee for Welfare in the Nordic Region
15.1.
Committee proposal on the future of elderly care in the Nordics (A 2029/UVN)
15.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal on a Nordic initiative for gender equality and equality A 2020/UVN RESERVATION
15.3.
Vote
10:15 - 11:05
16.
Presidium
16.1.
Report on members' proposals for Nordic cooperation in the EU (A 1985/PRE)
16.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal that the Nordic countries should act according to the international court (A 2006/PRE) RESERVATION
16.3.
Presidium proposal to amend the Nordic Council’s Rules of Procedure (A 2025/PRE)
16.4.
Consideration of delegation proposal to amend the Nordic Council’s Rules of Procedure (A 1987/PRE)
16.5.
Vote
11:05 - 11:30
17.
Committee for a Sustainable Nordic Region
17.1.
Consideration of member’s proposal on polar fuel for a prosperous Arctic (A 1998/UHN)
17.2.
Vote
12:30 - 13:30
18.
Committee for Knowledge and Culture in the Nordic Region
18.1.
Consideration of member’s proposal to increase the production of Sami educational materials and the training of Sami teachers (A 2003/UKK)
18.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal on public service media (A 1995/UKK)
18.3.
Consideration of member’s proposal to expand the Nordic Council prizes to include visual arts and crafts (A 2018/UKK) RESERVATION
18.4.
Consideration of member’s proposal for Nordic co-operation to support independent journalism (A 2010/UKK) RESERVATION
18.5.
Vote
13:30 - 14:30
19.
Committee for Growth and Development in the Nordic Region
19.1.
Consideration of member’s proposal to launch an analysis of commuter conditions throughout the Nordic Region (A 2007/UVU) RESERVATION
19.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal on deaths and serious accidents at work in the Nordic Region (A 2005/UVU) RESERVATION
19.3.
Consideration of member’s proposal on joint Nordic digital solutions (A 1994/UVU)
19.4.
Consideration of member’s proposal for co-operation between the governments of Norway, Sweden, and Finland to establish a fixed logistics connection from the Atlantic coast of Norway to southeastern Finland (A 2011/UVU)
19.5.
Vote
14:30 - 14:45
20.
Internal affairs of the Nordic Council
20.1.
Activity report for the control committee 2025, Document 11/2025
Cases
20.2.
Nordic Council’s accounts 2024, Document 10/2025
Cases
14:45 - 15:00
21.
Elections 2026
21.1.
Election of the President and Vice-President of the Nordic Council, Document 14/2025
Cases
21.2.
Election of the chairs and vice-chairs of the Nordic Council’s committees and control committee, Document 14/2025
Cases
21.3.
Election of members to the Nordic Council’s Presidium and committees, Document 14/2025
Cases
21.4.
Election for the Nordic Investment Bank, Document 14/2024
Cases
15:00 - 15:15
22.
Finnish and Ålandic Programme for the Presidency of the Nordic Council in 2026
22.1.
The newly elected president presents the presidency programme for 2026, Document 19/2025
Cases
15:15 - 15:20
23.
Closing of the 2025 Session of the Nordic Council
23.1.
Determination of the dates and location of the 2026 Session of the Nordic Council
23.2.
Closing speech by the President of the Nordic Council