5 facts about the Nordic countries How to use the material This post about the Nordic countries can be used on social media, for example on Nordic Day 23 March.
Image Download illustration (PNG 501 KB) Illustration by Sweden.se Captions 23 March is Nordic Day! 🇩🇰 🇫🇮 🇮🇸 🇳🇴 🇸🇪 🇫🇴 🇬🇱 🇦🇽
We want to take this opportunity to celebrate the Nordic countries – this geographical and cultural region that includes Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, as well as the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland.
The Nordic countries have a longstanding tradition of cooperating closely with each other. Here are 5 things you might not know about the region:
🤝 As a rule, Nordic citizens don't need a passport to travel between the Nordic countries, due to an 'open border' agreement with origins in 1957.
🌍 The Nordic countries have a joint labour market, which means that citizens can work and live anywhere in the region.
💬 The Nordic Language Convention says that Nordic nationals should be able to use their mother language to the greatest extent possible when dealing with the authorities of another Nordic country.
👩 👨 Gender equality has contributed to the economic progress of the region. The proportion of women in work is high – almost 75% – and Nordic men are among the world leaders in paternity leave. But the percentage of parental leave days taken by fathers varies, with Iceland, Sweden and Norway above 30% and Åland, Denmark and Finland below 15%.
💚 The Nordic countries are leading the way in renewable energy, basing a growing share of their energy consumption on renewable energy such as hydropower, wind and biomass. Progress varies a lot between the countries.
Illustration: Sweden.se
Photos: 1, 3. Per Pixel Petersson/imagebank.sweden.se, 2. Asaf Kliger/imagebank.sweden.se
{
"slug": "nordic-day",
"type": "MaterialCollection",
"theme": "theme-light",
"pageProps": {
"appProps": {
"socialMediaUrls": {
"facebook": null,
"twitter": null,
"messenger": null,
"vk": null,
"spotify": null,
"instagram": null,
"whatsapp": null,
"youtube": null,
"telegram": null,
"__typename": "SwedenSettings_SiSettings_SocialMediaUrls"
},
"cookieSettings": {
"cookieBanner": {
"bannerText": "<p>Sharing Sweden uses cookies to improve your experience of the website. Read more in our <a href=\"https://cms.sharingsweden.se/cookie-policy\">Cookie policy</a>.</p>\n",
"bannerTitle": "<p><strong>Cookies</strong></p>\n",
"__typename": "SwedenSettings_SiSettings_CookieSettings_CookieBanner"
},
"settingsButtonText": "Cookie-settings",
"settingsConfirmButtonText": "Confirm settings",
"settingsText": "<p>A cookie is a small text file stored on your device that allows us to recognise and remember you.</p>\n<p>Sharingsweden.se uses cookies and other data in order to deliver and improve your experience of this website. For instance, we and our partners may use information about you, your devices and your online interactions with us to provide, analyse and improve our services.</p>\n<p>The categories of cookies that we may use are necessary as well as statistics and analytics cookies. Learn more about how we use cookies by reading our <a href=\"https://cms.sharingsweden.se/cookie-policy\">Cookie policy</a>.</p>\n",
"acceptButtonText": "Accept all cookies",
"categories": [
{
"alwaysCheckedText": "always on",
"hasAccepted": null,
"id": "cookie_consent_essentials",
"isCheckedText": "active",
"isNotCheckedText": "inactive",
"optional": null,
"text": "Necessary cookies are essential for you to browse our website and use its features. We are using cookies to remember your consent. This type of cookie is activated by default and you can only deactivate it by turning off cookies in your browser. ",
"title": "Necessary",
"__typename": "SwedenSettings_SiSettings_CookieSettings_categories"
},
{
"alwaysCheckedText": "always on",
"hasAccepted": null,
"id": "cookie_consent_statistics",
"isCheckedText": "active",
"isNotCheckedText": "inactive",
"optional": true,
"text": "Analytical cookies are used to measure how often our website is visited and how it is used. We use this information to get a better sense of where our users come from and how they interact with our content. For this, we use third-party cookies, the Google Analytics Cookies. These cookies are deactivated by default. If you choose to activate statistics and analytics cookies, we use IP anonymisation. You can deactivate these cookies at any time. ",
"title": "Statistics and analytics",
"__typename": "SwedenSettings_SiSettings_CookieSettings_categories"
}
],
"__typename": "SwedenSettings_SiSettings_CookieSettings"
},
"fallBackImage": {
"src": null,
"alt": "",
"height": 0,
"width": 0,
"title": null,
"caption": ""
},
"articleAuthorSettings": {
"textBeforeDate": "Published at"
},
"shareWidgetSettings": {
"headerText": null,
"shareButtonIconProps": [],
"copyText": null,
"afterCopyText": null,
"failedToCopyText": null
},
"navBarSettings": {
"navBarLogos": {
"mainLogo": null,
"mainLogoAriaLabel": "Sharing sweden logo",
"darkTextLogo": null,
"lightTextLogo": null
},
"navigationLabels": {
"toggleMenuLabel": null,
"toggleSearchLabel": null
}
},
"menu": {
"selectLabel": null,
"selectGroupLabel": null,
"selectOptions": [],
"linkGroup": [
[
{
"link": {
"title": "About Sharing Sweden",
