![Hyllie – the district that symbolises the Nordic labour market Hyllie – the district that symbolises the Nordic labour market](http://nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2024/theme-the-common-nordic-labour-market-at-70/article.2024-06-20.0962757907/@@images/1582c013-6401-4a87-92e8-da0f883072bf.jpeg)
Hyllie – the district that symbolises the Nordic labour market
Jun 20, 2024 A private initiative became the beginning of a dynamic district halfway between Malmö Central and Copenhagen Airport. The Eurovision Song Contest was recently staged here and in June, participants this week gathered to celebrate 70 years of the common Nordic labour market.![Swedish minister: Still room for improvement to the common Nordic labour market Swedish minister: Still room for improvement to the common Nordic labour market](http://nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2024/theme-the-common-nordic-labour-market-at-70/article.2024-06-20.0132457440/@@images/38d288f3-2adf-447b-8f73-6773cab7b0b4.jpeg)
Swedish minister: Still room for improvement to the common Nordic labour market
Jun 20, 2024 Sweden’s Minister for Employment Johan Pehrson has painted a picture of the Nordic region as a beacon in northern Europe, offering hope and opportunities to people. But what does the agreement on the common Nordic labour market really mean beyond what is already regulated by the EU?![Danielle - from Party Swede to seamstress Danielle - from Party Swede to seamstress](http://nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2024/theme-the-common-nordic-labour-market-at-70/article.2024-06-12.8992834069/@@images/0dd3758e-a4b2-4017-8493-84ed52adb687.jpeg)
Danielle - from Party Swede to seamstress
Jun 20, 2024 Like tens of thousands of other Swedish youths, Danielle Backström travelled to Norway to work. She became one of the “Party Swedes” who worked in restaurants, cafés and bars. Since then, she has worked as a home carer and with plants. Now, she is training to become a seamstress.
Editorial
Do we have the right tools to fight for a better work environment?
May 27, 2024 Events that are near in time always get the most attention. But is that always smart? A study of work-related deaths from Finland’s top work environment experts shows that accidents in the workplace only counted for one per cent of deaths. Yet 57 per cent of state controls are performed to prevent accidents.![Nordics counting the costs of work-related illness Nordics counting the costs of work-related illness](http://nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2024/theme-work-related-deaths/article.2024-05-22.6900053337/@@images/7c41d43f-ef99-4cb1-b3c7-135c0d99f958.jpeg)
Nordics counting the costs of work-related illness
May 27, 2024 3,000 Swedes die every year from work-related injuries. Unlike fatalities and accidents in the workplace, the effects of poor working environments are harder to see and measure. For the individual, the lost years amount to an immeasurable loss, but society also stands to lose an estimated 4 per cent of GDP per country a year.![More exposed to cancer – Norwegian firefighters pushing for legal change More exposed to cancer – Norwegian firefighters pushing for legal change](http://nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2024/theme-work-related-deaths/article.2024-05-22.5615900740/@@images/3a48b57b-4370-46aa-81c0-b82ca5bc63d5.jpeg)
More exposed to cancer – Norwegian firefighters pushing for legal change
May 27, 2024 They expose themselves to great risks to save others and property. But the price they pay can be high. Firefighters are more likely to develop cancer than people in most other occupations. There are now growing calls for making it easier for firefighters to have cancer recognised as an occupational disease.![No horsing around with the work environment for the Swedish equine sector No horsing around with the work environment for the Swedish equine sector](http://nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2024/theme-work-related-deaths/article.2024-05-14.4546287026/@@images/c7d09866-5df7-4bdb-b378-a8372e2149eb.jpeg)
No horsing around with the work environment for the Swedish equine sector
May 27, 2024 The Swedish horse industry faces challenges both in terms of high accident risks and heavy labour. To improve the work environment, they offer training and also use research to find new methods and tools to create better conditions. Now, a new equestrian centre where new technology will be tested is nearing completion.![Finnish future report: Youths worry about fitting into the labour market Finnish future report: Youths worry about fitting into the labour market](http://nordiclabourjournal.org/nyheter/news-2024/article.2024-05-24.5869538030/@@images/6af2ca82-fed9-4f3a-9109-1dbf7723f02c.jpeg)
Finnish future report: Youths worry about fitting into the labour market
May 27, 2024 Finnish school students have become more anxious about their ability to succeed in the future job market. A new future report shows only 53 per cent of young people are enthusiastic about entering the labour market. In 2018 82 per cent said the same.
Editorial
Where does the border between the EU and the Nordic region run?
Apr 29, 2024 Right now is a fascinating time in Nordic and European politics. Rarely have so many things that affect the Nordics and their relationship with Europe been happening simultaneously. Some forces link the Nordic countries closer to each other and the EU, while at the same time, the boundaries for cooperation have become clearer.![Swedish MEPs: Climate crucial in EU elections Swedish MEPs: Climate crucial in EU elections](http://nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2024/theme-the-nordic-region-and-the-eu/article.2024-04-25.5396221140/@@images/1b477c2a-d5b8-425a-855b-89d4cc014834.jpeg)
Swedish MEPs: Climate crucial in EU elections
Apr 29, 2024 In the EU it is often said that the green transition will bring future jobs, but now the EU’s main climate actions are threatened. As June’s European Parliamentary elections approach, far-right parties want to either change or tear up existing decisions in the EU Green Deal and Fit for 55. The conservative EPP group is also looking at putting the brakes on the climate transition.![Claes-Mikael Ståhl: Money and solidarity needed for the green transition Claes-Mikael Ståhl: Money and solidarity needed for the green transition](http://nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2024/theme-the-nordic-region-and-the-eu/article.2024-04-23.0472276693/@@images/e658df5f-65a4-4062-84d0-ae259de542e6.jpeg)