It’s been ten years since the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize was established. Since 2013, books with humorous, serious and fantasy topics from all over the Nordic Region have received awards.
On 20 June, the sixth edition of the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations will be published at an international event in Iceland. For the first time, the Nordics will present scientific recommendations not only about which food is good for our health, but also what’s good for the environment.
13 artists, groups, and ensembles are nominated for the 2023 Nordic Council Music Prize. They represent a broad spectrum of genres from classical music, jazz and folk music to contemporary art music and experimental rock and pop. The winner will be announced in Oslo on 31 October.
The Nordic Council is continuing to provide substantial support to Ukraine and wants to see close co-operation between the Nordic and Baltic countries, as well as increased international co-operation to uphold values such as democracy, the rule of law, equality and human rights. These are the messages that Nordic Council members Erkki Tuomioja, Bryndís Haraldsdóttir, Oddný G. Harðardóttir and Hanna Katrín Friðriksson are presenting at the conference of the Baltic Assembly for the countries of the EU’s Eastern Partnership in Tallinn on 18 and 19 May.
Commitment to sustainability issues, especially among children and young people, is important for building confidence in the future. When Nordic education ministers met with leaders of the teaching unions to discuss the role of education in sustainable development, one of the conclusions they reached was that the subject should be on the school curriculum all the way from the first grade to the last.
At the Nordic Innovation Summit in Seattle, USA, Nordic and North American business communities have come together to discuss solutions that are both commercially successful and that benefit the green transition. The two go hand in hand, according to the Nordic National Museum, which is hosting the summit.
Det var särskilt internationella forum och förhandlingar som upptog diskussionerna när de nordiska ministrarna för miljö och klimat möttes i Borgarfjörður på Island denna vecka. Men även andra ämnen med hög relevans för klimatarbetet i Norden såväl som internationellt fanns på dagordningen.
The Nordic House in the Faroe Islands is celebrating its 40th anniversary on 8 May. The Nordic House in the Faroe Islands is the largest cultural producer in the Faroe Islands and plays a major role both in the islands’ cultural scene and for Nordic cultural co-operation in general. The Nordic House is one of the Nordic Council of Ministers’ five institutions around the Nordic Region that presents art and culture from across the region.
We must invest more in language teaching for children with a different linguistic and cultural background in the Nordic countries. This was the conclusion that Nordic ministers for education reached during their discussions on the importance of education for inclusion and development.
We must invest more in language teaching for children with a different linguistic and cultural background in the Nordic countries. This was the conclusion that Nordic ministers for education reached during their discussions on the importance of education for inclusion and development.
The Nordics will participate at Expo 2025 Osaka with a joint Nordic pavilion. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden are joining hands and aim to strengthen ties with Japan and Japanese companies. The project is now kicking off with a building tender.
An agreement has been reached between the Nordic Council of Ministers and the Nordic Council on the initiatives in the budget for 2024. The Presidium of the Nordic Council adopted the text of the agreement in March, which has today been adopted by the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation.
The Nordic Conference on Climate Change Adaptation, NOCCA, which took place last week in Reykjavík, focused on adaptation in cities and municipalities in the Nordic countries through the presentation of experiences from across the region.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, the green transition, the role of vocational education in the labour market of the future and the struggle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria are some of the issues the Nordic Council Presidium will discuss with EU parliamentarians in Strasbourg, 19–20 April.
What needs to be done for the Nordic countries to secure a stronger position in relation to the influence of tech giants on our democratic societies? The recommendations from the Nordic think-tank for tech and democracy, which the Nordic ministers for culture initiated a year ago, will be presented today.
The Nordic Council of Ministers is a partner in the world’s first Nordic people’s festival for young people, NORD, which is taking place in Copenhagen on 21 and 22 April. The aim is to strengthen democratic both self-confidence among Nordic young people and the social and cultural community in the Nordics.
Two Nordic princesses, HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and HRH Princess Marie of Denmark, will participate in the Nordic Food Waste Summit on 26 April in Stockholm. Join us live!
What are the best practices for reducing food loss and waste? How can we accelerate progress and give Nordic co-operation a boost in this area? On 26 April, the Nordic Food Waste Summit will bring together Nordic ministers, experts and thought leaders to encourage urgent action. Everyone is welcome to join.
Fourteen Nordic picture books, children’s books and youth novels have been nominated for the 2023 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize. This year’s nominees offer us timeless and life-affirming adventures where diversity is not a message in itself, but a premise that strengthens the credibility of the story. The winner will be announced in Oslo on 31 October.
