The Committee for Knowledge and Culture in the Nordic Region works on issues and cases affecting culture, research and education, primary and secondary schools, adult education and general education – including matters of language co-operation, new media, skills enhancement and innovation in study programmes.
In many senses, education and information are the path to a good life – at work and at home for people of all ages – protecting them to an extent from the threat of unemployment, poverty, abuse, etc.
The Committee also deals with civil society and the volunteer sector, both of which play important roles in a democratic welfare state. Sport, languages, film and media, general and diverse arts and culture, children’s and youth culture also fall within the remit of the Committee for Knowledge and Culture in the Nordic Region.
Contact
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Persons
![Brigitte Klintskov Jerkel](/sites/default/files/styles/prize_winner_nominee_image_style/public/persons_photos/Brigitte%20Klintskov%20Jerkel808542.jpg?itok=iyskX_4-)
Danish
Member
![Catarina Deremar](/sites/default/files/styles/prize_winner_nominee_image_style/public/persons_photos/Catarina%20Deremar%20657263.jpg?itok=wrmsFSTl)
Swedish
Member
![Doris J. Jensen](/sites/default/files/styles/prize_winner_nominee_image_style/public/persons_photos/Doris%20J.%20Jensen231309.jpg?itok=wKXkOMy0)
Greenlandic
Member
![Freddy André Øvstegård](/sites/default/files/styles/prize_winner_nominee_image_style/public/persons_photos/Freddy%20Andr%C3%A9%20%C3%98vsteg%C3%A5rd845376.jpg?itok=il10j0gW)
Norwegian
Member
![Hafdís Hrönn Hafsteinsdóttir](/sites/default/files/styles/prize_winner_nominee_image_style/public/persons_photos/Hafd%C3%ADs%20Hr%C3%B6nn%20Hafsteinsd%C3%B3ttir637821.jpg?itok=kjtSRfSu)
Icelandic
Member
![Helge André Njåstad](/sites/default/files/styles/prize_winner_nominee_image_style/public/persons_photos/Helge%20Andr%C3%A9%20Nj%C3%A5stad322293.jpg?itok=gec3oXU-)
Norwegian
Member
![Jeppe Søe](/sites/default/files/styles/prize_winner_nominee_image_style/public/persons_photos/Jeppe%20S%C3%B8e396635.jpg?itok=lrtDgUq0)
Danish
Member
![Joakim Vigelius](/sites/default/files/styles/prize_winner_nominee_image_style/public/persons_photos/Joakim%20Vigelius546928.jpg?itok=3s9UJ0I9)
Finnish
Member
![Kathrine Kleveland](/sites/default/files/styles/prize_winner_nominee_image_style/public/persons_photos/Kathrine%20Kleveland803432.jpg?itok=-xMXuAu9)
Norwegian
Member
Norwegian
Member
![Lars Mejern Larsson](/sites/default/files/styles/prize_winner_nominee_image_style/public/persons_photos/Lars%20Mejern%20Larsson977899.jpg?itok=tCLTgI4-)
Swedish
Vice Chairman
![Marko Kilpi](/sites/default/files/styles/prize_winner_nominee_image_style/public/persons_photos/Marko%20Kilpi132252.jpg?itok=HssS_wtn)
Finnish
Member
![Noora Fagerström](/sites/default/files/styles/prize_winner_nominee_image_style/public/persons_photos/Noora%20Fagerstr%C3%B6m681883.jpg?itok=vZvFCA_z)
Finnish
Member
![Per Husted](/sites/default/files/styles/prize_winner_nominee_image_style/public/persons_photos/Per%20Husted276287.jpg?itok=30osb82a)
Danish
Member
![Pinja Perholehto](/sites/default/files/styles/prize_winner_nominee_image_style/public/persons_photos/Pinja%20Perholehto881670.jpg?itok=wZt5uiQG)
Finnish
Member
![Veronika Honkasalo](/sites/default/files/styles/prize_winner_nominee_image_style/public/persons_photos/Veronika%20Honkasalo970451.jpg?itok=gjgSAIlL)
Finnish
Chairman
![Victoria Tiblom](/sites/default/files/styles/prize_winner_nominee_image_style/public/persons_photos/Victoria%20Tiblom548583.jpg?itok=sk0cn9Hv)
Swedish
Member
![Ville Väyrynen](/sites/default/files/styles/prize_winner_nominee_image_style/public/persons_photos/Ville%20V%C3%A4yrynen959037.jpg?itok=awBELJLo)
Finnish
Member