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Wednesday 29 October
Summary of Wednesday's programme: Plenary meeting with debates and speeches by international guests.
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Plenary meeting. Kjell-Arne Ottosson (Christian Democrats), Sweden.
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Plenary. Edvin Mårtenson, Sweden.
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Plenary meeting Høgni Hoydal, Faroe Islands, in a debate with Morten Dahlin, Denmark.
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Plenary. From the left: Hans Edvard Askjer, Norway, Annette Holmberg-Jansson, Åland, Mariane Paviasen Jensen, Greenland, Nina Fellman, Åland, Liz Mattsson, Åland, Justus Hansen, Greenland, and Høgni Hoydal, Faroe Islands.
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Plenary with foreign policy debate. Head of Government Katrin Sjögren, Åland, at the rostrum.
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Plenary. Speech by Polish Speaker Szymon Hołownia, here in an exchange with Eva Lindh (SocDem).
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Plenary. Speech by Polish Speaker Szymon Hołownia.
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Plenary. Defence policy debate. Minister for Defence Pål Jonsson (Mod) shakes hands with Bryndís Haraldsdóttir, Iceland.
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Plenary. Defence policy debate. Minister for Defence Pål Jonson (Mod) debating with Krista Mikkonen, Finland.
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Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard (Mod) at the rostrum.
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Plenary with foreign policy debate. To the left Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir and in the centre Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard (Mod).
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Plenary with foreign policy debate. Johnny Svedin (SweDem), one of the members of the Swedish delegation to the Nordic Council, is present in the Chamber.
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Plenary with foreign policy debate. Finland’s Minister of Cooperation and Education Anders Adlercreutz opened the foreign policy debate.
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Plenary with foreign policy debate. Helge André Njåstad, Rune Midtun and Joakim Mykelbost Tangen from Norway.
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Speech by Chairman of the Ukrainian Parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk.
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Several debates were held during the session, including a foreign policy debate in which both Nordic ministers and members of parliament participated. Liv Gustavsen, Norway, addressing a rejoinder to Denmark’s Minister for Culture Jakob Engel-Schmidt.
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In total, approximately 700 people participated in the session during the week, of which around 80 MPs were from Denmark, Finland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Åland.
Monday 27 October
Summary of Monday’s programme: Seminar on the role of culture in unsettled times and meeting of Nordic Speakers.
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Meeting of Nordic Speakers at the Riksdag. Masud Gharahkhani, Norway, is received by Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlén.
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Meeting of Nordic Speakers at the Riksdag. Jörgen Pettersson, Åland, is received by Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlén.
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Meeting of Nordic Speakers at the Riksdag. Jussi Halla-aho, Finland, is received by Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlén.
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Meeting of Nordic Speakers at the Riksdag. Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, Iceland, is received by Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlén.
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Meeting of Nordic Speakers at the Riksdag. Bjørt Samuelsen, Faroe Islands, is received by Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlén.
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Meeting of the Nordic Speakers at the Riksdag. Group photo in the Grand Stairway. From the left: Jörgen Pettersson, Åland, Bjørt Samuelsen, Faroe Islands, Masud Gharahkhani, Norway, the Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlén, Jussi Halla-aho, Finland, and Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, Iceland.
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Seminar – The role of culture in a troubled world. At the rostrum the Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlén welcomes the participants.
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Seminar – The role of culture in a troubled world. In the panel from the left: Martin Gelin, moderator, Kathrine Tschemerinsky, Chief Culture Editor Weekendavisen, Kristin Danielsen, Chief Executive Officer of the Nordic Culture Fund and Ida Olmedal, Chief Culture Editor Svenska Dagbladet.
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Seminar – The role of culture in a troubled world. At the rostrum, President of the Nordic Council Heléne Björklund (SocDem).
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Seminar – The role of culture in a troubled world. Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlén and member of the Icelandic Parliament Bryndís Haraldsdottír in conversation before the seminar in the former First Chamber of the Riksdag.
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Seminar – The role of culture in a troubled world. The Speaker of the Riksdag together with three winners of the Nordic Council prizes. From the left: Winner of the Literature Prize Vónbjørt Vang, the Faroe Islands, winner of the Film Prize Sakaris Stórá, the Faroe Islands, Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlén and winner of the Children's and Young People's Literature Prize Sara Lundberg, Sweden.
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