Over the past two decades the Arctic has become an increasingly important feature of international relations. With the advent of climate change, the search for additional sources of energy and rare earth minerals, and the emergence of new tensions between the circumpolar states, the region has become a steadily growing focus of global attention. All five of the Nordic countries are Arctic states. However, their roles within the region have not been broadly studied. This essay provides an opportunity to examine the Nordic countries’ views of the region and to consider their present and future contributions to it. Within the context of their common membership in the Arctic Council, an effort is made to investigate how their actions in that international body have reflected both shared and divergent attitudes and objectives. Such an examination provides an opportunity to assess the sources of Nordic foreign policy stances in the Arctic region as well as their contributions to international diplomacy more generally. It seeks to provide an answer the question: To what extent can both exceptionalism and inner diversity be seen in such undertakings?