"url": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/about-sharing-sweden",
"__typename": "AcfLink"
},
"__typename": "FooterApi_Footer_linkGroup_links"
},
{
"link": {
"title": "Contact",
"url": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/contact",
"__typename": "AcfLink"
},
"__typename": "FooterApi_Footer_linkGroup_links"
},
{
"link": {
"title": "FAQ",
"url": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/faq",
"__typename": "AcfLink"
},
"__typename": "FooterApi_Footer_linkGroup_links"
}
],
[
{
"link": {
"title": "News",
"url": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/news",
"__typename": "AcfLink"
},
"__typename": "FooterApi_Footer_linkGroup_links"
},
{
"link": {
"title": "Newsletter",
"url": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/newsletter",
"__typename": "AcfLink"
},
"__typename": "FooterApi_Footer_linkGroup_links"
},
{
"link": {
"title": "Financial support",
"url": "https://sharingsweden.se/promotional-material/financial-support-and-how-to-apply",
"__typename": "AcfLink"
},
"__typename": "FooterApi_Footer_linkGroup_links"
}
],
[
{
"link": {
"title": "Accessibility",
"url": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/accessibility",
"__typename": "AcfLink"
},
"__typename": "FooterApi_Footer_linkGroup_links"
},
{
"link": {
"title": "Cookies policy",
"url": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/cookie-policy",
"__typename": "AcfLink"
},
"__typename": "FooterApi_Footer_linkGroup_links"
},
{
"link": {
"title": "Terms and conditions of use",
"url": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/terms-and-conditions/",
"__typename": "AcfLink"
},
"__typename": "FooterApi_Footer_linkGroup_links"
}
]
],
"iconLinks": [],
"mainMenuContent": [
{
"id": 250,
"href": "/the-sweden-brand/",
"title": "The Sweden brand",
"subMenuItems": [
{
"id": 255,
"href": "/the-sweden-brand/brand-strategy/",
"title": "The brand of Sweden as a strategic asset",
"subMenuItems": []
},
{
"id": 329,
"href": "/the-sweden-brand/the-image-of-sweden-abroad/",
"title": "The image of Sweden abroad",
"subMenuItems": []
},
{
"id": 2392,
"href": "/the-sweden-brand/brand-visual-identity/",
"title": "Brand visual identity",
"subMenuItems": [
{
"id": 328,
"href": "/the-sweden-brand/brand-visual-identity/how-to-use-the-identity/",
"title": "How to use the identity"
},
{
"id": 327,
"href": "/the-sweden-brand/brand-visual-identity/design-principles/",
"title": "Design principles"
},
{
"id": 326,
"href": "/the-sweden-brand/brand-visual-identity/brand-marks/",
"title": "Logo and other brand marks"
},
{
"id": 325,
"href": "/the-sweden-brand/brand-visual-identity/colour/",
"title": "Colour"
},
{
"id": 324,
"href": "/the-sweden-brand/brand-visual-identity/accessibility/",
"title": "Accessibility"
},
{
"id": 323,
"href": "/the-sweden-brand/brand-visual-identity/typography/",
"title": "Typography"
},
{
"id": 322,
"href": "/the-sweden-brand/brand-visual-identity/grid/",
"title": "Grid"
},
{
"id": 321,
"href": "/the-sweden-brand/brand-visual-identity/tone-of-motion/",
"title": "Tone of motion"
},
{
"id": 320,
"href": "/the-sweden-brand/brand-visual-identity/illustration/",
"title": "Illustration"
},
{
"id": 319,
"href": "/the-sweden-brand/brand-visual-identity/graphic-element/",
"title": "Graphic element"
},
{
"id": 318,
"href": "/the-sweden-brand/brand-visual-identity/best-practice/",
"title": "Best practice"
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": 241,
"href": "/promotional-material/",
"title": "Promotional material",
"subMenuItems": [
{
"id": 247,
"href": "/promotional-material/trade-and-talent/",
"title": "Trade and talent",
"subMenuItems": []
},
{
"id": 244,
"href": "/promotional-material/culture-and-lifestyle/",
"title": "Culture and lifestyle",
"subMenuItems": []
},
{
"id": 243,
"href": "/promotional-material/democracy-and-governance/",
"title": "Democracy and governance",
"subMenuItems": []
},
{
"id": 246,
"href": "/promotional-material/the-swedish-film-selection/",
"title": "The Swedish film selection",
"subMenuItems": []
},
{
"id": 245,
"href": "/promotional-material/image-bank-sweden/",
"title": "Image Bank Sweden",
"subMenuItems": []
},
{
"id": 242,
"href": "/promotional-material/toolkits-social-media-video-and-more/",
"title": "All toolkits, social media, video and more",
"subMenuItems": []
}
]
},
{
"id": 291,
"href": "/calendar/",
"title": "Calendar",
"subMenuItems": []
}
]
},
"footer": {
"copyright": "Copyright © 2023 Swedish Institute",
"linkGroup": [
[
{
"href": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/about-sharing-sweden",
"name": "About Sharing Sweden"
},
{
"href": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/contact",
"name": "Contact"
},
{
"href": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/faq",
"name": "FAQ"
}
],
[
{
"href": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/news",
"name": "News"
},
{
"href": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/newsletter",
"name": "Newsletter"
},
{
"href": "https://sharingsweden.se/promotional-material/financial-support-and-how-to-apply",
"name": "Financial support"
}
],
[
{
"href": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/accessibility",
"name": "Accessibility"
},
{
"href": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/cookie-policy",
"name": "Cookies policy"
},
{
"href": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/terms-and-conditions/",
