The Social Democratic Group

The Social Democratic Group is a social democratic party group in the Nordic Council, making up the largest group on the council. Their members come from all of the Nordic countries, and includes the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland. Their main aims are sustainable development, tackling climate change, and reduction in inequality, concomitant with a robust welfare system. The group is strongly opposed to the privatisation of state assets.

The Social Democratic Group Socialdemokratiska gruppen (Swedish) Sosiaalidemokraattinen ryhmä (Finnish) Socialdemokratisk gruppe (Danish) Sosialdemokratisk gruppe (Norwegian) Jafnaðarmannahópur (Icelandic)
Abbreviation	S-Norden
Chairman	Martin Kolberg
Vice chair	Annette Lind
Founded	5 October 2011
Headquarters	Copenhagen, Denmark
Ideology	Social democracy
Political position	Centre-left
European affiliation	Party of European Socialists
European Parliament group	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Colours	Red   Green
Nordic Council	26 / 87
Website
s-norden.org
Politics of European Union Political parties Elections

Members

The member organizations of the Social Democratic Group are:

Country	National party	Nordic Council	National MPs				European MPs		Status
			# of seats	Last election	# of seats	Last election	# of seats	Last election
Åland	Åland Social Democrats (Ålands Socialdemokrater)	0 / 2	4 / 30	2023	0 / 200 0 / 1	2019	0 / 14	2019	Opposition
Denmark	Social Democrats (Socialdemokratiet)	4 / 16	50 / 175	2022	50 / 179	2022	3 / 14	2019	Government
Faroe Islands	Social Democratic Party (Javnaðarflokkurin)	0 / 2	9 / 33	2022	1 / 179 1 / 2	2022	Not in EU		Government
Finland	Social Democratic Party (Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue/ Finlands socialdemokratiska parti)	4 / 18	43 / 200	2023	43 / 200	2023	2 / 14	2019	Opposition
Greenland	Forward (Siumut)	1 / 2	10 / 31	2021	1 / 179 1 / 2	2022	Not in EU		Government
Iceland	Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin jafnaðarmannaflokkur Íslands)	1 / 7	6 / 63			2021	Not in EU		Opposition
Norway	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet/Arbeidarpartiet)	6 / 20	48 / 169			2021	Not in EU		Government
Sweden	Social Democratic Workers' Party (Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti)	7 / 20	107 / 349			2022	5 / 20	2019	Opposition

In the European Parliament, the MEPs of the member parties are part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats parliamentary group.

Elected representatives of Member Parties

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

European institutions

Organisation	Institution	Number of seats
European Union	European Parliament	10 / 705
	European Commission	2 / 27
	European Council (Heads of Government)	2 / 27
	Council of the European Union (Participation in Government)	2 / 27
	Committee of the Regions
Council of Europe	Parliamentary Assembly

See also

• SAMAK
• Nordic Council