Nordisk Samarbejde / Nordic co-operation

The Nordic Council is the official body for formal inter-parliamentary Nordic cooperation among the Nordic countries. Established in 1952, it is the official inter-parliamentary body for Nordic cooperation, comprising 87 representatives from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and as well as from the autonomous areas of the the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland.
==History==
During WWII, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Sweden were occupied by Germany, the Soviet Union, and Sweden. Following the war, Nordic countries sought a Scandinavian defense union, but Finland, due to its neutrality policy and FCMA treaty with the USSR, couldn't participate.
Nordic cooperation failed, leading to the proposal of a consultative interparliamentary body by Danish Prime Minister Hans Hedtoft in 1951. This was agreed upon by Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden in Copenhagen on March 15-16, 1952.https://web.archive.org/web/20140330201905/http://www.norden.org/en/nordic-council/the-nordic-council/the-history-of-the-nordic-council/before-1952https://web.archive.org/web/20221228213145/https://www.norden.org/en/news/70-years-nordic-council-still-delivering-nordic-synergieshttps://web.archive.org/web/20221228213149/https://www.norden.org/en/information/history-nordic-council The council's first session was held in 1953, electing Hedtoft as president. Finland joined the council in 1955 after thawing Finnish-Soviet relations after Joseph Stalin's death.https://web.archive.org/web/20140330201909/http://www.norden.org/en/nordic-council/the-nordic-council/the-history-of-the-nordic-council/1953-1971https://web.archive.org/web/20221228213151/https://svjt.se/svjt/1956/601
==Members==
The Nordic Council comprises five sovereign states and three associate members, each governing self-governing regions of full member states.
Member name 	Parliament 	Member­ship	Membership status 	Members 	Represented since
Finland 	Eduskunta (Riksdagen)	Full 	Sovereign state 	20 	1955
Sweden 	Riksdag 	Full 	Sovereign state 	20 	1952
Denmark 	Folketing 	Full 	Sovereign state 	20 	1952
Norway 	Storting 	Full 	Sovereign state 	20 	1952
Iceland 	Alþingi 	Full 	Sovereign state 	7 	1952
Greenland 	Inatsisartut 	Associate 	Self-governing regions of Denmark	2 (each) out of Denmark's 20	1984
Faroe Islands	Løgting 	Associate 	Self-governing regions of Denmark	2 (each) out of Denmark's 20	1970
Åland 	Lagting 	Associate 	Self-governing region of Finland 	2 out of Finland's 20 	1970
==References==
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