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class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Members</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Members-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Members subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-List_of_members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#List_of_members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>List of members</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-List_of_members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-List_of_representatives" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#List_of_representatives"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>List of representatives</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-List_of_representatives-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Party_groups" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Party_groups"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Party groups</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Party_groups-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Observer,_guests_and_other_cooperation_with_neighbouring_countries_and_regions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Observer,_guests_and_other_cooperation_with_neighbouring_countries_and_regions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Observer, guests and other cooperation with neighbouring countries and regions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Observer,_guests_and_other_cooperation_with_neighbouring_countries_and_regions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Nordic_unification" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Nordic_unification"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Nordic unification</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Nordic_unification-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button 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Available in 65 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-65" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">65 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordiese_Raad" title="Nordiese Raad – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Nordiese Raad" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A" title="المجلس الشمالي – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="المجلس الشمالي" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conseyu_N%C3%B3rdicu" title="Conseyu Nórdicu – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Conseyu Nórdicu" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skandinav_%C5%9Euras%C4%B1" title="Skandinav Şurası – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Skandinav Şurası" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pak-kok_L%C3%AD-s%C5%AB-h%C5%8De" title="Pak-kok Lí-sū-hōe – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Pak-kok Lí-sū-hōe" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%9E%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%BD%D1%8B_%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82" title="Паўночны савет – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Паўночны савет" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D1%81%D1%8A%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82" title="Северен съвет – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Северен съвет" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordijsko_vije%C4%87e" title="Nordijsko vijeće – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Nordijsko vijeće" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuzul_an_Norzh" title="Kuzul an Norzh – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Kuzul an Norzh" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consell_N%C3%B2rdic" title="Consell Nòrdic – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Consell Nòrdic" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seversk%C3%A1_rada" title="Severská rada – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Severská rada" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyngor_Nordig" title="Cyngor Nordig – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Cyngor Nordig" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordisk_R%C3%A5d" title="Nordisk Råd – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Nordisk Råd" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordischer_Rat" title="Nordischer Rat – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Nordischer Rat" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://dsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordiska_rada" title="Nordiska rada – Lower Sorbian" lang="dsb" hreflang="dsb" data-title="Nordiska rada" data-language-autonym="Dolnoserbski" data-language-local-name="Lower Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dolnoserbski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%B5hjamaade_N%C3%B5ukogu" title="Põhjamaade Nõukogu – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Põhjamaade Nõukogu" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9D%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C_%CE%A3%CF%85%CE%BC%CE%B2%CE%BF%CF%8D%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BF" title="Νορδικό Συμβούλιο – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Νορδικό Συμβούλιο" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consejo_N%C3%B3rdico" title="Consejo Nórdico – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Consejo Nórdico" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordia_Konsilantaro" title="Nordia Konsilantaro – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Nordia Konsilantaro" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iparraldeko_Kontseilua" title="Iparraldeko Kontseilua – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Iparraldeko Kontseilua" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C%DA%A9" title="شورای نوردیک – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شورای نوردیک" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%C3%B0urlandar%C3%A1%C3%B0i%C3%B0" title="Norðurlandaráðið – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Norðurlandaráðið" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conseil_nordique" title="Conseil nordique – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Conseil nordique" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noardske_Ried" title="Noardske Ried – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Noardske Ried" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consello_N%C3%B3rdico" title="Consello Nórdico – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Consello Nórdico" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B6%81%EC%9C%A0%EB%9F%BD_%EC%9D%B4%EC%82%AC%ED%9A%8C" title="북유럽 이사회 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="북유럽 이사회" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%80%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BD%D5%AB%D5%BD%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D5%AD%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%B0%D5%B8%D6%82%D6%80%D5%A4" title="Հյուսիսային խորհուրդ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Հյուսիսային խորհուրդ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordijsko_vije%C4%87e" title="Nordijsko vijeće – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Nordijsko vijeće" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewan_Nordik" title="Dewan Nordik – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Dewan Nordik" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%C3%B0urlandar%C3%A1%C3%B0" title="Norðurlandaráð – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Norðurlandaráð" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consiglio_nordico" title="Consiglio nordico – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Consiglio nordico" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A2%D7%A6%D7%94_%D7%94%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%99%D7%AA" title="המועצה הנורדית – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="המועצה הנורדית" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kl mw-list-item"><a href="https://kl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunat_Avannarliit_Siunnersuisoqatigiit" title="Nunat Avannarliit Siunnersuisoqatigiit – Kalaallisut" lang="kl" hreflang="kl" data-title="Nunat Avannarliit Siunnersuisoqatigiit" data-language-autonym="Kalaallisut" data-language-local-name="Kalaallisut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kalaallisut</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A9%E1%83%A0%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D%E1%83%94%E1%83%97%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%91%E1%83%AD%E1%83%9D" title="ჩრდილოეთის საბჭო – 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lang="fi">Pohjoismaiden neuvosto</i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Finnish_language" title="Finnish language">Finnish</a>)</span> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span title="Icelandic-language text"><i lang="is">Norðurlandaráð</i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Icelandic_language" title="Icelandic language">Icelandic</a>)</span> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span title="Faroese-language text"><i lang="fo">Norðurlandaráðið</i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Faroese_language" title="Faroese language">Faroese</a>)</span> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span title="Greenlandic-language text"><i lang="kl">Nunat Avannarliit Siunnersuisoqatigiit</i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Greenlandic_language" title="Greenlandic language">Greenlandic</a>)</span> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span title="Northern Sami-language text"><i lang="se">Davviriikkaid ráđđi</i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Northern_Sami_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Sami language">Northern Sami</a>)</span> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span title="Lule Sami-language text"><i lang="smj">Nuorttarijkaj ráde</i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Lule_Sami_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Lule Sami language">Lule Sami</a>)</span> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span title="Inari Sami-language text"><i lang="smn">Tave-enâmij rääđi</i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Inari_Sami_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Inari Sami language">Inari Sami</a>)</span> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span title="Southern Sami-language text"><i lang="sma">Noerhtelaanti raerie</i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Southern_Sami_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern Sami language">Southern Sami</a>)</span> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span title="Skolt Sami-language text"><i lang="sms">Tâʹvvjânnmi suåvtõs</i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Skolt_Sami_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Skolt Sami language">Skolt Sami</a>)</span> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <span title="Pite Sami-language text"><i lang="sje">Nuarrtarijkaj rárre</i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Pite_Sami_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Pite Sami language">Pite Sami</a>)</span> </li></ul> 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class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark"><img alt="Denmark" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Copenhagen" title="Copenhagen">Copenhagen</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official languages</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg/23px-Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg/35px-Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg/46px-Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="520" data-file-height="340" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/%C3%85land" title="Åland">Åland</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Leaders</th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• <a href="/wiki/Secretary-General_of_the_Nordic_Council" title="Secretary-General of the Nordic Council">Secretary-General</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Faroe_Islands" title="Faroe Islands"><img alt="Faroe Islands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/21px-Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/32px-Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/41px-Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Kristina_H%C3%A1foss" title="Kristina Háfoss">Kristina Háfoss</a> (2021–)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• President </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway"><img alt="Norway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Jorodd_Asphjell" title="Jorodd Asphjell">Jorodd