The Nordic Council

The Nordic Council is the official body for formal inter-parliamentary co-operation. Formed in 1952, it has 87 members from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland.

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Help Nordic children return from forced marriages

Children from the Nordic Region who are forced to go abroad to get married must be helped back to their Nordic home country. The Nordic Council Welfare Committee therefore recommends that the Nordic embassies work together to tackle this important issue.

Nordiska rådets president Erkki Tuomioja och vicepresident Lulu Ranne.

Erkki Tuomioja elected as the new President of the Nordic Council

Erkki Tuomioja has been elected as the new President of the Nordic Council. Lulu Ranne has been elected Vice President. The pair both come from Finland, which holds the Presidency of the Nordic Council next year. Finland’s priority for 2022, which also marks the 70th anniversary of the ...

Events

Præsidiemøde, Island

Dates

14-15.12.2021

Type

Meeting of the Presidium

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Nominees of the Nordic Council prizes 2021

54 nominees from eight countries. Meet the nominees of the Nordic Council prizes 2021. The winners of the Nordic Council prizes will be announced on 2 November at an awards ceremony in Copenhagen in conjunction with the Nordic Council Session 2021.