"name": "Terms and conditions of use"
}
]
],
"logos": [
{
"ariaLabel": "Link to sweden.se",
"logo": {
"anchorProps": {
"href": "https://sweden.se/"
},
"imageProps": {
"src": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/app/uploads/2023/08/sweden_logo.svg",
"alt": null,
"height": null,
"width": null
}
}
},
{
"ariaLabel": "Link to si.se",
"logo": {
"anchorProps": {
"href": "https://si.se/"
},
"imageProps": {
"src": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/app/uploads/2023/08/si_logo.svg",
"alt": null,
"height": null,
"width": null
}
}
}
]
},
"skipToContent": null,
"cookieLabel": null,
"previousSlideLabel": null,
"nextSlideLabel": null,
"toolkitApplyButtonText": null,
"searchFilterProps": {
"topic": "Topic",
"format": "Format",
"topicFilters": [
{
"item": "Arts & design"
},
{
"item": "Business & entrepreneurship"
},
{
"item": "Celebrations"
},
{
"item": "Children & youth"
},
{
"item": "Democracy"
},
{
"item": "Food"
},
{
"item": "Gender equality"
},
{
"item": "History"
},
{
"item": "Innovation"
},
{
"item": "LGBTQI+"
},
{
"item": "Literature"
},
{
"item": "Music"
},
{
"item": "Society"
},
{
"item": "Sports"
},
{
"item": "Study"
},
{
"item": "Sustainability"
},
{
"item": "Sweden in general"
}
],
"formatFilters": [
{
"item": "Toolkit"
},
{
"item": "Feature film"
},
{
"item": "Exhibitions"
},
{
"item": "Manuals"
},
{
"item": "Presentations"
},
{
"item": "Print materials"
},
{
"item": "Quizzes"
},
{
"item": "Social media content"
},
{
"item": "Templates"
},
{
"item": "Video"
}
],
"languageOptions": [
"albanian",
"arabic",
"armenian",
"bosnian",
"chinese",
"croatian",
"cypriot greek",
"english",
"estonian",
"filipino",
"french",
"georgian",
"german",
"italian",
"japanese",
"korean",
"latvian",
"lithuanian",
"macedonian",
"polish",
"portuguese",
"russian",
"slovenian",
"spanish",
"swedish",
"thai",
"turkish",
"vietnamese"
]
},
"searchComponentData": {
"searchComponent": {
"beforeQuery": null,
"afterQuery": null,
"preResultText": null,
"afterResultText": null
},
"searchField": {
"placeholder": "Search social media, video, toolkits and more",
"submitButtonText": "Search",
"label": "search",
"searchPageUri": "/promotional-material/toolkits-social-media-video-and-more/"
},
"hijackData": []
}
},
"post": {
"uri": "/materials/nordic-day/",
"seo": {
"head": "<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/seo/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Nordic countries have a long tradition of cooperating closely with each other. Here are 5 things you might not know about the region...\" />\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http://sharingsweden.se/materials/nordic-day/\" />\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" />\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" />\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 facts about the Nordic countries - Sharing Sweden\" />\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Nordic countries have a long tradition of cooperating closely with each other. Here are 5 things you might not know about the region...\" />\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http://sharingsweden.se/materials/nordic-day/\" />\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sharing Sweden\" />\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-12-20T14:16:46+00:00\" />\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http://sharingsweden.se/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.sharingsweden.se%2Fapp%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F11%2FNordic-Day-Map.png&w=1200&q=90\" />\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" />\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1350\" />\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image/png\" />\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" />\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" />\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" />\n<script type=\"application/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https://schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http://sharingsweden.se/materials/nordic-day/\",\"url\":\"http://sharingsweden.se/materials/nordic-day/\",\"name\":\"5 facts about the Nordic countries - Sharing Sweden\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https://sharingsweden-backend.c2673.cloudnet.cloud/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http://sharingsweden.se/materials/nordic-day/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https://cms.sharingsweden.se/materials/nordic-day/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https://cms.sharingsweden.se/app/uploads/2023/11/Nordic-Day-Map.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-01T14:31:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-20T14:16:46+00:00\",\"description\":\"The Nordic countries have a long tradition of cooperating closely with each other. Here are 5 things you might not know about the region...