Asphjell</a> (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-presidency2023_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-presidency2023-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• Vice-President </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway"><img alt="Norway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Helge_Orten" title="Helge Orten">Helge Orten</a> (2023) <sup id="cite_ref-presidency2023_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-presidency2023-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Establishment</th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• Inauguration of the Nordic Council </div></th><td class="infobox-data">12 February 1953</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• <a href="/wiki/Helsinki_Treaty" title="Helsinki Treaty">Helsinki Treaty</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data">1 July 1962</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• Inauguration of the <a href="/wiki/Nordic_Council_of_Ministers" title="Nordic Council of Ministers">Nordic Council of Ministers</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data">July 1971</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area</th></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">6,187,000 km<sup>2</sup> (2,389,000 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population</th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• 2019 estimate</div></th><td class="infobox-data">27.5 million</td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Density</div></th><td class="infobox-data">4.4/km<sup>2</sup> (11.4/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Gross_domestic_product" title="Gross domestic product">GDP</a> <style 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Map_of_Scandinavia.svg/250px-Map_of_Scandinavia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="191" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Map_of_Scandinavia.svg/375px-Map_of_Scandinavia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Map_of_Scandinavia.svg/500px-Map_of_Scandinavia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="680" data-file-height="520" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="padding-left:0.4em;text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)">Countries</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></li></ul> <hr /></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="padding-left:0.4em;text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/History_of_Scandinavia" title="History of Scandinavia">History</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"><b>History by country</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_%C3%85land" title="History of Åland">Åland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Denmark" title="History of Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Faroe_Islands" title="History of the Faroe Islands">Faroe Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Finland" title="History of Finland">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Greenland" title="History of Greenland">Greenland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Iceland" title="History of Iceland">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Norway" title="History of Norway">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scandinavian_Scotland" title="Scandinavian Scotland">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Sweden" title="History of Sweden">Sweden</a></li></ul> <hr /> <p><b>Chronological history</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scandinavian_prehistory" title="Scandinavian prehistory">Prehistory</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Stone_Age" title="Nordic Stone Age">Stone Age</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Bronze_Age" title="Nordic Bronze Age">Bronze Age</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iron_Age_Scandinavia" title="Iron Age Scandinavia">Iron Age</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Migration_Period" title="Migration Period">Migration Period</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viking_Age" title="Viking Age">Viking Age</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Norsemen" title="Norsemen">Norsemen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christianization_of_Scandinavia" title="Christianization of Scandinavia">Christianization</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalmar_Union" title="Kalmar Union">Kalmar Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_Empire" title="Swedish Empire">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denmark%E2%80%93Norway" title="Denmark–Norway">Denmark–Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_between_Sweden_and_Norway" title="Union between Sweden and Norway">Sweden–Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danish%E2%80%93Icelandic_Act_of_Union" title="Danish–Icelandic Act of Union">Denmark–Iceland</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Nordic Council</a></li></ul> <hr /></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="padding-left:0.4em;text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)">Geography</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scandinavian_Mountains" title="Scandinavian Mountains">Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scandinavian_Peninsula" title="Scandinavian Peninsula">Peninsula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baltic_Sea" title="Baltic Sea">Baltic Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a></li></ul> <hr /></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="padding-left:0.4em;text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)">Economy</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nordic_model" title="Nordic model">Nordic model</a><br /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Welfare_in_Finland" title="Welfare in Finland">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welfare_in_Sweden" title="Welfare in Sweden">Sweden</a></li></ul></li></ul> <hr /></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_the_Nordic_Council.svg/220px-Flag_of_the_Nordic_Council.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_the_Nordic_Council.svg/330px-Flag_of_the_Nordic_Council.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_the_Nordic_Council.svg/440px-Flag_of_the_Nordic_Council.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a><figcaption>Flag before 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Nordic Council</b> is the official body for formal inter-parliamentary Nordic cooperation among the <a href="/wiki/Nordic_countries" title="Nordic countries">Nordic countries</a>. Formed in 1952, it has 87 representatives from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden as well as from the autonomous areas of the <a href="/wiki/Faroe_Islands" title="Faroe Islands">Faroe Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greenland" title="Greenland">Greenland</a>, and <a href="/wiki/%C3%85land" title="Åland">Åland</a>. The representatives are members of parliament in their respective countries or areas and are elected by those parliaments. The Council holds ordinary sessions each year in October/November and usually one extra session per year with a specific theme.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The council's official languages are <a href="/wiki/Danish_Language" class="mw-redirect" title="Danish Language">Danish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Finnish_Language" class="mw-redirect" title="Finnish Language">Finnish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Icelandic_Language" class="mw-redirect" title="Icelandic Language">Icelandic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Language" class="mw-redirect" title="Norwegian Language">Norwegian</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Language" class="mw-redirect" title="Swedish Language">Swedish</a>, though it uses only the mutually intelligible <a href="/wiki/Scandinavian_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Scandinavian languages">Scandinavian languages</a>—Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish—as its <a href="/wiki/Working_language" title="Working language">working languages</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-languages_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-languages-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These three comprise the first language of around 80% of the region's population and are learned as a second or foreign language by the remaining 20%.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1971, the <a href="/wiki/Nordic_Council_of_Ministers" title="Nordic Council of Ministers">Nordic Council of Ministers</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Intergovernmental_organisation" class="mw-redirect" title="Intergovernmental organisation">intergovernmental</a> forum, was established to complement the council. The Council and the Council of Ministers are involved in various forms of cooperation with neighbouring areas in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Europe" title="Northern Europe">Northern Europe</a>, including the <a href="/wiki/States_of_Germany" title="States of Germany">German state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Schleswig-Holstein" title="Schleswig-Holstein">Schleswig-Holstein</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Benelux" title="Benelux">Benelux</a> countries and the <a href="/wiki/Baltic_states" title="Baltic states">Baltic states</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Tobias_Etzold_2015_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tobias_Etzold_2015-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Offices_outside_the_Nordic_Region_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Offices_outside_the_Nordic_Region-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nordic_Council&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During World War II, Denmark and Norway were occupied by Germany; Finland was <a href="/wiki/Winter_War" title="Winter War">under assault</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>; while Sweden, though neutral, still felt the war's effects. Following the war, the <a href="/wiki/Nordic_countries" title="Nordic countries">Nordic countries</a> pursued the idea of a <a href="/wiki/Scandinavian_defence_union" title="Scandinavian defence union">Scandinavian defence union</a> to ensure their mutual defence. However, Finland, due to its <a href="/wiki/Paasikivi%E2%80%93Kekkonen_doctrine" title="Paasikivi–Kekkonen doctrine">Paasikivi–Kekkonen policy of neutrality</a> and <a href="/wiki/Finno-Soviet_Treaty_of_1948" title="Finno-Soviet Treaty of 1948">FCMA treaty</a> with the USSR, could not participate. </p><p>It was proposed that the Nordic countries would unify their foreign policy and defence, remain neutral in the event of a conflict and not ally with <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a>, which some were planning at the time. The United States, keen on getting access to bases in <a href="/wiki/Scandinavia" title="Scandinavia">Scandinavia</a> and believing the Nordic countries incapable of defending themselves, stated it would not ensure military support for Scandinavia if they did not join NATO. As Denmark and Norway sought US aid for their post-war reconstruction, the project collapsed, with Denmark, Norway and Iceland joining NATO as founding members.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Finland and Sweden joined NATO in 2023 and 2024, respectively, following the 2022 <a href="/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" title="Russian invasion of Ukraine">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a>. </p><p>Further Nordic co-operation, such as an economic customs union, also failed. This led <a href="/wiki/Danish_Prime_Minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Danish Prime Minister">Danish Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Hans_Hedtoft" title="Hans Hedtoft">Hans Hedtoft</a> to propose, on 13 August 1951, a consultative interparliamentary body. This proposal was agreed by Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden during a meeting in <a href="/wiki/Copenhagen" title="Copenhagen">Copenhagen</a> on 15–16 March 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-H1_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-H1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The council's first session was held in the Danish Parliament on 13 February 1953 and it elected Hans Hedtoft as its president. When Finnish-Soviet relations thawed following the death of <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Stalin" title="Joseph Stalin">Joseph Stalin</a>, Finland joined the council in 1955, following a voting in the Parliament of Finland on 28 October that year, effective from 23 December the same year.