{"id":546,"date":"2025-05-19T15:16:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T13:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skargardssamarbetet.org\/this-is-nss-more-about-us\/cooperation-council\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T09:48:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T07:48:30","slug":"cooperation-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/skargardssamarbetet.org\/en\/this-is-nss-more-about-us\/cooperation-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooperation Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The highest decision-making body of the Nordic Archipelago Cooperation is the Cooperation Council. The Cooperation Council consists of a maximum of 21 members, with up to seven from each of the three subregions.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Council\u2019s term follows the terms of the bodies that appoint its representatives.<br data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"101\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\/>The Council shall hold at least one regular meeting per year.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can find the minutes from the Council meetings here.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1856\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/skargardssamarbetet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/radet-1856x1920.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skargardssamarbetet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/radet-1856x1920.jpg 1856w, https:\/\/skargardssamarbetet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/radet-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/skargardssamarbetet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/radet-1485x1536.jpg 1485w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1856px) 100vw, 1856px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Members of the Cooperation Council 2026-2027<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SVERIGE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>ORDINARY MEMBER<\/th><th>DEPUTY MEMBER<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>L\u00e4nsstyrelsen i Stockholm<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Governor Cecilia Skinsley<\/td><td>1a Pernilla Ek<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>2a Linda B\u00f6rjesson<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>3e Patrik Cederl\u00f6f<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>Region Stockholm<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Harry Bouveng<\/td><td>Marie Bladholm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Anders Garst\u00e5l<\/td><td>Robert Johansson<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>M\u00e4rta Martin-Granlund\u00a0<\/td><td>Mats Abrahamssons\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>Sk\u00e4rg\u00e5rdsstiftelsen i Stockholms l\u00e4n<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jan Zetterman<\/td><td>Ulrika Palmblad-Wennergren<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>L\u00e4nsstyrelsen i\u00a0 Uppsala<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stefan Attefall<\/td><td>Cecilia Magnusson<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>2a: ers\u00e4ttare: Michael Persson<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>Region S\u00f6rmland<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ann-Cathrin Rothlind<\/td><td>Linus Fogel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>Region \u00d6sterg\u00f6tland<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Anette Olsson<\/td><td>Jan-Owe Larsson<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00c5LAND<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>\u00c5land<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ingrid Zetterman<\/td><td>Petra Granholm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>\u00c5lands sk\u00e4rg\u00e5rdskommuner<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Niclas Karlsson<\/td><td>Andreas Henriksson<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mikael Lindholm<\/td><td>John Wrede<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kennet Lundstr\u00f6m<\/td><td>Gun-Mari Lindholm<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FINLAND<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><em>Egentliga Finland<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jyri Arponen<\/td><td>Heidi Saaristo-Levin<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Erik Lund<\/td><td>Sven Ivars<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Benjamin Kroksj\u00f6<\/td><td>Tommy Bj\u00f6rkskog<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Peter Lindgren<\/td><td>Laura Wickstr\u00f6m\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>Nylands F\u00f6rbund<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tuija Tel\u00e9n<\/td><td>Janne Tamminen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em><strong>Nylands livskraftscentral<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maria Konsin Palva<\/td><td>NN<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>Egentliga Finlands NTM-central<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ilmari Viljanen<\/td><td>NN<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The date for the next council meeting was set for May 12, 2027, in Turku.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><style>\r\na {\r\n    text-decoration: none;\r\n    color: #464feb;\r\n}\r\ntr th, tr td {\r\n    border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;\r\n}\r\ntr th {\r\n    background-color: #f5f5f5;\r\n}\r\n<\/style><br\/><div>For the 2027 council meeting, <strong>Jyri Arponen<\/strong> was elected chair. <strong>Ingrid Zetterman<\/strong> from the Government of \u00c5land was elected vice chair, and <strong>Ann-Cathrin Rothlind<\/strong> from Region S\u00f6rmland was elected second vice chair.<\/div><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The highest decision-making body of the Nordic Archipelago Cooperation is the Cooperation Council. 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