About NMM

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The Nordic Meteorology Meeting, short history

The Nordic Meteorology Meeting (NMM) has a long and proud history. The first NMM was conducted in 1960 in Stockholm. Since 1964 the meeting has been hosted every second year alternating through the five Nordic countries Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, and Iceland. The meeting in 2020 was postponed to 2022, due to COVID-19.

At NMM33 in Copenhagen 2024 it was agreed that NMM34 in 2026 should be in Faroe Island organized by the Faroe Meteorological Office (FMO). The future hosting will then be alternating: Norway (2028), Sweden (2030), Iceland (2032),  Finland (2034), Denmark (2036), Faroe Islands (2038) etc., if no changes will occur.

Overview table of Nordic Meteorological Meetings from 1960 to 2026, including some links from previous meetings.

NMM Committee/Board or Forum

At some previous meetings, there has been an “NMM committee/board” with 1 member from each of the Nordic countries helping to organize the meeting. It has been suggested to establish a new "NMM committee/board " with 1-3 members from each of the Nordic countries. Until now, it has been decided not to establish a new "NMM committee/board", as it may be too formal. Instead, we like to have a “forum” to discuss ideas and suggestions about NMM.

Modernisation of NMM

Previously, the NMM was mainly for operational forecasters to meet and present their research on climate and weather, including case studies, model development, observations, statistics, etc. Recent NMM's have been accused of being “too scientific”, so only/mainly researchers are participating! We hope that we can find a balance with a mixture of duty weather forecasters, scientists or researchers in climate and meteorology, as well as everybody interested in weather, climate, observations, modelling, and forecasting.