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The deadlines for submission of applications for support from the Nordic and Baltic Culture Mobility Programme, Nordic Cultural Fund and Nordic Culture and Art Programme have been set. The Nordic and Baltic culture ministers decided to continue with the Culture Mobility Programme until 2014. The goal is to promote communication…

We are used to experiencing political violence from a distance as an expression of social interaction far-removed from Nordic traditions. However, in recent years, political extremism is increasingly reflected also in the Nordic countries - most recently and worst in the tragedy in Norway in the summer of 2011. This…

"The Nordic countries and Nordic cooperation are at a crossroads. The global economic crisis has left its mark on the Nordic sphere and it is not certain what the future will bring here or in the world generally. The welfare state is under pressure. The Nordic countries will have to…

A new web portal with a focus on climate change and gender equality has been released. The web portal "Equal Climate - Gender and Climate Change from a Nordic Perspective" gives views on how integrating a gender perspective can bring about more efficient solutions for sustainable development and climate change.…

Today, 1 November 2011, marks the start of the session of the Nordic Council or Nordic Summit in the Danish capital Copenhagen. The main theme of this year's summit is open society in northern Europe. Issues related to the theme, which was selected in light of the elections that have…

Yesterday evening, President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves flew to Denmark for a working visit, where he will meet with the Danish Prime Minister, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers, Halldór Ásgrímsson, and former long-term Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Uffe Ellemann-Jensen. European economic and…

Green growth is an important enabler of growth and prosperity in the Nordic countries. The Nordic Business, Energy and Regional Ministers emphasise, therefore, that they are willing to assume responsibility for much of the future investments in green growth on which the Prime Ministers are expected make decisions in connection…

"This is a truly unique programme, systematically supporting the rise and development of partnership networks and expanding across the continent," said Riitta Heinamaa, the director of the Finnish Institute in Estonia, describing the Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Culture at a cultural forum held in Helsinki in September. The programme was…

The series Perfect Day (Norway, 2009) provides a memorable overview of Nordic cuisine. The best chefs from Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland invite the audience to special places in the countries to experience new taste sensations, sharing aspects of local history, traditions, unique ingredients and the art of cooking. The…