Östgöta politician at Nordic Council meeting: "Incredibly important"

Politicians from all over the Nordics are gathering this week in Helsinki, where Nordic cooperation, preparedness and security issues are discussed.

During the day, there was also news of a high-profile telephone conversation between Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

- Støre and Stubb will have to tell about it themselves, but we received an account of that conversation, says Eva Lindh (S), Member of Parliament and member of the Nordic Council.

See and hear the two members of parliament from Östergöt in the clip above.

Baltic Sea important issue

The welfare model and the security situation characterize many of the discussions, but Congressman John E. Weinerhall (M) highlights the Baltic Sea as one of the most important topics during the session.

- The Baltic Sea issue is extremely important and there we have big and sometimes heated discussions, not least with the Finns about fishing quotas in the Baltic Sea, he says.