Affected by the global financial crisis and the European sovereign debt crisis，the Nordic countries entered varying degrees of economic downturn. In 2010，all the Nordic countries have，apart from Iceland，showed signs of economic recovery. In order to alleviate the fiscal burden，the Nordic countries may frame and implement respective exit strategies in the near future. At the parliamentary election held in Sweden，a second victory was achieved by the ruling centre-right Alliance，who succeeded a second term of office，and the Swedish Democratic Party，a far-right one，gained seats in the parliament for the first time.