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Flag of the Nordic Council
Working languages Danish
Norwegian
Swedish
Seat Copenhagen
Nordic Council:

Foundation
President
Director (Secretariat)

1952
Erkki Tuomioja
Jan-Erik Enestam
Nordic Council of Ministers:

Foundation
Chairman
General Secretary (Secretariat)

1971
Cristina Husmark Pehrsson
Halldór Ásgrímsson
Area
 - Members
 - With Greenland
1,318,412 km²
3,493,000 km² (7th)¹
Population
 - Total
 - Density
25,100,398
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Currencies Danish krone
Euro
Faroese króna
Icelandic króna
Norwegian krone
Swedish krona
Time zone UTC 0 to +2 (-3)¹
¹ Including Greenland
Political map of the Nordic countries and associated islands.
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Membership

Members of the Council:

Nations:

Autonomous territories:

In addition, the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have expressed their wishes to apply for membership in the Council. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Faroe Islands or Faeroe Islands or simply Faroe(s or Faeroes (Føroyar meaning " Sheep Islands" Færøerne Old Norse Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat meaning "Land of the Greenlanders" Grønland is a self-governing Danish Province located between the The Baltic states (Balti riigid Baltijas valstis Baltijos valstybės or Baltic countries are three countries in Northern Europe, all members of the Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the The Nordic Council opened its information offices in all three countries in 1991. Also there are two Nordic Council offices in Northwestern Russia (in Saint Petersburg and Kaliningrad). Northwestern Federal District (Се́веро-За́падный федера́льный о́круг tr Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River Kaliningrad (Калининград is a Seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian Exclave between Poland The Nordic Scottish Islands, the Netherlands, and Germany have yet to show an interest.

The Faroe Islands have expressed their wishes for full membership in the Nordic Council instead of the current associate membership. This would lead to sessions being held in the Faroes, the presidency of the Council routinely being held by the Faroes and the Faroes paying their share of the Council's expenses. [1]

Secretaries-general

Organization

History of Scandinavia

The Nordic Council and the Council of Ministers have offices in Copenhagen and various installations in each separate country, as well as many offices in neighbouring countries. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Helge Seip (born 5 March 1919 in Surnadal, died 29 January 2004) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party and later Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( Berglind Ásgeirsdóttir is the Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Jan-Erik Enestam (born 12 March 1947 in Västanfjärd) is a Finland-Swedish politician from the Swedish People's Party. The history of Scandinavia is the history of the Nordic countries — Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland. The Nordic Stone Age refers to the Stone Age of Scandinavia. Late Upper Paleolithic See also Upper Paleolithic As the ice receded The Nordic Bronze Age (also Northern Bronze Age) is the name given by Oscar Montelius to a period and a Bronze Age culture in Scandinavian Viking Age is the term denoting the years from about 700 to 1066 in European history. The Christianization of Scandinavia refers to the process of conversion to Christianity of the Scandinavian people starting in the 8th century with The Kalmar Union ( Danish, Norwegian and Swedish: Kalmarunionen) is a historiographical term meaning a series of Personal The Great Northern War (1700-21 was fought between Russia and Sweden for supremacy in the Baltic Sea. The Scandinavian Monetary Union (Skandinaviska myntunionen Skandinaviske møntunion Skandinaviske myntunion was a Monetary union formed by Sweden and Denmark A Scandinavian defence union that would include Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark was planned between the four countries after World Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city The Council does not have any formal power on its own, but each government has to implement any decisions through its country's legislative assembly (parliament). With Denmark, Norway, and Iceland being members of NATO and Finland and Sweden being neutral, the Nordic Council has not been involved in any military cooperation. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( The North Atlantic Treaty Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.