\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http://sharingsweden.se/materials/nordic-day/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http://sharingsweden.se/materials/nordic-day/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http://sharingsweden.se/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.sharingsweden.se%2Fapp%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F11%2FNordic-Day-Map.png&w=1200&q=90\",\"contentUrl\":\"http://sharingsweden.se/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.sharingsweden.se%2Fapp%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F11%2FNordic-Day-Map.png&w=1200&q=90\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":1500,\"caption\":\"Illustration: Sweden.se\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https://sharingsweden-backend.c2673.cloudnet.cloud/#website\",\"url\":\"https://sharingsweden-backend.c2673.cloudnet.cloud/\",\"name\":\"Sharing Sweden\",\"description\":\"A comprehensive collection of resources to promote Sweden to an international audience\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http://sharingsweden.se/search?query={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}</script>\n<!-- / Yoast SEO plugin. -->",
"shareUrl": "http://sharingsweden.se/materials/nordic-day/",
"title": "5 facts about the Nordic countries - Sharing Sweden"
},
"date": "2024-09-01T16:31:22",
"type": "MaterialCollection",
"breadcrumbs": [
{
"title": "Start",
"href": "/",
"isCurrentPage": false
},
{
"title": "Promotional material",
"href": "/promotional-material/",
"isCurrentPage": false
},
{
"title": "Toolkits, social media, video and more",
"href": "/promotional-material/toolkits-social-media-video-and-more/",
"isCurrentPage": false
},
{
"title": "5 facts about the Nordic countries",
"href": "/materials/nordic-day/",
"isCurrentPage": true
}
],
"searchPage": null,
"featuredMedia": {
"imageBlockProps": {
"imageProps": {
"src": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/app/uploads/2023/11/Nordic-Day-Map.png",
"alt": "A map of the Nordic countries",
"title": "Nordic Day Map",
"height": 1350,
"width": 1080,
"caption": "Illustration: Sweden.se"
},
"caption": "Illustration: Sweden.se"
},
"embedDataProps": null
},
"featuredImage": {
"src": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/app/uploads/2023/11/Nordic-Day-Map.png",
"alt": "A map of the Nordic countries",
"title": "Nordic Day Map",
"height": 1350,
"width": 1080,
"caption": "Illustration: Sweden.se"
},
"title": "5 facts about the Nordic countries",
"subHeading": null,
"slug": "nordic-day",
"toolkitData": [],
"eventData": [],
"sidebarMenu": [],
"rows": [
{
"left": [],
"right": [
{
"type": "heading",
"anchorId": "",
"h2": true,
"children": "How to use the material"
},
{
"type": "paragraph",
"anchorId": "",
"children": "This post about the Nordic countries can be used on social media, for example on Nordic Day 23 March."
},
{
"type": "materials-block",
"heading": "Image",
"firstMaterialFullwidth": false,
"materialList": [
{
"id": 7081,
"downloadTitle": "Nordic countries illustration",
"title": "Illustration by Sweden.se",
"format": "png",
"image": {
"src": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/app/uploads/2023/11/Nordic-Day-Map.png",
"alt": "A map of the Nordic countries"
},
"download": true,
"buttonText": "Download illustration (PNG 501 KB)",
"hidePopup": null,
"mediaLink": "/app/uploads/2023/11/Nordic-Day-Map.png"
},
{
"id": 20808,
"downloadTitle": "Nordic border images",
"title": "Images of bridges and river bordering Denmark, Norway, Finland",
"format": "",
"image": {
"src": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/app/uploads/2024/07/the-oresund-bridge.jpg",
"alt": "A long bridge that goes over the sea."
},
"download": false,
"buttonText": "Download images from Image Bank Sweden",
"hidePopup": null,
"mediaLink": "https://imagebank.sweden.se/my-selections/1lasl5yhpp"
}
]
},
{
"type": "heading",
"anchorId": "",
"h2": true,
"children": "Captions"
},
{
"type": "paragraph",
"anchorId": "",
"children": "23 March is Nordic Day! 🇩🇰🇫🇮🇮🇸🇳🇴🇸🇪🇫🇴🇬🇱🇦🇽"
},
{
"type": "paragraph",
"anchorId": "",
"children": "We want to take this opportunity to celebrate the Nordic countries – this geographical and cultural region that includes Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, as well as the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland."
},
{
"type": "paragraph",
"anchorId": "",
"children": "The Nordic countries have a longstanding tradition of cooperating closely with each other. Here are 5 things you might not know about the region:"
},
{
"type": "paragraph",
"anchorId": "",
"children": "🤝 As a rule, Nordic citizens don't need a passport to travel between the Nordic countries, due to an 'open border' agreement with origins in 1957."
},
{
"type": "paragraph",
"anchorId": "",
"children": "🌍 The Nordic countries have a joint labour market, which means that citizens can work and live anywhere in the region."
},
{
"type": "paragraph",
"anchorId": "",
"children": "💬 The Nordic Language Convention says that Nordic nationals should be able to use their mother language to the greatest extent possible when dealing with the authorities of another Nordic country."
},
{
"type": "paragraph",
"anchorId": "",
"children": "👩👨 Gender equality has contributed to the economic progress of the region. The proportion of women in work is high – almost 75% – and Nordic men are among the world leaders in paternity leave. But the percentage of parental leave days taken by fathers varies, with Iceland, Sweden and Norway above 30% and Åland, Denmark and Finland below 15%."
