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Nordic Council

Nordic Council
Organization information
Formation1952 (Nordic Council)
1971 (Nordic Council of Ministers)
TypeInternational organisation
HeadquartersCopenhagen, Denmark
Official languagesDanish
Norwegian
Swedish
PresidentHenrik Dam Kristensen
Director (Secretariat)Jan-Erik Enestam
ChairmanJan Vapaavuori
General Secretary (Secretariat)Halldór Ásgrímsson

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The Nordic Council is a geo-political, inter-parliamentary forum for co-operation between the Nordic countries. It was established following World War II and its first concrete result was the introduction in 1952 of a common labour market and free movement across borders without passports for the countries' citizens.

In 1971 the Nordic Council of Ministers was established to complement the Nordic Council, providing an intergovernmental forum.


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