<sup id="cite_ref-H2_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-H2-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 2 July 1954, the Nordic labour market was created and in 1958, building upon a 1952 passport-free travel area, the <a href="/wiki/Nordic_Passport_Union" title="Nordic Passport Union">Nordic Passport Union</a> was created. These two measures helped ensure Nordic citizens' free movement around the area. A Nordic Convention on Social Security was implemented in 1955. There were also plans for a <a href="/wiki/Single_market" title="Single market">single market</a> but they were abandoned in 1959 shortly before Denmark, Norway, and Sweden joined the <a href="/wiki/European_Free_Trade_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="European Free Trade Area">European Free Trade Area</a> (EFTA). Finland became an associated member of EFTA in 1961 and Denmark and Norway applied to join the <a href="/wiki/European_Economic_Community" title="European Economic Community">European Economic Community</a> (EEC).<sup id="cite_ref-H2_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-H2-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This move towards the EEC led to desire for a formal Nordic treaty. The <a href="/wiki/Helsinki_Treaty" title="Helsinki Treaty">Helsinki Treaty</a> outlined the workings of the council and came into force on 24 March 1962. Further advancements on Nordic cooperation were made in the following years: a Nordic School of Public Health, a Nordic Cultural Fund, and Nordic House in <a href="/wiki/Reykjav%C3%ADk" title="Reykjavík">Reykjavík</a> were created. Danish Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Hilmar_Baunsgaard" title="Hilmar Baunsgaard">Hilmar Baunsgaard</a> proposed full economic cooperation ("<a href="/wiki/Nordek" title="Nordek">Nordek</a>") in 1968. Nordek was agreed in 1970, but Finland then backtracked, stating that its ties with the Soviet Union meant it could not form close economic ties with potential members of the EEC (Denmark and Norway).<sup id="cite_ref-H2_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-H2-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nordek was then abandoned. </p><p>As a consequence, Denmark and Norway applied to join the EEC and the Nordic Council of Ministers was set up in 1971 to ensure continued Nordic cooperation.<sup id="cite_ref-HM1_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HM1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1970 representatives of the <a href="/wiki/Faroe_Islands" title="Faroe Islands">Faroe Islands</a> and <a href="/wiki/%C3%85land" title="Åland">Åland</a> were allowed to take part in the Nordic Council as part of the Danish and Finnish delegations.<sup id="cite_ref-H2_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-H2-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Norway turned down EEC membership in 1972 while Denmark acted as a bridge builder between the EEC and the Nordics.<sup id="cite_ref-HM2_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HM2-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in 1973, although it did not opt for full membership of the EEC, Finland negotiated a free trade treaty with the EEC that in practice removed customs duties from 1977 on, although there were transition periods up to 1985 for some products. 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 <a href="/wiki/Arctic_cooperation_and_politics" title="Arctic cooperation and politics">circumpolar</a> affairs. </p><p>In the 1970s, the Nordic Council founded the <a href="/wiki/Nordic_Industrial_Fund" class="mw-redirect" title="Nordic Industrial Fund">Nordic Industrial Fund</a>, Nordtest and the <a href="/wiki/Nordic_Investment_Bank" title="Nordic Investment Bank">Nordic Investment Bank</a>. The council's remit was also expanded to include environmental protection and, in order to clean up the pollution in the <a href="/wiki/Baltic_Sea" title="Baltic Sea">Baltic Sea</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">North Atlantic</a>, a joint energy network was established. The Nordic Science Policy Council was set up in 1983<sup id="cite_ref-HM2_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HM2-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and, in 1984, representatives from Greenland were allowed to join the Danish delegation.<sup id="cite_ref-H2_13-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-H2-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the <a href="/wiki/Collapse_of_the_Soviet_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Collapse of the Soviet Union">collapse of the Soviet Union</a> in 1991, the Nordic Council began to cooperate more with the <a href="/wiki/Baltic_states" title="Baltic states">Baltic states</a> and new Baltic Sea organisations. Sweden and Finland joined the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a> (EU), the EEC's successor, in 1995. Norway had also applied, but once again voted against membership.<sup id="cite_ref-HM3_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HM3-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Norway and Iceland did join the <a href="/wiki/European_Economic_Area" title="European Economic Area">European Economic Area</a> (EEA) which integrated them economically with the EU. The <a href="/wiki/Nordic_Passport_Union" title="Nordic Passport Union">Nordic Passport Union</a> was also subsumed into the EU's <a href="/wiki/Schengen_Area" title="Schengen Area">Schengen Area</a> in 1996. </p><p>The Nordic Council became more outward-looking, to the <a href="/wiki/Arctic" title="Arctic">Arctic</a>, Baltic, Europe, and Canada. The <a href="/wiki/%C3%98resund_Bridge" title="Øresund Bridge">Øresund Bridge</a> linking Sweden and Denmark led to a large amount of cross-border travel, which in turn led to further efforts to reduce barriers.<sup id="cite_ref-HM3_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HM3-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the initially envisioned tasks and functions of the Nordic Council have become partially dormant due to the significant overlap with the EU and EEA. In 2008 Iceland began <a href="/wiki/Accession_of_Iceland_to_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Accession of Iceland to the European Union">EU membership talks</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but decided to annul these in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike the <a href="/wiki/Benelux" title="Benelux">Benelux</a>, there is no explicit provision in the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_on_European_Union" title="Treaty on European Union">Treaty on European Union</a> that takes into account Nordic co-operation. However, the Treaties provide that international agreements concluded by the Member States before they become members of the Union remain valid, even if they are contrary to the provisions of Union law. However, each Member State must take all necessary measures to eliminate any discrepancies as quickly as possible. Nordic co-operation can therefore in practice only be designed to the extent that it complies with Union law.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organisation">Organisation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nordic_Council&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Organisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Council">Council</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nordic_Council&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Council"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Nordic Council consists of 87 representatives, elected from its members' parliaments and reflecting the relative representation of the political parties in those parliaments. It 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.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Council does not have any formal power on its own, but each government has to implement any decisions through its national legislature. With all countries being members of NATO, the Nordic Council has not been involved in any military cooperation. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Council_of_Ministers">Council of Ministers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nordic_Council&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Council of Ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Nordic_Council_of_Ministers" title="Nordic Council of Ministers">Nordic Council of Ministers</a></div> <p>The original Nordic Council concentrates on inter-parliamentary cooperation. The <i>Nordic Council of Ministers</i>, founded in 1971, is responsible for intergovernmental cooperation. Prime Ministers have ultimate responsibility but this is usually delegated to the Minister for Nordic Cooperation and the Nordic Committee for Co-operation, which coordinates the day-to-day work. The autonomous territories have the same representation as states.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Nordic Council of Ministers has offices in the Baltic countries.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secretary_General">Secretary General</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nordic_Council&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Secretary General"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Secretary-General_of_the_Nordic_Council" title="Secretary-General of the Nordic Council">Secretary-General of the Nordic Council</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Languages">Languages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nordic_Council&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Nordic Council uses the three Continental <a href="/wiki/Scandinavian_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Scandinavian languages">Scandinavian languages</a> (Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish) as its official working languages, while interpretation and translation service is arranged for Finnish and Icelandic (but never between the Scandinavian languages).<sup id="cite_ref-languages_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-languages-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The council also publishes material in English for information purposes. The Council refers to Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish collectively as Scandinavian and considers them to be different forms of the same language forming a common language community.<sup id="cite_ref-Norden_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Norden-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 1987, under the <a href="/wiki/Nordic_Language_Convention" title="Nordic Language Convention">Nordic Language Convention</a>, 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 Convention covers visits to hospitals, job centres, the police, and social security offices. The languages included are Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 31 October 2018, the council established it has five official languages, giving Finnish and Icelandic equal status with Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish from 1 January 2020 onward. While the working languages of the council's secretariat remain the three Scandinavian languages, the Council emphasised that the secretariat must include personnel with comprehensive understanding of Finnish and Icelandic as well. The then-President of the Council <a href="/wiki/Michael_Tetzschner" title="Michael Tetzschner">Michael Tetzschner</a> thought the compromise good but also expressed concern over the change's expenses and hoped they would not increase so much that there would be pressure to switch over to using English.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Work">Work</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nordic_Council&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Language_understanding">Language understanding</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nordic_Council&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Language understanding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers have a particular focus on strengthening the Nordic language community; the main focus of their work to promote language understanding in the Nordic countries is on children and young people's understanding of written and oral Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish, the three mutually intelligible <a href="/wiki/Scandinavian_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Scandinavian languages">Scandinavian languages</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Location">Location</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nordic_Council&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Norden_Copenhagen.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Norden_Copenhagen.JPG/220px-Norden_Copenhagen.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Norden_Copenhagen.JPG/330px-Norden_Copenhagen.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Norden_Copenhagen.JPG/440px-Norden_Copenhagen.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a><figcaption>Nordic Council headquarters in Copenhagen. White building with Norden sign and flag at street Ved Stranden No. 18.