NordNat
Encyclopedia
NordNat was an association of far-right parties, founded in Malmö
on 8 June 1997, in an attempt to unite Nordic
nationalist
parties. The main initiator was the Sweden Democrats
, which were then also a member of the wider EuroNat
together with the Finnish Patriotic National Alliance. The parties regarded themselves as "national democratic", and established a charter which set to work for protection of national sovereignty, the environment, the Nordic culture and people, and to oppose mass immigration
. According to a Council of Europe
report, the Swedish and Finnish parties were "conventional nationalist parties", while the Norwegian and Danish ones were "neo-nazi groupings". The association was dissolved in 1999. The four parties in the association were: Sweden Democrats
(SD) Fatherland Party
(FLP) National Party (NP) Patriotic National Alliance (IKL)
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
on 8 June 1997, in an attempt to unite Nordic
Nordic countries
The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland...
nationalist
Nationalism
Nationalism is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e. a nation. In the 'modernist' image of the nation, it is nationalism that creates national identity. There are various definitions for what...
parties. The main initiator was the Sweden Democrats
Sweden Democrats
The Sweden Democrats is a political party in Sweden, founded in 1988. SD describes itself as a nationalist movement although others use the term far-right. Since 2005, its party chairman is Jimmie Åkesson, while Björn Söder is the party secretary and parliamentary group leader. An Anemone...
, which were then also a member of the wider EuroNat
Euronat
EuroNat is an organisation of European nationalist political parties, formed initially at the congress of the French National Front in Strasbourg on 30 March 1997. It had a loose organisational structure, and was in practice based on coordination by activities of the FN...
together with the Finnish Patriotic National Alliance. The parties regarded themselves as "national democratic", and established a charter which set to work for protection of national sovereignty, the environment, the Nordic culture and people, and to oppose mass immigration
Immigration
Immigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...
. According to a Council of Europe
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
report, the Swedish and Finnish parties were "conventional nationalist parties", while the Norwegian and Danish ones were "neo-nazi groupings". The association was dissolved in 1999. The four parties in the association were: Sweden Democrats
Sweden Democrats
The Sweden Democrats is a political party in Sweden, founded in 1988. SD describes itself as a nationalist movement although others use the term far-right. Since 2005, its party chairman is Jimmie Åkesson, while Björn Söder is the party secretary and parliamentary group leader. An Anemone...
(SD) Fatherland Party
Fatherland Party (Norway)
The Fatherland Party was a political party in Norway, which was founded by former local Progress Party politician Harald Trefall in 1990. Primarily based in Western Norway, the party supported nationalist positions such as opposition to immigration and the European Union...
(FLP) National Party (NP) Patriotic National Alliance (IKL)