Nordjobb turns 30

In the inauguration year of 1985, Nordjobb was organised by a Stockholm consultancy firm, AB Samhällsrådet. The Norden Association was involved in the voluntary part of the scheme in Stockholm, Helsinki and Gothenburg and more. Just over 1,000 youths got work through Nordjobb in the first year.

The project was evaluated in the autumn of 1985 and the future organisation structure was up for debate. It was decided to create a foundation together with the Norden Association and the Foundation for industrial exchange, and with the Nordic Council of Ministers as an observer on the foundation’s board. On 1 December 1985 the Nordjobb Foundation took responsibility for the project with the national associations as operators.

Nordjobb was financed by private investments to begin with, primarily from the companies which were part of the cooperation group. As the project became more permanent the Nordic Council of Ministers’ contribution grew and in 1989 the Nordjobb Foundation was discontinued.

The Nordic Council of Ministers guarantees the basic funding of the project and responsibility for running the project was given to the Confederation of Nordic Associations. Nordjobb is still receiving funds from private companies, bilateral funds and national authorities.