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Nordic Council and the Council of Ministers have their headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Copenhagen" title="Copenhagen">Copenhagen</a> and various installations in each separate country, as well as many offices in neighbouring countries. The headquarters are located at <a href="/wiki/Ved_Stranden" title="Ved Stranden">Ved Stranden</a> No. 18, close to <a href="/wiki/Slotsholmen" title="Slotsholmen">Slotsholmen</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Members">Members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nordic_Council&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_members">List of members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nordic_Council&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: List of members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Nordic Council has five full members (which are sovereign states) and three associate members (which are self-governing regions of full member states). </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Member name </th> <th colspan="2">Symbols </th> <th rowspan="2">Parliament </th> <th rowspan="2">Membership </th> <th rowspan="2">Membership status </th> <th rowspan="2">Members </th> <th rowspan="2">Represented since </th> <th rowspan="2">EFTA/EU/EEA relation </th></tr> <tr> <th>Arms</th> <th>Flag </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland"><img alt="Finland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Coat_of_Arms_of_Finland_Alternative_style.svg/20px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Finland_Alternative_style.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Coat_of_Arms_of_Finland_Alternative_style.svg/30px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Finland_Alternative_style.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Coat_of_Arms_of_Finland_Alternative_style.svg/40px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Finland_Alternative_style.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="376" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland"><img alt="Finland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Finland" title="Parliament of Finland">Eduskunta (Riksdagen)</a> </td> <td rowspan="5">full </td> <td rowspan="5">sovereign state </td> <td rowspan="4">20</td> <td>1955 </td> <td rowspan="3"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe"><img alt="Europe" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/23px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/35px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/45px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="540" /></a></span></span> EU member<br /><a href="/wiki/European_Economic_Area" title="European Economic Area">EEA member</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden"><img alt="Sweden" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Shield_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg/20px-Shield_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Shield_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg/30px-Shield_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Shield_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg/40px-Shield_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="240" data-file-height="308" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden"><img alt="Sweden" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Riksdag" title="Riksdag">Riksdag</a> </td> <td rowspan="4">1952 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark"><img alt="Denmark" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/National_Coat_of_arms_of_Denmark_no_crown.svg/20px-National_Coat_of_arms_of_Denmark_no_crown.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/National_Coat_of_arms_of_Denmark_no_crown.svg/30px-National_Coat_of_arms_of_Denmark_no_crown.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/National_Coat_of_arms_of_Denmark_no_crown.svg/40px-National_Coat_of_arms_of_Denmark_no_crown.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="331" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark"><img alt="Denmark" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></a></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Folketing" title="Folketing">Folketing</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway"><img alt="Norway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Royal_arms_of_Norway.svg/20px-Royal_arms_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Royal_arms_of_Norway.svg/30px-Royal_arms_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Royal_arms_of_Norway.svg/40px-Royal_arms_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="362" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway"><img alt="Norway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Storting" title="Storting">Storting</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/European_Free_Trade_Association" title="European Free Trade Association"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/EFTA_logo.svg/23px-EFTA_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/EFTA_logo.svg/35px-EFTA_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/EFTA_logo.svg/46px-EFTA_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="124" data-file-height="78" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/European_Free_Trade_Association" title="European Free Trade Association">EFTA</a> founding member<br />EEA member </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland"><img alt="Iceland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Arms_of_Iceland.svg/20px-Arms_of_Iceland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Arms_of_Iceland.svg/30px-Arms_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Arms_of_Iceland.svg/40px-Arms_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="390" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland"><img alt="Iceland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="900" /></a></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Al%C3%BEingi" class="mw-redirect" title="Alþingi">Alþingi</a></td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Greenland" title="Greenland">Greenland</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Greenland" title="Greenland"><img alt="Greenland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Coat_of_arms_of_Greenland.svg/20px-Coat_of_arms_of_Greenland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Coat_of_arms_of_Greenland.svg/30px-Coat_of_arms_of_Greenland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Coat_of_arms_of_Greenland.svg/40px-Coat_of_arms_of_Greenland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="574" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Greenland" title="Greenland"><img alt="Greenland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_Greenland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greenland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_Greenland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greenland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_Greenland.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greenland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Greenland" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliament of Greenland">Inatsisartut</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">associate </td> <td rowspan="2">self-governing regions of Denmark </td> <td rowspan="2">2 (each) out of Denmark's 20</td> <td>1984 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greenland%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" class="mw-redirect" title="Greenland–European Union relations">OCT</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Faroe_Islands" title="Faroe Islands">Faroe Islands</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Faroe_Islands" title="Faroe Islands"><img alt="Faroe Islands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/20px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/30px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/40px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="585" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Faroe_Islands" title="Faroe Islands"><img alt="Faroe Islands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/21px-Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/32px-Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/41px-Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/L%C3%B8gting" title="Løgting">Løgting</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">1970</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Faroe_Islands_and_the_European_Union" title="Faroe Islands and the European Union">minimal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/%C3%85land" title="Åland">Åland</a> </th> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/%C3%85land" title="Åland"><img alt="Åland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Coat_of_arms_of_%C3%85land.svg/20px-Coat_of_arms_of_%C3%85land.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Coat_of_arms_of_%C3%85land.svg/30px-Coat_of_arms_of_%C3%85land.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Coat_of_arms_of_%C3%85land.svg/40px-Coat_of_arms_of_%C3%85land.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="688" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/%C3%85land" title="Åland"><img alt="Åland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg/23px-Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg/35px-Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg/46px-Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="520" data-file-height="340" /></a></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_%C3%85land" title="Parliament of Åland">Lagting</a> </td> <td>self-governing region of Finland</td> <td>2 out of Finland's 20 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe"><img alt="Europe" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/23px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/35px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/45px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="540" /></a></span></span> EU territory </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_representatives">List of representatives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nordic_Council&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: List of representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of December 2021<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nordic_Council&action=edit">[update]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Delegation</th> <th colspan="2">Group</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Committee(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg/23px-Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg/35px-Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg/46px-Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="520" data-file-height="340" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/%C3%85land" title="Åland">Åland</a></td> <td style="background: #F47F31"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Eriksson, Anders"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Anders_Eriksson_(politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Anders Eriksson (politician) (page does not exist)">Anders Eriksson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Growth and Development </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a></td> <td style="background: #C40F1F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">Social Democrat</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kronborg, Anders"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Anders_Kronborg" title="Anders Kronborg">Anders Kronborg</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Control, Sustainability </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></td> <td style="background: #423F5F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Freedom" title="Nordic Freedom">Freedom</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Bengtsson, Angelika"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Angelika_Bengtsson" title="Angelika Bengtsson">Angelika Bengtsson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Election </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="900" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a></td> <td style="background: #F47F31"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kolbrún Árnadóttir, Anna"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Anna_Kolbr%C3%BAn_%C3%81rnad%C3%B3ttir" title="Anna Kolbrún Árnadóttir">Anna Kolbrún Árnadóttir</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Knowledge and Culture </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></td> <td style="background: #006EB7"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Group" title="Conservative Group">Conservative</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ikonen, Anna-Kaisa"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Anna-Kaisa_Ikonen" title="Anna-Kaisa Ikonen">Anna-Kaisa