Nordic Welfare Centre

The Nordic Welfare Centre is an institution in the Nordic Council of Ministers’ social and health sector. Our mission is to contribute to the development of welfare initiatives in the Nordic region. By compiling and disseminating knowledge on welfare issues, we offer strengthened tools for policy-making, as well as tools for improving health and well-being of all citizens.

Our results are used as basis for political decisions at national, regional and local level in the five Nordic countries, and in Åland, Greenland and the Faeroe Islands.

The Nordic societies are built on a strong welfare model and a social contract with public institutions that enjoy a high level of trust among the citizens. Society takes extensive responsibility for guaranteeing safety and well-being equally for everyone.

The scope of this social contract distinguishes the Nordic region from other regions.