Agenda - Thursday 30 October
08:30 - 08:50
12
Debate on gender equality policy
08:30 - 08:45
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
08:50 - 09:30
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
08:50 - 09:30
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
09:30 - 09:50
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
10:00 - 11:00
16.1.
Report on members' proposals for Nordic cooperation in the EU (A 1985/PRE)
10:00 - 11:00
16.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal that the Nordic countries should act according to the international court (A 2006/PRE) RESERVATION
10:00 - 11:00
16.3.
Presidium proposal to amend the Nordic Council’s Rules of Procedure (A 2025/PRE)
10:00 - 11:00
16.4.
Consideration of delegation proposal to amend the Nordic Council’s Rules of Procedure (A 1987/PRE)
10:00 - 11:00
16.5.
Vote
11:05 - 11:30
17.
Committee for a Sustainable Nordic Region
11:00 - 11:30
17.1.
Consideration of member’s proposal on polar fuel for a prosperous Arctic (A 1998/UHN)
11:00 - 11:30
17.2.
Vote
12:30 - 13:30
18.
Committee for Knowledge and Culture in the Nordic Region
12:30 - 13:30
18.1.
Consideration of member’s proposal to increase the production of Sami educational materials and the training of Sami teachers (A 2003/UKK)
12:30 - 13:30
18.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal on public service media (A 1995/UKK)
12:30 - 13:30
18.3.
Consideration of member’s proposal to expand the Nordic Council prizes to include visual arts and crafts (A 2018/UKK) RESERVATION
12:30 - 13:30
18.4.
Consideration of member’s proposal for Nordic co-operation to support independent journalism (A 2010/UKK) RESERVATION
12:30 - 13:30
18.5.
Vote
13:30 - 14:30
19.
Committee for Growth and Development in the Nordic Region
13:30 - 14:30
19.1.
Consideration of member’s proposal to launch an analysis of commuter conditions throughout the Nordic Region (A 2007/UVU) RESERVATION
13:30 - 14:30
19.2.
Consideration of member’s proposal on deaths and serious accidents at work in the Nordic Region (A 2005/UVU) RESERVATION
13:30 - 14:30
19.3.
Consideration of member’s proposal on joint Nordic digital solutions (A 1994/UVU)
13:30 - 14:30
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)
13:30 - 14:30
19.5.
Vote
14:30 - 14:45
20.
Internal affairs of the Nordic Council
14:30 - 14:45
20.1.
Activity report for the control committee 2025, Document 11/2025
Cases
14:45 - 15:00
21.
Elections 2026
14:45 - 15:00
21.1.
Election of the President and Vice-President of the Nordic Council, Document 14/2025
Cases
14:45 - 15:00
21.2.
Election of the chairs and vice-chairs of the Nordic Council’s committees and control committee, Document 14/2025
Cases
14:45 - 15:00
21.3.
Election of members to the Nordic Council’s Presidium and committees, Document 14/2025
Cases
14:45 - 15:00
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
15:00 - 15:15
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
15:15 - 15:20
23.1.
Determination of the dates and location of the 2026 Session of the Nordic Council
15:15 - 15:20
23.2.
Closing speech by the President of the Nordic Council