Nordic Council meets in Stockholm – debate on Nordic cohesion and Nordic everyday value on the agenda
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The annual session of the Nordic Council will take place at the Riksdag on 27–30 October. Included on the agenda is a speech by President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and a debate on the theme Nordic cohesion and Nordic everyday value. Several parts of the session will be open to the public and can also be followed on the Riksdag website.
This year, Swedish holds the Presidency of the Nordic Council and is therefore arranging the annual session at the Riksdag. The Nordic Council is the official body for inter-parliamentary cooperation in the Nordic region. The members collaborate in the Council to make the Nordic region a good place to live and work in.
Between 27 and 30 October, the Riksdag will be filled with members of parliament from Denmark, Finland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Åland for the 77th Nordic Council session.
About the session
The session is the largest Nordic forum for dialogue between parliamentarians, prime ministers and ministers from all over the Nordic region. During the week, there will be party group and committee meetings, as well as a variety of debates.
Summit, award ceremony and debates
Among the programme items that can be followed on the Riksdag website on Tuesday are the plenary with a Nordic summit and a speech by President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, as well as the ceremony for the Nordic Council prizes. The plenary meetings on Wednesday and Thursday will include debates on foreign policy and defence policy.
At Tuesday’s summit, there will be a debate with the Nordic Prime Ministers and Heads of Government. The theme of this debate is Nordic cohesion and Nordic everyday value.
During the session, the members take a number of decisions on various matters – recommendations – which are addressed to the Nordic Council of Ministers or to the Governments of the Nordic countries.
Nordic Council prizes
The Nordic Council award ceremony will take place in the former Second Chamber of the Riksdag on Tuesday 28 October. Prizes for literature, children’s and young people’s literature, music, film and the environment will be awarded at the ceremony. The compère for the award ceremony is Stina Ekblad.
Further information about all the programme items that will be shown on the Riksdag webcast service is available on the Riksdag website.
Session of the Nordic Council in Stockholm 2025
Follow the session
The plenary meetings will take place on Tuesday–Thursday and are open to the public. All programme items that are included in the Riksdag calendar may be watched live or on-demand via the Riksdag webcast service.
Media accreditation
Large parts of the session are open to the media. Journalists and photographers wishing to work in the Riksdag buildings during the session require media accreditation to the Riksdag.
Further information
- Session of the Nordic Council in Stockholm 2025
- About the session on the Nordic Council website
- About the Nordic Council
- Members of the Swedish delegation to the Nordic Council
Contact
Questions about the session can be answered by:
- Lena Eklöf, International Senior Adviser, International Department of the Riksdag, telephone: +46 70 993 47 82, email: lena.eklof@riksdagen.se
- Anna Ward, International Adviser, International Department of the Riksdag, telephone: +46 8 786 42 17, email: anna.ward@riksdagen.se