SAMAK

Cooperation Committee of the Nordic Worker's Movement
Danish: Arbejderbevægelsens nordiske samarbejdskommitté
Finnish: Pohjoismaiden työläisliikkeen yhteistyökomitea
Norwegian Bokmål: Arbeiderbevegelsens nordiske samarbeidskomité
Swedish: Arbetarrörelsens nordiska samarbetskommitté
Abbreviation SAMAK
President Sanna Marin
General Secretary Antti Rinne
Chair of the Board Kjersti Stenseng
Founded 1886
Headquarters Youngstorget 2 0181 Oslo
Ideology Social democracy
Political position Centre-left
European affiliation Party of European Socialists
European Parliament group Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Nordic Council affiliation The Social Democratic Group
Colours   Red
Nordic Council
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Website
samak.info

The Cooperation Committee of the Nordic Worker's Movement (Danish: Arbejderbevægelsens nordiske samarbejdskommitté, Finnish: Pohjoismaiden työläisliikkeen yhteistyökomitea, Norwegian Bokmål: Arbeiderbevegelsens nordiske samarbeidskomité, Swedish: Arbetarrörelsens nordiska samarbetskommitté), better known by its abbreviation SAMAK, is an alliance of social democratic parties and labour councils in the 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 2021 is Jonas Gahr Støre, the leader of the Norwegian Labour Party and Prime Minister of Norway. Jan-Erik Støstad is the General Secretary, and Kjersti Stenseng is 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

The red rose, a common symbol of social democracy. Nearly all member parties use the red rose as their logo or symbol.

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