},
{
"type": "paragraph",
"anchorId": "",
"children": "💚 The Nordic countries are leading the way in renewable energy, basing a growing share of their energy consumption on renewable energy such as hydropower, wind and biomass. Progress varies a lot between the countries."
},
{
"type": "paragraph",
"anchorId": "",
"children": "Illustration: Sweden.se"
},
{
"type": "paragraph",
"anchorId": "",
"children": "Photos: 1, 3. Per Pixel Petersson/imagebank.sweden.se, 2. Asaf Kliger/imagebank.sweden.se"
},
{
"type": "material-collections-block",
"heading": "Related content",
"materialCollectionsList": [
{
"title": "The flag and national day of the Sami people",
"image": {
"src": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/app/uploads/2023/12/mikael_svensson-sami_flag-8406.jpg",
"alt": "The Sami flag - blue, yellow, green and red with a circle in the middle.",
"height": 801,
"width": 1200,
"title": "mikael_svensson-sami_flag-8406",
"caption": "The colours of the Sami flag from 1986 (blue, red, yellow and green) are those most commonly found on traditional Sami garbs. The circle derives from the sun, in red, a symbol appearing on many shaman drums. The blue half of the circle represents the moon. Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/sami+flag///8406#detail\">Mikael Svensson/Scandinav/imagebank.sweden.se</a>"
},
"href": "/materials/the-sami-flag/"
},
{
"title": "Meänflaku – the Tornedalian flag",
"image": {
"src": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/app/uploads/2024/01/folio-meanflaku-8857.jpg",
"alt": "A yellow, white and blue Tornedalian flag.",
"height": 1653,
"width": 2480,
"title": "folio-meänflaku-8857",
"caption": "Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/me%25C3%25A4nflaku/northern+sweden/tornedalen/8857#detail\">Folio/Imagebank.sweden.se</a>"
},
"href": "/materials/meanflaku-the-tornedaler-flag/"
},
{
"title": "The Roma flag",
"image": {
"src": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/app/uploads/2023/11/sofia_sabel-the_roma_flag-8758.jpg",
"alt": "Young women holding the blue, green and red Roma flag.",
"height": 1654,
"width": 2480,
"title": "sofia_sabel-the_roma_flag-8758",
"caption": "Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/the+roma+flag///8758#detail\">Sofia Sabel/imagebank.sweden.se</a>"
},
"href": "/materials/the-roma-flag/"
}
]
}
],
"fullWidth": false,
"stickyLeft": true,
"reverseColumnOrderOnMobile": false
}
],
"blocks": [
{
"left": [],
"right": [
{
"type": "heading",
"anchorId": "",
"h2": true,
"children": "How to use the material"
},
{
"type": "paragraph",
"anchorId": "",
"children": "This post about the Nordic countries can be used on social media, for example on Nordic Day 23 March."
},
{
"type": "materials-block",
"heading": "Image",
"firstMaterialFullwidth": false,
"materialList": [
{
"id": 7081,
"downloadTitle": "Nordic countries illustration",
"title": "Illustration by Sweden.se",
"format": "png",
"image": {
"src": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/app/uploads/2023/11/Nordic-Day-Map.png",
"alt": "A map of the Nordic countries"
},
"download": true,
"buttonText": "Download illustration (PNG 501 KB)",
"hidePopup": null,
"mediaLink": "/app/uploads/2023/11/Nordic-Day-Map.png"
},
{
"id": 20808,
"downloadTitle": "Nordic border images",
"title": "Images of bridges and river bordering Denmark, Norway, Finland",
"format": "",
"image": {
"src": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/app/uploads/2024/07/the-oresund-bridge.jpg",
"alt": "A long bridge that goes over the sea."
},
"download": false,
"buttonText": "Download images from Image Bank Sweden",
"hidePopup": null,
"mediaLink": "https://imagebank.sweden.se/my-selections/1lasl5yhpp"
}
]
},
{
"type": "heading",
"anchorId": "",
"h2": true,
"children": "Captions"
},
{
"type": "paragraph",
"anchorId": "",
"children": "23 March is Nordic Day! 🇩🇰🇫🇮🇮🇸🇳🇴🇸🇪🇫🇴🇬🇱🇦🇽"
},
{
"type": "paragraph",
"anchorId": "",
"children": "We want to take this opportunity to celebrate the Nordic countries – this geographical and cultural region that includes Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, as well as the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland."
},
{
"type": "paragraph",
"anchorId": "",
"children": "The Nordic countries have a longstanding tradition of cooperating closely with each other. Here are 5 things you might not know about the region:"
},
{
"type": "paragraph",
"anchorId": "",
"children": "🤝 As a rule, Nordic citizens don't need a passport to travel between the Nordic countries, due to an 'open border' agreement with origins in 1957."
},
{
"type": "paragraph",
"anchorId": "",
"children": "🌍 The Nordic countries have a joint labour market, which means that citizens can work and live anywhere in the region."
},
{
"type": "paragraph",
"anchorId": "",
"children": "💬 The Nordic Language Convention says that Nordic nationals should be able to use their mother language to the greatest extent possible when dealing with the authorities of another Nordic country."
