The Nordic Mathematical Contest (NMC) is a regional competition in
mathematics for secondary school students from the five Nordic
countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The
contestants—at most 20 from each country—are
elected by the national secondary school mathematical olympiad
organisations:
Participation does not involve travelling abroad. The contestants
normally write the exam in their own school; some countries gather
their contestants in one place for the event. The national
organisations take turns to host the NMC according to a fixed
schedule. (See clause 4 of the regulations.) The
host issues the exam paper based on suggestions of problems by the
participating countries and does the final marking of the scripts
after a preliminary marking in the individual countries. The paper
consists of four problems and the scores may range from 0 to 28 points
with a complete solution of one problem giving 7 points. (Before 2015
the total maximum was 20 points and the maximum for one problem 5
points.) Each contestant gets a diploma of participation issued by the
host. For the contestants with the best results, the diploma states
their rank. No other prizes are given.