Finland's Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2021
Finland is the President of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2021. The Nordic Council of Ministers is the official body for inter-governmental co-operation in the Nordic Region. It seeks Nordic solutions wherever and whenever the countries can achieve more together than by working on their own.
Finland’s presidency programme is based on the vision for Nordic co-operation, which states that the Nordic Region shall be the most integrated and sustainable region in the world. Furthermore, the programme for 2021 draws up guidelines for active co-operation on the creation of a greener, more competitive, and more socially sustainable Nordic Region.
The COVID-19 pandemic will have continue an effect in 2021, posing new challenges to co-operation.
- The Finnish Presidency Programme: The Nordics, together, Finland's Presidency 2021
- The Finnish Presidency #Norden2021 @Norden2021 (Twitter)
Meetings, seminars and webinars
- Nordic Online Conference: Gender-based Hate, Threat and Harassment on the Internet, 10-11 June 2021
- Nordic Online Conference: Promoting Gender Equality in Early Childhood Education and Care – Knowledge and Tools, 7 September 2021
- Nordic Summit on Mental Health 2021, 18-19 November 2021
- Nordic Seminar: LGBTI People’s Safety and Well-being – Good Practices in the Nordics, 30 November 2021
Current issues
More than half of people aged 80 or over have received their fourth vaccine dose
Press release
19.5.2022 10.01
New research project on how working careers and occupational structures are linked to gender pay gap
Press release
18.5.2022 14.03
Government proposes seven-day cap on waiting times for access to primary healthcare
Press release
12.5.2022 14.46
WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge visits Finland to discuss health crises and economy of wellbeing
Press release
6.5.2022 12.27
Number of COVID-19 patients requiring hospital care declining
Press release
5.5.2022 10.00