},
{
"type": "paragraph",
"anchorId": "",
"children": "👩👨 Gender equality has contributed to the economic progress of the region. The proportion of women in work is high – almost 75% – and Nordic men are among the world leaders in paternity leave. But the percentage of parental leave days taken by fathers varies, with Iceland, Sweden and Norway above 30% and Åland, Denmark and Finland below 15%."
},
{
"type": "paragraph",
"anchorId": "",
"children": "💚 The Nordic countries are leading the way in renewable energy, basing a growing share of their energy consumption on renewable energy such as hydropower, wind and biomass. Progress varies a lot between the countries."
},
{
"type": "paragraph",
"anchorId": "",
"children": "Illustration: Sweden.se"
},
{
"type": "paragraph",
"anchorId": "",
"children": "Photos: 1, 3. Per Pixel Petersson/imagebank.sweden.se, 2. Asaf Kliger/imagebank.sweden.se"
},
{
"type": "material-collections-block",
"heading": "Related content",
"materialCollectionsList": [
{
"title": "The flag and national day of the Sami people",
"image": {
"src": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/app/uploads/2023/12/mikael_svensson-sami_flag-8406.jpg",
"alt": "The Sami flag - blue, yellow, green and red with a circle in the middle.",
"height": 801,
"width": 1200,
"title": "mikael_svensson-sami_flag-8406",
"caption": "The colours of the Sami flag from 1986 (blue, red, yellow and green) are those most commonly found on traditional Sami garbs. The circle derives from the sun, in red, a symbol appearing on many shaman drums. The blue half of the circle represents the moon. Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/sami+flag///8406#detail\">Mikael Svensson/Scandinav/imagebank.sweden.se</a>"
},
"href": "/materials/the-sami-flag/"
},
{
"title": "Meänflaku – the Tornedalian flag",
"image": {
"src": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/app/uploads/2024/01/folio-meanflaku-8857.jpg",
"alt": "A yellow, white and blue Tornedalian flag.",
"height": 1653,
"width": 2480,
"title": "folio-meänflaku-8857",
"caption": "Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/me%25C3%25A4nflaku/northern+sweden/tornedalen/8857#detail\">Folio/Imagebank.sweden.se</a>"
},
"href": "/materials/meanflaku-the-tornedaler-flag/"
},
{
"title": "The Roma flag",
"image": {
"src": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/app/uploads/2023/11/sofia_sabel-the_roma_flag-8758.jpg",
"alt": "Young women holding the blue, green and red Roma flag.",
"height": 1654,
"width": 2480,
"title": "sofia_sabel-the_roma_flag-8758",
"caption": "Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/the+roma+flag///8758#detail\">Sofia Sabel/imagebank.sweden.se</a>"
},
"href": "/materials/the-roma-flag/"
}
]
}
],
"fullWidth": false,
"stickyLeft": true,
"reverseColumnOrderOnMobile": false
}
],
"calendarItems": [],
"extra": {
"content": {
"__typename": "MaterialCollection",
"slug": "nordic-day",
"uri": "/materials/nordic-day/",
"date": "2024-09-01T16:31:22",
"databaseId": 7144,
"breadcrumbs": "[{\"title\":\"Start\",\"href\":\"\\/\",\"isCurrentPage\":false},{\"title\":\"Promotional material\",\"href\":\"\\/promotional-material\\/\",\"isCurrentPage\":false},{\"title\":\"Toolkits, social media, video and more\",\"href\":\"\\/promotional-material\\/toolkits-social-media-video-and-more\\/\",\"isCurrentPage\":false},{\"title\":\"5 facts about the Nordic countries\",\"href\":\"\\/materials\\/nordic-day\\/\",\"isCurrentPage\":true}]",
"seo": {
"opengraphUrl": "http://sharingsweden.se/materials/nordic-day/",
"title": "5 facts about the Nordic countries - Sharing Sweden",
"__typename": "PostTypeSEO"
},
"title": "5 facts about the Nordic countries",
"featuredImage": {
"node": {
"mediaDetails": {
"height": 1350,
"width": 1080,
"__typename": "MediaDetails"
},
"title": "Nordic Day Map",
"uri": "/event/nordic-day/nordic-day-map/",
"altText": "A map of the Nordic countries",
"caption": "Illustration: Sweden.se",
"sourceUrl": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/app/uploads/2023/11/Nordic-Day-Map.png",
"__typename": "MediaItem"
},
"__typename": "NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge"
},
"blocks": [
{
"name": "sweden-tsw/article-row",
"__typename": "SwedenTswArticleRowBlock",
"attributes": {
"reverseColumnOrderOnMobile": false,
"__typename": "SwedenTswArticleRowBlockAttributes"
},
"innerBlocks": [
{
"name": "sweden-tsw/left-column",
"innerBlocks": [],
"__typename": "SwedenTswLeftColumnBlock"
},
{
"name": "sweden-tsw/right-column",
"innerBlocks": [
{
"name": "core/heading",
"attributes": {
"level": 2,
"anchor": "",
"content": "How to use the material",
"__typename": "CoreHeadingBlockAttributes"
},
"__typename": "CoreHeadingBlock"
},
{
"name": "core/paragraph",
"attributes": {
"anchor": "",
"content": "This post about the Nordic countries can be used on social media, for example on Nordic Day 23 March.",
"__typename": "CoreParagraphBlockAttributes"
},
"__typename": "CoreParagraphBlock"
},
{
"name": "acf/materials-block",
"attributes": {
"data": "{\"heading\":\"Image\",\"_heading\":\"field_64635682c10c0\",\"selectedMaterials\":[\"7081\",\"20808\"],\"_selectedMaterials\":\"field_646352d0e5afe\",\"firstMaterialFullwidth\":\"0\",\"_firstMaterialFullwidth\":\"field_646354954999a\"}",
