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…
Sami language
- Thomas Hylland Eriksen
A member of the Finno-Ugric language group and thus related to Finnish, Sami consists of three branches, sufficiently different from each other to be…
Racism in the Nordic countries
- Thomas Hylland Eriksen
Despite the fact that the Nordic countries were champions of racial equality in apartheid South Africa, and have always been quick to condemn racist…
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…
Ethnic minorities in the Nordic countries
- Thomas Hylland Eriksen
A minority is a clearly distinguishable group or category of people who comprise less than half of a national population. Minorities in the Nordic…