Ikonen</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Sustainability </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></td> <td style="background: #F47F31"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Teimouri, Arman"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arman_Teimouri&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arman Teimouri (page does not exist)">Arman Teimouri</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Growth and Development </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></td> <td style="background: #423F5F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Freedom" title="Nordic Freedom">Freedom</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Emilsson, Aron"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Aron_Emilsson" title="Aron Emilsson">Aron Emilsson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presidium </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></td> <td style="background: #006EB7"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Group" title="Conservative Group">Conservative</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Mathisen, Bente Stein"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bente_Stein_Mathisen" title="Bente Stein Mathisen">Bente Stein Mathisen</a></span></span></span></td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a></td> <td style="background: #F47F31"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Haarder, Bertel"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bertel_Haarder" title="Bertel Haarder">Bertel Haarder</a></span></span></span></td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg/23px-Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg/35px-Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg/46px-Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="520" data-file-height="340" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/%C3%85land" title="Åland">Åland</a></td> <td style="background: #C40F1F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">Social Democrat</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Gunell, Camilla"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Camilla_Gunell" title="Camilla Gunell">Camilla Gunell</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Knowledge and Culture </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></td> <td style="background: #006EB7"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Group" title="Conservative Group">Conservative</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Tenfjord Toftby, Cecilie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Cecilie_Tenfjord_Toftby" class="mw-redirect" title="Cecilie Tenfjord Toftby">Cecilie Tenfjord Toftby</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Sustainability </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a></td> <td style="background: #00A172"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Green_Left_Alliance" title="Nordic Green Left Alliance">Green Left</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Juhl_(politician)" title="Christian Juhl (politician)">Christian Juhl</a></td> <td>Presidium, Election </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></td> <td style="background: #00A172"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Green_Left_Alliance" title="Nordic Green Left Alliance">Green Left</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Riazat, Daniel"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Riazat" title="Daniel Riazat">Daniel Riazat</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Knowledge and Culture </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/21px-Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/32px-Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/41px-Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Faroe_Islands" title="Faroe Islands">Faroe Islands</a></td> <td style="background: #F47F31"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Joensen, Edmund"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Joensen" title="Edmund Joensen">Edmund Joensen</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Knowledge and Culture </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></td> <td style="background: #C40F1F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">Social Democrat</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Töyrä, Emilia"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Emilia_T%C3%B6yr%C3%A4" title="Emilia Töyrä">Emilia Töyrä</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Sustainability </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></td> <td style="background: #C40F1F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">Social Democrat</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Tuomioja, Erkki"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Erkki_Tuomioja" title="Erkki Tuomioja">Erkki Tuomioja</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presidium </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></td> <td style="background: #DCDCDC"> </td> <td><i>Unaffiliated</i> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Wiborg, Erlend"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Erlend_Wiborg" title="Erlend Wiborg">Erlend Wiborg</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Knowledge and Culture </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a></td> <td style="background: #F47F31"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Bonnesen, Erling"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Erling_Bonnesen" title="Erling Bonnesen">Erling Bonnesen</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Welfare </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></td> <td style="background: #C40F1F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">Social Democrat</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Lindh, Eva"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Eva_Lindh" title="Eva Lindh">Eva Lindh</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Welfare </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></td> <td style="background: #C40F1F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">Social Democrat</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Heinäluoma, Eveliina"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Eveliina_Hein%C3%A4luoma" title="Eveliina Heinäluoma">Eveliina Heinäluoma</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Growth and Development </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></td> <td style="background: #00A172"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Green_Left_Alliance" title="Nordic Green Left Alliance">Green Left</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Øvstegård, Freddy André"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Freddy_Andr%C3%A9_%C3%98vsteg%C3%A5rd" title="Freddy André Øvstegård">Freddy André Øvstegård</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Growth and Development </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></td> <td style="background: #C40F1F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">Social Democrat</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gunilla_Carlsson_i_Hisings_Backa" title="Gunilla Carlsson i Hisings Backa">Gunilla Carlsson</a></td> <td>Presidium </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></td> <td style="background: #006EB7"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Group" title="Conservative Group">Conservative</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Wallmark, Hans"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Hans_Wallmark" title="Hans Wallmark">Hans Wallmark</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presidium </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></td> <td style="background: #F47F31"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Greni, Heidi"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Heidi_Greni" title="Heidi Greni">Heidi Greni</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presidium, Election </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></td> <td style="background: #C40F1F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">Social Democrat</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Viljanen, Heidi"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Heidi_Viljanen" title="Heidi Viljanen">Heidi Viljanen</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Knowledge and Culture </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></td> <td style="background: #DCDCDC"> </td> <td><i>Unaffiliated</i> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Njåstad, Helge André"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Helge_Andr%C3%A9_Nj%C3%A5stad" title="Helge André Njåstad">Helge André Njåstad</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Growth and Development </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></td> <td style="background: #F47F31"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Järvinen, Heli"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Heli_J%C3%A4rvinen" title="Heli Järvinen">Heli Järvinen</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Welfare </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a></td> <td style="background: #C40F1F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">Social Democrat</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Møller, Henrik"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Henrik_M%C3%B8ller_(politician)" title="Henrik Møller (politician)">Henrik Møller</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Knowledge and Culture </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/21px-Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/32px-Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/41px-Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Faroe_Islands" title="Faroe Islands">Faroe Islands</a></td> <td style="background: #00A172"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Green_Left_Alliance" title="Nordic Green Left Alliance">Green Left</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Hoydal, Høgni"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/H%C3%B8gni_Hoydal" title="Høgni Hoydal">Høgni Hoydal</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Welfare </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></td> <td style="background: #C40F1F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">Social Democrat</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nurminen, Ilmari"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ilmari_Nurminen" title="Ilmari Nurminen">Ilmari Nurminen</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Welfare </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="900" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a></td> <td style="background: #F47F31"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Sæland, Inga"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Inga_S%C3%A6land" title="Inga Sæland">Inga Sæland</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Welfare </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></td> <td style="background: #C40F1F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">Social Democrat</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Olsen, Ingalill"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ingalill_Olsen" title="Ingalill Olsen">Ingalill Olsen</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Sustainability </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/21px-Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/32px-Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/41px-Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Faroe_Islands" title="Faroe Islands">Faroe Islands</a></td> <td style="background: #F47F31"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Langgaard, Jaspur"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jaspur_Langgaard&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jaspur Langgaard (page does not exist)">Jaspur Langgaard</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Growth and Development </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></td> <td style="background: #F47F31"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Strand, Joakim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Joakim_Strand" title="Joakim Strand">Joakim Strand</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Growth and Development </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></td> <td style="background: #C40F1F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">Social Democrat</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Asphjell, Jorodd"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jorodd_Asphjell" title="Jorodd Asphjell">Jorodd Asphjell</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Knowledge and Culture </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></td> <td style="background: #F47F31"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ovaska, Jouni"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jouni_Ovaska" title="Jouni