Foreningen Norden (Norwegian and Danish), Föreningen Norden (Swedish), Norræna félagið (Icelandic), Norrøna Felagið (Faroese), Peqatigiiffik Nunat Avannarliit (Greenlandic) and Pohjola-Norden (Finnish), The Norden Associations , sometimes referred to as The Nordic Associations are non-governmental organisations in the Nordic countries promoting civil cooperation between the Nordic countries. Established since 1919, there are Norden Associations in Sweden , Norway , Denmark (including Southern Schleswig ), Finland , Iceland , Greenland , the Faroe Islands and Åland . Since 1965 these national branches are grouped in an umbrella organisation Foreningene Nordens Forbund ( FNF ), The Confederation of Norden Associations . The co-operation between the Nordic countries include projects such as Nordjobb , Nordic Library Week and Norden at the Cinema.
6-533: The first three Norden Associations were established in Denmark, Norway and Sweden in 1919, soon followed by Iceland (1922) and Finland (1924). Associations were later set up also in autonomous areas of the Faroe Islands (1951), Åland (1979) and Greenland (1991). All Norden Associations have a common aim at promoting Nordic co-operation. This includes nurturing the sense of cultural affinity and, especially in
12-690: Is represented in approximately 20 European countries and exhibits its products at a number of international trade fairs including Formex in Stockholm , the Tendence and Ambiente shows in the Messe Frankfurt exhibition centre in Frankfurt , and Maison et Objet in Paris . The company's business model has been analysed academically. The company for a period of 11 years made a mascot teddybear for
18-795: The Norden Associations (FNU). It also co-operates with Eesti Põhjala Ühing (the Norden Association in Estonia), Biedrība Norden Latvija (the Norden Association in Latvia) and the Norden Association in Petrozavodsk. The Confederation coordinates the joint interests of the national associations, aiming at disseminating knowledge of language, culture, history and society between the Nordic countries. Fields of cooperation include
24-535: The annual literary festival Nordisk bibliotekuke which was organised in conjunction with the PR-Foreningen for Nordiske Biblioteker up to 2009. The festival was accompanied by an annual teddy bear event for children with a bear provided by Bukowski Design of Stockholm . The Confederation of the Norden Associations is an umbrella organisation for the national Norden associations and the Youth League of
30-500: The job exchange program Nordjobb and town twinning between Nordic countries. The Norden Association was a proponent for the establishment of the Nordic Council , a political cooperation organisation. Bukowski Design Bukowski Design AB is a Swedish company specialising in the design, manufacture, marketing and sale of teddybears and other stuffed animals as well as decorations and similar items. The company
36-562: The past, lobbying for open borders in the region. Typical activities are related to awareness raising about language, culture and social conditions in the Nordic countries. The sections publish quarterly magazines Magasinet Norden in Norway, Nordens Tidning in Sweden, Norden Nu in Denmark and Pohjola-Norden in Finland. Associations are responsible for a range of cultural events including
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