Language declaration

As a Nordic community, we want to preserve and develop all our languages as well as our language community. According to the Helsinki Treaty, education and training in the Nordic Region must include teaching in the languages, culture and social conditions of the other Nordic countries, including the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland. We want to strengthen our shared knowledge and understanding of the languages that are spoken in the Region, especially of the Scandinavian languages. Children and young people are the future of the Nordic community, and we wish to encourage their interest in the Nordic languages and co-operation.

The aim of this declaration is to form the basis for an overall, cohesive, long-term, and effective language policy.