You also get an overview of the Nordic migration between 1960 and 2010. There have been major changes. Sweden has the most emigrants, Norway takes in the most immigrants - not only from other Nordic countries, but from former eastern European countries and other parts of the world too.
60 years with a borderless Nordic labour market
Photo: Magnus Fröderberg/norden.org
On 22 May 1954 the agreement on a joint Nordic labour market was signed. In July came the Nordic passport union. It was now possible to move without seeking a residence permit.
60 years on the Nordic Labour Journal talked to Nordic citizens who in each of the six decades tried their luck in a different Nordic country. These are tales of searching for a better existence and of the opportunities resulting from the Nordic countries' comprehensive cooperation.