Arctic Council
Updated 7 November 2026
The high-level forum of the eight Arctic states plus Indigenous permanent participants — environmental protection and scientific cooperation at the top of the world.
Key facts
- Founded
- 1996
- Headquarters
- Tromsø, Norway
- Members
- 8 states
- Chair
- Denmark
- Chair of Senior Arctic Officials
- Kenneth Høeghsince May 2025
- Last summit
- 12 May 2025Tromsø, Norway (held virtually)
- The UAE
- Not a member
- UAE trade with members (2025)
- $55.1 billion