KansalaisuuskurssiGlossary · Chapter 9: Finland and the world
Pohjoismaiden neuvosto
Finnish word. In English: Nordic Council
The co-operation body of the Nordic parliaments.
Facts about the word
- The Nordic Council was founded in 1952, and Finland joined it in 1955. Nordic Co-operation
- The Council has 87 members. Finland has 20 members, and two of them come from Åland. Nordic Co-operation
- The co-operation body of the governments is the Nordic Council of Ministers, founded in 1971. Ulkoministeriö
The facts come from public sources, such as the authorities' own pages and the law.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
The Nordic Council is the co-operation body of the parliaments. It does not advise a king or forecast the weather.
The word belongs to Chapter 9: Finland and the world. The chapter page has the full context and practice questions.
