在世界金融和经济危机之后，中欧四国在出口恢复的带动下，2011年经济开始复苏。但近期的经济增速不可能马上达到危机前的水平。为夯实本国的财政基础，免受欧债危机蔓延的影响，四国均采取了结构改革和财政紧缩政策。但改革造成的福利削减引发大规模的民众抗议。
After falling into deep recession, the economy in the Nordic countries regained dynamics in the period covered by this Report. Although the economy in the Nordic countries as a whole performs better than the other European countries, especially with regard to employment and public finance, there is still much to be done for it to return to the pre-crisis levels. Parliamentary elections were held in Finland and Denmark respectively in 2011, resulting in changes of the domestic politics in one way or another. All the Nordic countries took a more positive role in the military operations against Libya, with Norway, Sweden and Denmark having participated directly in the actions in Libya.
