Skip Navigation

Nordic Country Council

This country council site has been established as a means to facilitate communication between the U.S. Embassy and U.S. organizations operating in this city/region.

Nordic Country Council

The Nordic Country Council web site has been established as a means to facilitate communication between U.S. Businesses and the U.S. Embassy. The site is linked to the main Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) database and you may use your OSAC user account to access additional content within this site.

Country Council Focus: Nordic Councils

As OSAC evolves to meet the needs of both the private sector and Regional Security Offices overseas, the trend toward common interest councils continues to emerge as a new and effective way to share information among people with similar security concerns. Last year, OSAC launched the Latin America Regional Council (LARC), a group based in Miami but focusing on Western Hemisphere security concerns. With this regional idea in mind, the Country Councils in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, in collaboration with their respective RSOs and American Chambers of Commerce, joined together for the first meeting of the Nordic Country Council on September 7-8 in Copenhagen. The meeting, titled Nordic Security Challenges 2006, attracted high-level attention from U.S. Embassy Copenhagen, including a visit by the American Ambassador to Denmark.

The Summit kicked off with a best practices session attended by representatives of the steering committee of each Country Council. The RSOs and Council Chairs spoke about the security issues affecting the private sector locally, while RISC's Major Events Coordinator briefed the group on recent OSAC initiatives. The Security Directors for several major private sector organizations presented several case studies on topics such as the Göteborg Riots, recognizing when a facility is under surveillance, and protecting human assets.

Over 100 constituents attended Day Two of the Summit. The program included a RISC presentation on the radicalization of Western Europe-- particularly relevant in light of the arrests of a group of Danish extremists the previous night. Other topics included the general terrorism threat to the Nordic countries and the threats to Denmark in the wake of the publication of the Prophet Mohammed cartoons earlier this year.

The Scandinavian countries plan to host another common interest council meeting in Stockholm in the coming year. OSAC encourages councils within geographic proximity of one another, and with similar security concerns, to consider holding regional meetings such as this. Council leadership and RSOs alike can contact their respective RISC Regional Coordinator if they are interested in regional meetings.

Crime and Safety Reports

Bosnia and Herzegovina 2009 Crime & Safety Report

Crime & Safety
Europe - Bosnia-Herzegovina This is an annual report produced in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at U.S. more...

Czech Republic 2009 Crime & Safety Report

Crime & Safety
Europe - Czech Republic This is an annual report produced in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at U.S. more...

Macedonia 2009 Crime & Safety Report

Crime & Safety
Europe - Macedonia This is an annual report produced in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at U.S. more...

Slovenia 2009 Crime & Safety Report

Crime & Safety
Europe - Slovenia This is an annual report produced in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at U.S. more...

Azerbaijan 2009 Crime & Safety Report

Crime & Safety
Europe - Azerbaijan This is an annual report produced in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at U.S. more...

Featured Reports

Copenhagen Olympic Committee Conference Security and Logistics

Country Council
Europe - Denmark This week the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will kick off its annual conference in Copenhagen, where the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics will be selected from the four candidate cities of Chicago, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and Madrid. more...

Warden Message: Tirana, Albania, Demonstrations Through November 22

Consular Affairs Bulletins
Europe - Albania On Friday, November 20, 2009 through Sunday, November 22, 2009, the opposition Socialist Party is organizing a demonstration in Skanderbeg Square in Tirana. The demonstration is scheduled to start at 4:00 pm on Friday, November 20 and continue through the evening of Sunday, November 22. Long traffic delays in the area can be expected. more...

Warden Message: Adana, Turkey, Demonstration November 22

Consular Affairs Bulletins
Europe - Turkey This Warden Message alerts U.S. citizens to an anti-U.S. demonstration planned for Sunday, November 22, 2009, in Adana. According to the Turkish National Police, the demonstration will take place in front of Incirlik Air Base. Demonstrators are planning a route which will take them from the Sabanci Mosque to Incirlik’s main gate, following the E5 highway and passing in front of the U.S. Consulate. more...

Warden Message: Slovenia H1N1 Update, Expats Infected

Consular Affairs Bulletins
Europe - Slovenia This Warden Message alerts U.S. citizens to the latest information regarding human cases of 2009-H1N1 influenza, sometimes referred to as novel H1N1 or swine flu. In recent days, there have been two confirmed cases of H1N1 infection in our American community – one within the embassy and one at a local school. To this point in Slovenia, there has been one fatality linked to infection with H1N1, and the virus continues to infect more people each day. more...

Warden Message: November 17 Celebrations, Prague

Consular Affairs Bulletins
Europe - Czech Republic This Warden Message informs U.S. citizens that on November 17, Prague will host events to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the end of communism. more...