Foreningen Norden
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Foreningen Norden Föreningen Norden (Swedish), Norræna félagið (Icelandic), Norrøna Felagið (Faroese) or Pohjola-Norden (Finnish), The Nordic Association, is an organization in the Nordic countries
which exists to promote civil cooperation between the Nordic countries. It was established in 1919, and has sections in Sweden
, Norway
, Denmark
(inclusive Southern Schleswig
), Finland
, Iceland
, Greenland
, the Faroe Islands
and Åland. Since 1965 these national branches are grouped in an umbrella organization Foreningene Nordens Forbund.
Fields of cooperation include the job exchange program Nordjobb
and town twinning
between Nordic countries.
It was a proponent for the establishment of the Nordic Council
, a political cooperation organization.
The sections publishes quarterly magazines linke Magasinet Norden in Norway, Nordens Tidning in Sweden, or Norden Nu in Denmark.
Nordic countries
The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland...
which exists to promote civil cooperation between the Nordic countries. It was established in 1919, and has sections in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
(inclusive Southern Schleswig
Southern Schleswig
Southern Schleswig denotes the southern half of the former Duchy of Schleswig on the Jutland Peninsula. The geographical area today covers the thirty or forty northernmost kilometers of Germany up to the Flensburg Fjord, where it borders on Denmark...
), Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
, the Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
and Åland. Since 1965 these national branches are grouped in an umbrella organization Foreningene Nordens Forbund.
Fields of cooperation include the job exchange program Nordjobb
Nordjobb
Nordjobb is a Nordic exchange programme that offers young people summer jobs in the Nordic countries. Nordjobb also provides it's applicants with accommodation during their stay, and organizes culture- and leisure activities. The programme was first initiated in 1985, and has since provided...
and town twinning
Town twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
between Nordic countries.
It was a proponent for the establishment of the Nordic Council
Nordic Council
The Nordic Council is a geo-political, inter-parliamentary forum for co-operation between the Nordic countries. It was established following World War II and its first concrete result was the introduction in 1952 of a common labour market and free movement across borders without passports for the...
, a political cooperation organization.
The sections publishes quarterly magazines linke Magasinet Norden in Norway, Nordens Tidning in Sweden, or Norden Nu in Denmark.