"__typename": "AcfMaterialsBlockAttributes"
},
"__typename": "AcfMaterialsBlock",
"heading": "Image",
"firstMaterialFullwidth": false,
"materialList": [
{
"id": 7081,
"downloadTitle": "Nordic countries illustration",
"title": "Illustration by Sweden.se",
"format": "png",
"image": {
"src": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/app/uploads/2023/11/Nordic-Day-Map.png",
"alt": "A map of the Nordic countries"
},
"download": true,
"buttonText": "Download illustration (PNG 501 KB)",
"hidePopup": null,
"mediaLink": "/app/uploads/2023/11/Nordic-Day-Map.png"
},
{
"id": 20808,
"downloadTitle": "Nordic border images",
"title": "Images of bridges and river bordering Denmark, Norway, Finland",
"format": "",
"image": {
"src": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/app/uploads/2024/07/the-oresund-bridge.jpg",
"alt": "A long bridge that goes over the sea."
},
"download": false,
"buttonText": "Download images from Image Bank Sweden",
"hidePopup": null,
"mediaLink": "https://imagebank.sweden.se/my-selections/1lasl5yhpp"
}
]
},
{
"name": "core/heading",
"attributes": {
"level": 2,
"anchor": "",
"content": "Captions",
"__typename": "CoreHeadingBlockAttributes"
},
"__typename": "CoreHeadingBlock"
},
{
"name": "core/paragraph",
"attributes": {
"anchor": "",
"content": "23 March is Nordic Day! 🇩🇰🇫🇮🇮🇸🇳🇴🇸🇪🇫🇴🇬🇱🇦🇽",
"__typename": "CoreParagraphBlockAttributes"
},
"__typename": "CoreParagraphBlock"
},
{
"name": "core/paragraph",
"attributes": {
"anchor": "",
"content": "We want to take this opportunity to celebrate the Nordic countries – this geographical and cultural region that includes Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, as well as the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland.",
"__typename": "CoreParagraphBlockAttributes"
},
"__typename": "CoreParagraphBlock"
},
{
"name": "core/paragraph",
"attributes": {
"anchor": "",
"content": "The Nordic countries have a longstanding tradition of cooperating closely with each other. Here are 5 things you might not know about the region:",
"__typename": "CoreParagraphBlockAttributes"
},
"__typename": "CoreParagraphBlock"
},
{
"name": "core/paragraph",
"attributes": {
"anchor": "",
"content": "🤝 As a rule, Nordic citizens don't need a passport to travel between the Nordic countries, due to an 'open border' agreement with origins in 1957.",
"__typename": "CoreParagraphBlockAttributes"
},
"__typename": "CoreParagraphBlock"
},
{
"name": "core/paragraph",
"attributes": {
"anchor": "",
"content": "🌍 The Nordic countries have a joint labour market, which means that citizens can work and live anywhere in the region.",
"__typename": "CoreParagraphBlockAttributes"
},
"__typename": "CoreParagraphBlock"
},
{
"name": "core/paragraph",
"attributes": {
"anchor": "",
"content": "💬 The Nordic Language Convention says that Nordic nationals should be able to use their mother language to the greatest extent possible when dealing with the authorities of another Nordic country.",
"__typename": "CoreParagraphBlockAttributes"
},
"__typename": "CoreParagraphBlock"
},
{
"name": "core/paragraph",
"attributes": {
"anchor": "",
"content": "👩👨 Gender equality has contributed to the economic progress of the region. The proportion of women in work is high – almost 75% – and Nordic men are among the world leaders in paternity leave. But the percentage of parental leave days taken by fathers varies, with Iceland, Sweden and Norway above 30% and Åland, Denmark and Finland below 15%.",
"__typename": "CoreParagraphBlockAttributes"
},
"__typename": "CoreParagraphBlock"
},
{
"name": "core/paragraph",
"attributes": {
"anchor": "",
"content": "💚 The Nordic countries are leading the way in renewable energy, basing a growing share of their energy consumption on renewable energy such as hydropower, wind and biomass. Progress varies a lot between the countries.",
"__typename": "CoreParagraphBlockAttributes"
},
"__typename": "CoreParagraphBlock"
},
{
"name": "core/paragraph",
"attributes": {
"anchor": "",
"content": "Illustration: Sweden.se",
"__typename": "CoreParagraphBlockAttributes"
},
"__typename": "CoreParagraphBlock"
},
{
"name": "core/paragraph",
"attributes": {
"anchor": "",
"content": "Photos: 1, 3. Per Pixel Petersson/imagebank.sweden.se, 2. Asaf Kliger/imagebank.sweden.se",
"__typename": "CoreParagraphBlockAttributes"
},
"__typename": "CoreParagraphBlock"
},
{
"name": "acf/material-collections-block",
"attributes": {
"data": "{\"heading\":\"Related content\",\"_heading\":\"field_64660c568b7c9\",\"selectedMaterialCollections\":[\"9654\",\"9650\",\"7007\"],\"_selectedMaterialCollections\":\"field_64660c568b836\"}",
"__typename": "AcfMaterialCollectionsBlockAttributes"
},
"__typename": "AcfMaterialCollectionsBlock",
"heading": "Related content",
"materialCollectionsList": [
{
"title": "The flag and national day of the Sami people",
"image": {
"src": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/app/uploads/2023/12/mikael_svensson-sami_flag-8406.jpg",
"alt": "The Sami flag - blue, yellow, green and red with a circle in the middle.",
"height": 801,
"width": 1200,
"title": "mikael_svensson-sami_flag-8406",
