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Organisations exist to facilitate the discussion and coordination of policies in areas of joint interest to the Nordic countries. The Nordic Council…

Tax policy is a core instrument of public policy in the Nordic countries. Whilst popular media often criticise the high taxes in Nordic countries, the…

The Nordic region, or Norden, may be defined as consisting of the five sovereign states Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, plus the three…

Since the 1960s the Nordic countries have been renowned for their high level of gender equality as they have amongst the world’s highest employment…

The principles and aims of the United Nations resonate in the Nordic countries, which are small welfare states with an appreciation of international…

The internationalism of the Nordic countries is characterised by a general commitment to international institutions and law, agenda-setting and…

From a global point of view, few people speak the Nordic languages. Translation is therefore an everyday necessity for many Nordic people who do…

There has been much more official involvement with the Nordic languages than with English. That is true even of the well-established Danish, Icelandic…

Quick overview:

• In Denmark the principal language is Danish, with about 5,750,000 speakers (in 2018), but varieties of German are spoken in…

The Nordic countries have a particular parliamentary culture characterised by consensus and working across party lines. Their parliaments remain…