The Nordic Indoor Athletics Match ( no, Nordisk Mesterskap Friidrett Innendørs) is an annual indoor track and field competition between athletes from the
Nordic countries
The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or ''Norden''; literal translation, lit. 'the North') are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It includes the sovereign states of Denmar ...
, organised by
Nordic Athletics
Nordic Athletics is an international governing body for the sport of athletics in the Nordic countries – Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. It is responsible for organising Nordic competitions between the nations, as well as collatin ...
. Established in 2011, it marked a return to regular indoor competition between Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and
Sweden
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, Competition Venues Nordic Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-12. following on from the short-lived
Nordic Indoor Athletics Championships
The Nordic Indoor Athletics Championships was an international athletics competition between four Nordic countries – Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. It was held twice, in 1986 and 1987.Nordic Indoor Championships GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
The first three editions were contested between Finland, Norway and Sweden only. Hosting duties are shared between the three nations on a yearly rotational basis. The one-day event is typically held on a Saturday in February. The match features a men's and a women's international team competition, referred to as Nordenkampen, where individuals score points based on their placing in the events. Denmark first entered the team competition in 2014 and since 2015 Danish and Icelandic athletes form a combined team against the more competitive Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian teams.Om Nordenkampen Nordenkampen. Retrieved 2020-02-12.