[Developments in the Scandinavian countries' nurses' salaries and employment conditions in the 80s]

This article is based on a report published by the Northern Nurses' Federation (NNF) as background material for a conference on Nordic Nurses' Remuneration and Employment Conditions 22-24 October 1991, Denmark. The report contains an overview and analysis of data on nurses' remuneration and employment conditions obtained from the five Nordic nurses' associations: the Swedish Federation of Health Officers, the Danish Nurses' Organization, the Norwegian Nurses' Association, the Finnish Federation of Nurses and the Islandic Nurses' Association comprising the NNF. To make the report accessible for international use, English summaries have been added at the end of each chapter, and the headings of tables and figures are translated into English.