Nordic Council of Ministers

Nordic Council of Ministers

*Nordisk Ministerråd* (Danish)
*Nordisk ministerråd* (Norwegian)
*Nordiska ministerrådet* (Swedish)
*Pohjoismaiden ministerineuvosto* (Finnish)
*Norræna ráðherranefndin* (Icelandic)
*Norðurlendska ráðharraráðið* (Faroese)
*Nunani Avannarlerni Naalakkersuisut Siunnersuisoqatigiivi* (Greenlandic)
*Davviriikkaid ministarráđđi* (Northern Sami)
Nordic Council of Ministers Nordisk Ministerråd (Danish) ; Nordisk ministerråd (Norwegian) ; Nordiska ministerrådet (Swedish) ; Pohjoismaiden ministerineuvosto (Finnish) ; Norræna ráðherranefndin (Icelandic) ; Norðurlendska ráðharraráðið (Faroese) ; Nunani Avannarlerni Naalakkersuisut Siunnersuisoqatigiivi (Greenlandic) ; Davviriikkaid ministarráđđi (Northern Sami) ;
	Flag
	Member states shown in dark blue; and regions of member states shown in light blue.
Headquarter	Copenhagen
Official languages	Danish; Finnish; Icelandic; Norwegian; Swedish;
Type	Intergovernmental organisation
Membership	Denmark; Finland; Iceland; Norway; Sweden;
Leaders
• Secretary-General	Karen Ellemann
• Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers	Norway
Establishment
• Inauguration of the Nordic Council	12 February 1953
• Helsinki Treaty	1 July 1962
• Inauguration of the Nordic Council of Ministers	July 1971
Population
• 2018 estimate	27,210,000
Currency	Danish krone; Euro; Icelandic króna; Norwegian krone; Swedish krona;
	Website; norden.org

The Nordic Council of Ministers is an intergovernmental forum established after the Helsinki Treaty. The purpose of the Nordic Council of Ministers is to complement the Nordic Council and promote Nordic cooperation.

In 2025, the Nordic Council was designated as an 'undesirable organization' in Russia.