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Åland's government open for major offshore wind projects
Nov 25, 2024 “Åland must be an active climate and sustainability player and for us it is natural to exploit the wind as a resource. We don’t really have much else,” says Camilla Gunell, Minister for Infrastructure and Climate of the government that wants to open up for large-scale offshore wind power in Åland’s waters.
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In Norway, fire extinguishers have entered the circular economy
Nov 25, 2024 Each year, millions of fire extinguishers that could have been reused are thrown out. At “Slåkkefabrikken” outdated extinguishers get a new lease of life. The circular economy is one of the tools used to reach climate goals. Still, the Nordic countries are lagging behind the rest of Europe.
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More investments needed for Norwegian battery production to fuel the green transition
Nov 25, 2024 If the three Nordic countries Finland, Sweden and Norway worked together, they could become a major supplier of batteries and fuel the green transition, but professor Odne Stokke Burhei believes this requires a much greater willingness to invest than we have seen so far.
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Five years left for Nordics to reach aim of being world’s greenest region
Nov 25, 2024 For five years, the Nordic Council of Ministers has been working with a vision to make the Nordics “the world’s most sustainable and integrated region”. This work has now reached its halfway point. Only five more years remain before the 2030 deadline.
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Urban women in Denmark want to reform agriculture
Nov 25, 2024 Women from urban areas make up a majority of students in the Natural Resources bachelor’s programme at Denmark’s largest scientific research and educational institution, KU Science. The female students want to work towards healthier food systems, and job opportunities are good.
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Special edition: AFI at 60
Nov 17, 2024 The Work Research Institute AFI in Oslo is 60 years old this year. It has been celebrated by a conference which presented some of the projects AFI researchers are currently working on. Sick leave is a hot political potato in Norway, and what is the true impact of working from home? The Nordic Labour Journal was there when State Secretary Per Olav Skurdal Hopsø openede the cionference and we have also interviewed AFI Director Elisabeth Nørgaard.
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The joys of WFH versus the pressure of always answering emails
Nov 17, 2024 More than half of Norwegian employees have the opportunity to work from home, any time of day or night. But at what price? AFI researchers are looking at how the increased use of home offices impacts the work-life balance.
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Tight Nordic-Baltic cooperation against work-related crime
Sep 19, 2024 Work-related crime is a growing problem that requires cross-border collaboration between state authorities and countries. For several years, a Nordic-Baltic collaboration on work-related crime has been in place. In January 2025, it will be formalised on the initiative of the Nordic Council of Ministers.
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Living his boyhood dream on Faroese football pitches
Sep 19, 2024 Mikkel Dahl has played against global stars like Ivan Perisic, he has won the championship, the cup final and holds the record for most league goals. He has done it all with a club he never heard about before he was 27: Havnar Bóltfelag in the Faroe Islands.
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The Swedish football club using sports against unemployment and for inclusion
Sep 19, 2024 The challenge for sports clubs is to attract those who have not yet become engaged, especially those who need support on their journey toward a healthier life and who want to become more involved in society. It’s about more than just building muscles.
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