Ovaska">Jouni Ovaska</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Knowledge and Culture </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></td> <td style="background: #006EB7"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Group" title="Conservative Group">Conservative</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Vartiainen, Juhana"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Juhana_Vartiainen" title="Juhana Vartiainen">Juhana Vartiainen</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Growth and Development </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></td> <td style="background: #423F5F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Freedom" title="Nordic Freedom">Freedom</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Juuso, Kaisa"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kaisa_Juuso" title="Kaisa Juuso">Kaisa Juuso</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Control, Welfare </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a></td> <td style="background: #C40F1F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">Social Democrat</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Gaardsted, Karin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Karin_Gaardsted" title="Karin Gaardsted">Karin Gaardsted</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Welfare </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a></td> <td style="background: #C40F1F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">Social Democrat</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Roug, Kasper"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kasper_Roug" title="Kasper Roug">Kasper Roug</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Sustainability </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></td> <td style="background: #F47F31"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kjenseth, Ketil"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ketil_Kjenseth" title="Ketil Kjenseth">Ketil Kjenseth</a></span></span></span></td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_Greenland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greenland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_Greenland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greenland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_Greenland.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greenland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Greenland" title="Greenland">Greenland</a></td> <td style="background: #C40F1F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">Social Democrat</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kielsen, Kim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kim_Kielsen" title="Kim Kielsen">Kim Kielsen</a></span></span></span></td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></td> <td style="background: #F47F31"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ottosson, Kjell-Arne"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kjell-Arne_Ottosson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kjell-Arne Ottosson (page does not exist)">Kjell-Arne Ottosson</a></span></span></span></td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="900" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a></td> <td style="background: #00A172"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Green_Left_Alliance" title="Nordic Green Left Alliance">Green Left</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Óttarsson Proppé, Kolbeinn"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kolbeinn_%C3%93ttarsson_Propp%C3%A9" title="Kolbeinn Óttarsson Proppé">Kolbeinn Óttarsson Proppé</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Control </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></td> <td style="background: #C40F1F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">Social Democrat</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Larsson, Lars Mejern"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Lars_Mejern_Larsson" title="Lars Mejern Larsson">Lars Mejern Larsson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Knowledge and Culture </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></td> <td style="background: #F47F31"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Modig, Linda"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Linda_Modig" title="Linda Modig">Linda Modig</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presidium </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a></td> <td style="background: #423F5F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Freedom" title="Nordic Freedom">Freedom</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Blixt, Liselott"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Liselott_Blixt" title="Liselott Blixt">Liselott Blixt</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Welfare </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></td> <td style="background: #00A172"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Green_Left_Alliance" title="Nordic Green Left Alliance">Green Left</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Delgado Varas, Lorena"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Lorena_Delgado_Varas" title="Lorena Delgado Varas">Lorena Delgado Varas</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Growth and Development </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></td> <td style="background: #423F5F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Freedom" title="Nordic Freedom">Freedom</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ranne, Lulu"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Lulu_Ranne" title="Lulu Ranne">Lulu Ranne</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Growth and Development </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></td> <td style="background: #F47F31"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ek, Magnus"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Magnus_Ek" title="Magnus Ek">Magnus Ek</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Sustainability </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></td> <td style="background: #006EB7"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Group" title="Conservative Group">Conservative</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Stockhaus, Maria"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maria_Stockhaus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Maria Stockhaus (page does not exist)">Maria Stockhaus</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Welfare </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></td> <td style="background: #006EB7"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Group" title="Conservative Group">Conservative</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Emblemsvåg, Marianne Synnes"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Marianne_Synnes_Emblemsv%C3%A5g" class="mw-redirect" title="Marianne Synnes Emblemsvåg">Marianne Synnes Emblemsvåg</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Knowledge and Culture </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></td> <td style="background: #C40F1F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">Social Democrat</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kolberg, Martin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Martin_Kolberg" title="Martin Kolberg">Martin Kolberg</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presidium </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a></td> <td style="background: #423F5F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Freedom" title="Nordic Freedom">Freedom</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Dencker, Mette Hjermind"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mette_Hjermind_Dencker" class="mw-redirect" title="Mette Hjermind Dencker">Mette Hjermind Dencker</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Growth and Development </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></td> <td style="background: #006EB7"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Group" title="Conservative Group">Conservative</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Tetzschner, Michael"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Tetzschner" title="Michael Tetzschner">Michael Tetzschner</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presidium </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></td> <td style="background: #F47F31"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kärnä, Mikko"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mikko_K%C3%A4rn%C3%A4" title="Mikko Kärnä">Mikko Kärnä</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Sustainability </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></td> <td style="background: #F47F31"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kinnunen, Mikko"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mikko_Kinnunen" title="Mikko Kinnunen">Mikko Kinnunen</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Knowledge and Culture </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></td> <td style="background: #006EB7"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Group" title="Conservative Group">Conservative</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Jegstad, Nils Aage"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Nils_Aage_Jegstad" title="Nils Aage Jegstad">Nils Aage Jegstad</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Growth and Development </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></td> <td style="background: #C40F1F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">Social Democrat</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Sandberg, Nina"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Nina_Sandberg" title="Nina Sandberg">Nina Sandberg</a></span></span></span></td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></td> <td style="background: #006EB7"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Group" title="Conservative Group">Conservative</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Benestad, Norunn Tveiten"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Norunn_Tveiten_Benestad" title="Norunn Tveiten Benestad">Norunn Tveiten Benestad</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Knowledge and Culture, Election </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="900" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a></td> <td style="background: #C40F1F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">Social Democrat</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Harðardóttir, Oddný G."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Oddn%C3%BD_G._Har%C3%B0ard%C3%B3ttir" title="Oddný G. Harðardóttir">Oddný G. Harðardóttir</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presidium </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></td> <td style="background: #F47F31"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Myhrvold, Ole André"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ole_Andr%C3%A9_Myhrvold" title="Ole André Myhrvold">Ole André Myhrvold</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Control, Sustainability </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a></td> <td style="background: #C40F1F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">Social Democrat</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Hav, Orla"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Orla_Hav" title="Orla Hav">Orla Hav</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Growth and Development </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></td> <td style="background: #F47F31"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Alanko-Kahiluoto, Outi"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Outi_Alanko-Kahiluoto" title="Outi Alanko-Kahiluoto">Outi Alanko-Kahiluoto</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Welfare </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></td> <td style="background: #006EB7"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Group" title="Conservative Group">Conservative</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Jonson, Pål"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/P%C3%A5l_Jonson" title="Pål Jonson">Pål Jonson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Growth and Development </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></td> <td style="background: #C40F1F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">Social Democrat</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Håkansson, Per-Arne"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Per-Arne_H%C3%A5kansson" title="Per-Arne Håkansson">Per-Arne Håkansson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Control, Welfare </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a></td> <td style="background: #DCDCDC"> </td> <td><i>Unaffiliated</i> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Christensen, Peter Seier"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Seier_Christensen" title="Peter Seier Christensen">Peter Seier Christensen</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Sustainability </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></td> <td style="background: #C40F1F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">Social Democrat</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Niemi, Pyry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Pyry_Niemi" title="Pyry Niemi">Pyry Niemi</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Election </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a></td> <td style="background: #006EB7"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Group" title="Conservative Group">Conservative</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Jarlov, Rasmus"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rasmus_Jarlov" title="Rasmus Jarlov">Rasmus Jarlov</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Knowledge and Culture, Welfare </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a></td> <td style="background: #00A172"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Green_Left_Alliance" title="Nordic Green Left Alliance">Green Left</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nordqvist, Rasmus"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rasmus_Nordqvist" title="Rasmus Nordqvist">Rasmus Nordqvist</a></span></span></span></td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></td> <td style="background: #F47F31"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Le Moine, Rebecka"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rebecka_Le_Moine" title="Rebecka Le Moine">Rebecka Le Moine</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Sustainability </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></td> <td style="background: #423F5F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Freedom" title="Nordic Freedom">Freedom</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Purra, Riikka"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Riikka_Purra" title="Riikka Purra">Riikka Purra</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Knowledge and Culture </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></td> <td style="background: #C40F1F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">Social Democrat</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Grung, Ruth Mari"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ruth_Mari_Grung" title="Ruth Mari Grung">Ruth Mari Grung</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Growth and Development </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="900" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a></td> <td style="background: #F47F31"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Gunnarsdóttir, Silja Dögg"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Silja_D%C3%B6gg_Gunnarsd%C3%B3ttir" title="Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir">Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presidium </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_Greenland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greenland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_Greenland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greenland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_Greenland.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greenland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Greenland" title="Greenland">Greenland</a></td> <td style="background: #00A172"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Green_Left_Alliance" title="Nordic Green Left Alliance">Green Left</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Geisler, Sofia"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Sofia_Geisler" title="Sofia Geisler">Sofia Geisler</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Sustainability </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></td> <td style="background: #DCDCDC"> </td> <td><i>Unaffiliated</i> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Horne, Solveig"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Solveig_Horne" title="Solveig Horne">Solveig Horne</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Welfare </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></td> <td style="background: #006EB7"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Group" title="Conservative Group">Conservative</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Abrahamsen, Solveig Sundbø"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Solveig_Sundb%C3%B8_Abrahamsen" title="Solveig Sundbø Abrahamsen">Solveig Sundbø Abrahamsen</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Welfare </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></td> <td style="background: #423F5F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Freedom" title="Nordic Freedom">Freedom</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Eklöf, Staffan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Staffan_Ekl%C3%B6f" title="Staffan Eklöf">Staffan Eklöf</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Sustainability </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></td> <td style="background: #C40F1F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">Social Democrat</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Lauvås, Stein Erik"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Stein_Erik_Lauv%C3%A5s" title="Stein Erik Lauvås">Stein Erik Lauvås</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Growth and Development </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="900" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a></td> <td style="background: #00A172"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Green_Left_Alliance" title="Nordic Green Left Alliance">Green Left</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Árnadóttir, Steinunn Þóra"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Steinunn_%C3%9E%C3%B3ra_%C3%81rnad%C3%B3ttir" title="Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir">Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presidium </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a></td> <td style="background: #F47F31"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Lindgreen, Stinus"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Stinus_Lindgreen" title="Stinus Lindgreen">Stinus Lindgreen</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Welfare </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></td> <td style="background: #F47F31"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Bransdal, Torhild"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Torhild_Bransdal" title="Torhild Bransdal">Torhild Bransdal</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Growth and Development </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></td> <td style="background: #00A172"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Green_Left_Alliance" title="Nordic Green Left Alliance">Green Left</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Honkasalo, Veronika"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Veronika_Honkasalo" title="Veronika Honkasalo">Veronika Honkasalo</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Knowledge and Culture </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></td> <td style="background: #423F5F"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Freedom" title="Nordic Freedom">Freedom</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Junnila, Vilhelm"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Vilhelm_Junnila" title="Vilhelm Junnila">Vilhelm Junnila</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Sustainability </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="900" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a></td> <td style="background: #006EB7"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Group" title="Conservative Group">Conservative</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Árnason, Vilhjálmur"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Vilhj%C3%A1lmur_%C3%81rnason" class="mw-disambig" title="Vilhjálmur Árnason">Vilhjálmur Árnason</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Sustainability </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></td> <td style="background: #006EB7"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Group" title="Conservative Group">Conservative</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Rydman, Wille"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Wille_Rydman" title="Wille Rydman">Wille Rydman</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Presidium </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Party_groups">Party groups</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nordic_Council&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Party groups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Nordic Council comprises the following party groups: </p> <table class="wikitable centre sortable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Abbr. </th> <th>Founded </th> <th>Ideology </th> <th>Political Group </th> <th><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Nordic Council</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_Group" title="Centre Group">Centre Group</a> </td> <td>MG </td> <td>1983 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberalism" title="Liberalism">Liberalism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Christian_democracy" title="Christian democracy">Christian democracy</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Green_politics" title="Green politics">Green politics</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Nordic_agrarian_parties" title="Nordic agrarian parties">Nordic</a>) <a href="/wiki/Agrarianism" title="Agrarianism">Agrarianism</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Renew_Europe" title="Renew Europe">Renew</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greens%E2%80%93European_Free_Alliance" title="Greens–European Free Alliance">Greens/EFA</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_People%27s_Party_Group" title="European People's Party Group">EPP Group</a> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">24 / 87</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #F47F31; width: 28%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Group" title="Conservative Group">Conservative Group</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservatism" title="Conservatism">Conservatism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Liberal_conservatism" title="Liberal conservatism">Liberal conservatism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Economic_liberalism" title="Economic liberalism">Economic liberalism</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/European_People%27s_Party_Group" title="European People's Party Group">EPP Group</a> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">13 / 87</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #006EB7; width: 15%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Freedom" title="Nordic Freedom">Nordic Freedom</a> </td> <td>NF </td> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Right-wing_populism" title="Right-wing populism">Right-wing populism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/National_conservatism" title="National conservatism">National conservatism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Euroscepticism" title="Euroscepticism">Euroscepticism</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/European_Conservatives_and_Reformists_Group" title="European Conservatives and Reformists Group">ECR</a>, <a href="/wiki/Identity_and_Democracy" title="Identity and Democracy">ID</a> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">8 / 87</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #423F5F; width: 9%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Green_Left_Alliance" title="Nordic Green Left Alliance">Nordic Green Left Alliance</a> </td> <td>NGLA </td> <td>2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_socialism" title="Democratic socialism">Democratic socialism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Eco-socialism" title="Eco-socialism">Eco-socialism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Popular_socialism" class="mw-redirect" title="Popular socialism">Popular socialism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Socialism" title="Socialism">Socialism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Environmentalism" title="Environmentalism">Environmentalism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Feminism" title="Feminism">Feminism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Progressivism" title="Progressivism">Progressivism</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Left_in_the_European_Parliament_%E2%80%93_GUE/NGL" class="mw-redirect" title="The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL">GUE/NGL</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greens%E2%80%93European_Free_Alliance" title="Greens–European