"caption": "The colours of the Sami flag from 1986 (blue, red, yellow and green) are those most commonly found on traditional Sami garbs. The circle derives from the sun, in red, a symbol appearing on many shaman drums. The blue half of the circle represents the moon. Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/sami+flag///8406#detail\">Mikael Svensson/Scandinav/imagebank.sweden.se</a>"
},
"href": "/materials/the-sami-flag/"
},
{
"title": "Meänflaku – the Tornedalian flag",
"image": {
"src": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/app/uploads/2024/01/folio-meanflaku-8857.jpg",
"alt": "A yellow, white and blue Tornedalian flag.",
"height": 1653,
"width": 2480,
"title": "folio-meänflaku-8857",
"caption": "Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/me%25C3%25A4nflaku/northern+sweden/tornedalen/8857#detail\">Folio/Imagebank.sweden.se</a>"
},
"href": "/materials/meanflaku-the-tornedaler-flag/"
},
{
"title": "The Roma flag",
"image": {
"src": "https://cms.sharingsweden.se/app/uploads/2023/11/sofia_sabel-the_roma_flag-8758.jpg",
"alt": "Young women holding the blue, green and red Roma flag.",
"height": 1654,
"width": 2480,
"title": "sofia_sabel-the_roma_flag-8758",
"caption": "Photo: <a href=\"https://imagebank.sweden.se/the+roma+flag///8758#detail\">Sofia Sabel/imagebank.sweden.se</a>"
},
"href": "/materials/the-roma-flag/"
}
]
}
],
"__typename": "SwedenTswRightColumnBlock"
}
]
}
],
"yoastHead": "<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/seo/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Nordic countries have a long tradition of cooperating closely with each other. Here are 5 things you might not know about the region...\" />\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http://sharingsweden.se/materials/nordic-day/\" />\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" />\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" />\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 facts about the Nordic countries - Sharing Sweden\" />\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Nordic countries have a long tradition of cooperating closely with each other. Here are 5 things you might not know about the region...\" />\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http://sharingsweden.se/materials/nordic-day/\" />\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sharing Sweden\" />\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-12-20T14:16:46+00:00\" />\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http://sharingsweden.se/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.sharingsweden.se%2Fapp%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F11%2FNordic-Day-Map.png&w=1200&q=90\" />\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" />\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1350\" />\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image/png\" />\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" />\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" />\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" />\n<script type=\"application/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https://schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http://sharingsweden.se/materials/nordic-day/\",\"url\":\"http://sharingsweden.se/materials/nordic-day/\",\"name\":\"5 facts about the Nordic countries - Sharing Sweden\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https://sharingsweden-backend.c2673.cloudnet.cloud/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http://sharingsweden.se/materials/nordic-day/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https://cms.sharingsweden.se/materials/nordic-day/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https://cms.sharingsweden.se/app/uploads/2023/11/Nordic-Day-Map.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-01T14:31:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-20T14:16:46+00:00\",\"description\":\"The Nordic countries have a long tradition of cooperating closely with each other. Here are 5 things you might not know about the region...\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http://sharingsweden.se/materials/nordic-day/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http://sharingsweden.se/materials/nordic-day/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http://sharingsweden.se/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.sharingsweden.se%2Fapp%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F11%2FNordic-Day-Map.png&w=1200&q=90\",\"contentUrl\":\"http://sharingsweden.se/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.sharingsweden.se%2Fapp%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F11%2FNordic-Day-Map.png&w=1200&q=90\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":1500,\"caption\":\"Illustration: Sweden.se\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https://sharingsweden-backend.c2673.cloudnet.cloud/#website\",\"url\":\"https://sharingsweden-backend.c2673.cloudnet.cloud/\",\"name\":\"Sharing Sweden\",\"description\":\"A comprehensive collection of resources to promote Sweden to an international audience\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http://sharingsweden.se/search?query={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}</script>\n<!-- / Yoast SEO plugin. -->"
},
"events": null,
"searchPage": null
}
},
"category": false
}
} 
