Two historians want to make the Nordic countries one country
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Two historians, Dick Harrison and Stefan Polke, have launched an idea for a unified Nordic kingdom. The idea has received attention in Sweden and Denmark. The proposal is about bringing the Nordic countries together into one state.
Historically, the idea is not new. The Kalmar Union united Denmark, Norway and Sweden under one monarch from 1397. The union did not last long, however, and Sweden left it in 1523. Many people in the Nordic region therefore have mixed views on such plans, and history is often invoked in debates about the future of the Nordic countries.
It is currently unclear how such a state would function in practice. The available information does not say anything about concrete models, what political consequences it would have, or whether politicians in the Nordic countries support the proposal.
The proposal from Harrison and Polke is a contribution to a debate about the Nordic region, and it is not a political plan. For Norway, the matter is of interest because the country is part of the Nordic region, but there are no signs that Norwegian authorities have taken a position on the idea.
Sources: Dagbladet
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