The Nordic Council is the official body for formal inter-parliamentary Nordic cooperation for the Nordic countries . It was formed in 1952. It has 87 representatives from Denmark , Finland , Iceland , Norway , and Sweden as well as from the autonomous areas of the Faroe Islands , Greenland , and Aland .

The representatives are members of parliament in their respective countries or areas and are elected by those parliaments. ^[1] The council's official languages are Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish. ^[2]

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