Free Alliance">Greens/EFA</a> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">11 / 87</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #00A172; width: 13%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Democratic_Group" title="The Social Democratic Group">The Social Democratic Group</a> </td> <td>S-Norden </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Social_democracy" title="Social democracy">Social democracy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Progressive_Alliance_of_Socialists_and_Democrats" title="Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats">S&D</a> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">26 / 87</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #C40F1F; width: 30%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Observer,_guests_and_other_cooperation_with_neighbouring_countries_and_regions"><span id="Observer.2C_guests_and_other_cooperation_with_neighbouring_countries_and_regions"></span>Observer, guests and other cooperation with neighbouring countries and regions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nordic_Council&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Observer, guests and other cooperation with neighbouring countries and regions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In accordance with § 13 of the Rules of Procedure for the Nordic Council the <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A1mi_Parliamentary_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Sámi Parliamentary Council">Sámi Parliamentary Council</a> is the only institution with observer status with the Nordic Council. In accordance with § 14, the Nordic Youth Council has the status of "guest" on a permanent basis, and the Presidium "may invite representatives of popularly elected bodies and other persons to a session and grant them speaking rights" as guests.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the council, "within the last couple of years, guests from other international and Nordic organisations have been able to take part in the debates at the Sessions. Visitors from the Baltic States and Northwest Russia are those who mostly take up this opportunity. Guests who have a connection to the theme under discussion are invited to the Theme Session."<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Nordic Council of Ministers has established four <i>Offices outside the Nordic Region</i>: In <a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a> and the German state of <a href="/wiki/Schleswig-Holstein" title="Schleswig-Holstein">Schleswig-Holstein</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Offices_outside_the_Nordic_Region_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Offices_outside_the_Nordic_Region-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The offices form part of the secretariat of the Nordic Council of Ministers; according to the Council of Ministers their primary mission is to promote cooperation between the Nordic countries and the Baltic states and to promote the Nordic countries in cooperation with their embassies within the Baltic states.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Nordic Council and the Council of Ministers also define Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Russia as "Adjacent Areas" and has formal cooperation with them under the Adjacent Areas policies framework. </p><p>The Nordic Council had historically been a strong supporter of Baltic independence from the Soviet Union. During the move towards independence in the Baltic States in 1991, Denmark and Iceland pressed for the Observer Status in the Nordic Council for the then-nonsovereign Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The move in 1991 was opposed by Norway and Finland. The move was heavily opposed by the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>, accusing the Nordic Council of getting involved in its internal affairs.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the same year, the Nordic Council refused to give observer status for the three, at the time nonsovereign, Baltic states.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While the Nordic Council rejected the Baltic states' application for formal observer status, the council nevertheless has extensive cooperation on different levels with all neighbouring countries, including the Baltic states and Germany, especially the state of Schleswig-Holstein. Representatives of Schleswig-Holstein were present as informal guests during a session for the first time in 2016. The state has historical ties to Denmark and cross-border cooperation with Denmark and has a <a href="/wiki/Danish_minority_of_Southern_Schleswig" title="Danish minority of Southern Schleswig">Danish minority</a> population.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As parliamentary representatives from Schleswig-Holstein, a member of the <a href="/wiki/South_Schleswig_Voter_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="South Schleswig Voter Federation">South Schleswig Voter Federation</a> and a member of the <a href="/wiki/Sozialdemokratische_Partei_Deutschlands" class="mw-redirect" title="Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands">Social Democrats</a> with ties to the Danish minority were elected.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Sami_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Sami people">Sámi</a> political structures long desired formal representation in the Nordic Council's structures, and were eventually granted observer status through the Sámi Parliamentary Council. In addition, representatives of the Sámi people are de facto included in activities touching upon their interests. In addition, the Faroe Islands have expressed their wishes for full membership in the Nordic Council instead of the current associate membership.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Three of the members of the Nordic Council (Sweden, Denmark, and Finland, all <a href="/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" title="Member state of the European Union">EU member states</a>), the <a href="/wiki/Baltic_Assembly" title="Baltic Assembly">Baltic Assembly</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Benelux" title="Benelux">Benelux</a> sought intensifying cooperation in the <a href="/wiki/Digital_Single_Market" title="Digital Single Market">Digital Single Market</a>, as well as discussing social matters, the <a href="/wiki/Economic_and_Monetary_Union_of_the_European_Union" title="Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union">Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union</a>, the <a href="/wiki/European_migrant_crisis" class="mw-redirect" title="European migrant crisis">European migrant crisis</a> and defense cooperation. Foreign relations in the wake of <a href="/wiki/Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_Russian_Federation" title="Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation">Russia's annexation of Crimea</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Turkish_constitutional_referendum,_2017" class="mw-redirect" title="Turkish constitutional referendum, 2017">2017 Turkish constitutional referendum</a> were also on the agenda.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the <a href="/wiki/2021_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2021 Scottish Parliament election">2021 Scottish Parliament election</a>, the Finnish member of Parliament <a href="/wiki/Mikko_K%C3%A4rn%C3%A4" title="Mikko Kärnä">Mikko Kärnä</a> announced he would launch an initiative at the Nordic council to grant Scotland observer status.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Scotland's relationship with the Nordics has also been explored by Scottish journalist Anthony Heron, who would go on to interview <a href="/wiki/Bertel_Haarder" title="Bertel Haarder">Bertel Haarder</a> on the topic.<sup id="cite_ref-Heron_2022_w984_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Heron_2022_w984-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nordic_unification">Nordic unification</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nordic_Council&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Nordic unification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Scandinavism" title="Scandinavism">Scandinavism</a></div> <p>Some desire the Nordic Council's promotion of Nordic cooperation to go much further than at present. If the states of Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland were to merge in such an integration as some desire, it would command a gross domestic product of US$1.60<span class="nowrap"> </span>trillion, making it the twelfth largest economy in the world, larger than that of Australia, Spain, Mexico, or South Korea. Gunnar Wetterberg, a Swedish historian and economist, wrote a book entered into the Nordic Council's year book that proposes the creation of a Nordic Federation from the Council in a few decades.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nordic_Council&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid 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class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="900" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Nordic_countries" title="Nordic countries"><img alt="Map of the Nordic countries" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Nordic_countries_orthographic.svg/120px-Nordic_countries_orthographic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Nordic_countries_orthographic.svg/180px-Nordic_countries_orthographic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Nordic_countries_orthographic.svg/240px-Nordic_countries_orthographic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="553" data-file-height="553" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_administrative_division" title="Autonomous administrative division">Autonomous countries</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg/23px-Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg/35px-Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg/46px-Flag_of_%C3%85land.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="520" data-file-height="340" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/%C3%85land" title="Åland">Åland</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/21px-Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/32px-Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg/41px-Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Faroe_Islands" title="Faroe Islands">Faroe Islands</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_Greenland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greenland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_Greenland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greenland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_Greenland.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greenland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Greenland" title="Greenland">Greenland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">Special status</a>/<a href="/wiki/Cultural_area" title="Cultural area">cultural area</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Svalbard" title="Svalbard">Svalbard</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Sami_flag.svg/20px-Sami_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Sami_flag.svg/31px-Sami_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Sami_flag.svg/41px-Sami_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="808" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A1pmi" title="Sápmi">Sápmi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Climate_of_the_Nordic_countries" title="Climate of the Nordic countries">Climate of the Nordic countries</a></li> <li>Comparison of the Nordic countries</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Nordic Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nordic_Cross_flag" class="mw-redirect" title="Nordic Cross flag">Nordic Cross flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_the_Nordic_countries" title="Subdivisions of the Nordic countries">Subdivisions of the Nordic countries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_in_the_Nordic_countries" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT in the Nordic countries">LGBT in the Nordic countries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_the_Nordic_countries" title="List of diplomatic missions of the Nordic countries">Nordic diplomatic missions</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Norsemen" title="Norsemen">Norsemen</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Old_Norse" title="Old Norse">Old Norse</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nordic_identity_in_Estonia" title="Nordic identity in Estonia">Nordic identity in Estonia</a></li> <li><a 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