The Nordic Council uses the three Continental-Scandinavian languages (Danish, Norwegian and Swedish) as its official working languages, however it publishes material in Finnish, Icelandic and English, as well. The North Germanic languages or Scandinavian languages make up one of the three branches of the Germanic languages, a sub-family of the Indo-European languages Danish ( d̥ænsɡ̊ is one of the North Germanic languages (also called Scandinavian languages a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the Finnish ( or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% As of 2006) and by ethnic Finns outside Icelandic ( is a North Germanic language, the language of Iceland. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States [1] Under the Nordic Language Convention, since 1987, citizens of the Nordic countries have the opportunity to use their native language when interacting with official bodies in other Nordic countries without being liable to any interpretation or translation costs. The Nordic Language Convention is a convention of Linguistic rights which came into force in March 1, 1987, under the auspices of the Nordic The Convention covers visits to hospitals, job centres, the police and social security offices. The languages included are Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish and Icelandic. [2][3][4]

The original Nordic Council concentrates on inter-parliamentary cooperation. The Nordic Council of Ministers, founded in 1971, is responsible for inter-governmental cooperation.

Population density in the Nordic region (excluding Svalbard).
Population density in the Nordic region (excluding Svalbard). Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Svalbard is an Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean north of mainland Europe, about midway between Norway and the North Pole.

Formation of the Council

In 1946 the Danish, Swedish and Norwegian ministers of justice decided to appoint a committee to draw up proposals on co-operation in the future on legislation in the Nordic region.

In February 1953 the Nordic Council became a reality. Finland joined the council in 1956. The formation of the council made it possible for Nordic parliamentarians to play a larger role in the process of developing co-operation on legislation.

Today the council has 87 members, elected among the members of the national parliaments. The composition of the council reflects the relative representation of the political parties in the national parliaments.

The Nordic Council holds its main session in the autumn, while a so-called theme session is arranged in the spring.

Each of the national delegations has its own secretariat in the national parliament. The autonomous territories - Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Åland - also have Nordic secretariats.

Alternative projects and plans

In the 1960s there were plans to develop the Nordic cooperation into an organisation similar to the European Economic Community. The European Community (EC is one of the Three pillars of the European Union (EU created under the Maastricht Treaty (1992 A treaty was negotiated to establish a new organisation, Nordek headquartered in Malmö. In the 1960s there were plans to develop the Nordic cooperation into an organisation similar to the European Economic Community. Ultimately it was the case that Finland did not ratify the treaty due to its relationship with the Soviet Union. Finlandization (suomettuminen finlandisering Finnlandisierung is the influence that one powerful country may have on the policies of a smaller neighboring country The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Without Finland the idea was defunct, and Norway and Denmark chose to apply for membership to the EEC. Denmark became a member of the EEC in 1973, but Norway rejected accession in the same year in a referendum. Sweden did not apply due to its non-alliance policy, which was aimed at preserving neutrality. Greenland subsequently left the EEC and has since sought a more active role in circumpolar affairs.

Administrative subdivisions in the Nordic region in 1996 (excluding Svalbard).
Administrative subdivisions in the Nordic region in 1996 (excluding Svalbard). Examples of administrative divisions English terms In many of the following terms corresponding to British cultural influence areas of relatively low mean population The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe called the Nordic region, consisting of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Svalbard is an Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean north of mainland Europe, about midway between Norway and the North Pole.

Sweden and Finland joined the European Union in 1995. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Norway has not joined, twice rejecting an offer of membership through a national referendum. Recent polls show that Icelandic support for beginning admission talks with EU and joining, has been increasing in recent years, and in mid 2007, 58% of the Icelandic public wanted to begin admission talks with EU. (See: Iceland and the European Union)

The tasks of the Nordic Council overlap significantly with the European Union and related organizations and treaties. The relationship between Iceland and the European Union is currently defined through Iceland 's membership of the European Economic Area, which allows the country access The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in

References

  1. ^ The Broad Agreement - Faroese coalition paper and Call for meeting on full membership for the Faroe

See also

External links

The Nordic Passport Union, created in 1954, and implemented on May 1, 1958, allows Citizens of the Nordic countries ( Denmark The West Nordic Council ( Danish: Vestnordisk Råd, Faroese: Útnorðurráðið, Icelandic: Vestnorræna ráðið, The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe called the Nordic region, consisting of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, The Northern dimension is an initiative in the European Union regarding the cross-border and external policies covering Nordic countries, Baltic states The Nordic Council Music Prize is awarded annually by NOMUS the Nordic Music Committee Baltic Seven Islandsgif|right|thumb|330px|A contemporary transnational Euroregion encompasses the islands of the Baltic countries International Organization is a peer-reviewed Academic journal that covers the entire field of International affairs.
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