The main objective of the Nordic Council of Ministers’ co-operation in the area of working environment is to promote health and welfare at work and thus productivity in society.In this context, the Nordic Council of Ministers has initiated a project aiming at clarifying the impact on productivity of work environment and well-being in companies. This report presents an indicator manual for use in measuring work environment in the Nordic countries. The report also outlines and defines a common Nordic concept of work well-being.The purpose of the indicators presented and the common Nordic concept of work well-being are to serve as important first steps on the way to a thorough econometric analysis of the relationship between work environment, well-being, and productivity.