Nordic Council of Ministers

Nordic Council of Ministers
  • Nordisk Ministerråd (Danish)
  • Nordisk ministerråd (Norwegian)
  • Nordiska ministerrådet (Swedish)
  • Pohjoismaiden ministerineuvosto (Finnish)
  • Norræna ráðherranefndin (Icelandic)
  • Norðurlendska ráðharraráðið (Faroese)
  • Nunani Avannarlerni Naalakkersuisut Siunnersuisoqatigiivi (Greenlandic)
  • Davviriikkaid ministarráđđi (Northern Sami)
Stylised circular motif of a white swan on a blue background
Flag
Member states shown in dark blue; and regions of member states shown in light blue.
Member states shown in dark blue; and regions of member states shown in light blue.
HeadquarterDenmark Copenhagen
Official languages
TypeIntergovernmental organisation
Membership
Leaders
• Secretary-General
Denmark Karen Ellemann
• Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers
Norway Norway
Establishment
• Inauguration of the Nordic Council
12 February 1953
1 July 1962
• Inauguration of the Nordic Council of Ministers
July 1971
Population
• 2018 estimate
27,210,000
Currency
Website
norden.org

The Nordic Council of Ministers is an intergovernmental forum established after the Helsinki Treaty.[1] The purpose of the Nordic Council of Ministers is to complement the Nordic Council and promote Nordic cooperation.

  1. ^ "The Helsinki Treaty | Nordic cooperation" (PDF). www.norden.org. Retrieved 31 March 2020.