SAMAK explained

Cooperation Committee of the Nordic Workers' Movement
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Abbreviation:SAMAK
Headquarters:Youngstorget 2,0181 Oslo
President:Mette Frederiksen[1]
Leader1 Title:Chair of the Board
Leader1 Name:Kjersti Stenseng
General Secretary:Antti Rinne
Founded:1886
Ideology:Social democracy
Position:Centre-left
Colours: Red
Seats1 Title:Nordic Council
European:Party of European Socialists
Europarl:Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Affiliation1 Title:Nordic Council affiliation
Affiliation1:The Social Democratic Group
Website:samak.info
Country:European Union

The Cooperation Committee of the Nordic Workers' Movement (da|Arbejderbevægelsens nordiske samarbejdskommitté, fi|Pohjoismaiden työläisliikkeen yhteistyökomitea, Norwegian nb|Arbeiderbevegelsens nordiske samarbeidskomité, sv|Arbetarrörelsens nordiska samarbetskommitté), better known by its abbreviation SAMAK, is a social democratic European political alliance gathering parties and labour councils in Nordic countries.

SAMAK consists of all social democratic parties and trade union organisations in the Nordic countries, including in Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Åland. The current president of the committee as of 2024 is Mette Frederiksen, the leader of the Social Democrats and Prime Minister of Denmark. Antti Rinne is the general secretary, and Kjersti Stenseng the chair of the board.

The committee was formed during the first Scandinavian Workers' Congress in Gothenburg in 1886.

SAMAK holds a congress every four years, while the board meets four to six times per year.

Member organisations

Denmark

    Faroe Islands
     • Social Democratic Party

    Greenland
     • Forward

Finland

    Aland Islands
     • Åland Social Democrats

Iceland

Norway

Sweden

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Notes and References

  1. https://samak.info/