Prime ministers in the Nordic countries by gender 2022

As of November 2022, three out of five of the prime ministers in the Nordic countries are women. The three female prime ministers are Sanna Marin (Finland), Mette Frederiksen (Denmark), and Katrín Jakobsdóttir (Iceland). Magdalena Andersson became the first female prime minister in Sweden when she replaced Stefan Löfven in November 2021, but was replaced by Ulf Kristersson after the 2022 parliamentary election. Jonas Gahr Støre (Norway) is the other male prime ministers in the Nordic countries. Historically, Finland has the highest number of female prime ministers with three.

Women in parliament

As of November 2022, Iceland has the highest share of women in the parliament with 47.6 percent. Denmark has the lowest with 44.1 percent.

Female candidates

Iceland was also the Nordic country with the highest share of female candidates in its last parliamentary election, slightly more than Sweden. Denmark had the lowest with only 34 percent.