The use of folk costumes is widespread in, for example, Åland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Sami areas and their social importance varies,…
Swedish speakers in Finland
- Kyle Frackman
Finland has two official languages, Finnish and Swedish, as a result of its more than 600-years as part of the Kingdom of Sweden (until 1809). While…
Nordic museums and their history
- Andrew G. Newby
National museums in the Nordics retain an important role in the creation and maintenance of a particular view of a country, its people and often its…
Nordic Council and Nordic Council of Ministers
- Jenny Rood
Organisations exist to facilitate the discussion and coordination of policies in areas of joint interest to the Nordic countries. The Nordic Council…
The Nordic region
- Mary Hilson
The Nordic region, or Norden, may be defined as consisting of the five sovereign states Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, plus the three…
Parliamentary culture in the Nordic countries
- Norbert Götz
The Nordic countries have a particular parliamentary culture characterised by consensus and working across party lines. Their parliaments remain…
Arctic Council
- Ann Legreid
The Arctic Council was established in 1996 by the Ottawa Declaration with the intent of fostering “cooperation, coordination, and interaction between…
Minority languages in the Nordics
- Thomas Hylland Eriksen
Linguistic minorities have existed for centuries, such as the Finns and Sami in Sweden. Since 1960s minority languages have often been associated with…