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The ILO’s Deborah Greenfield: In dialogue with the Nordics on gender equality interview

The ILO’s Deborah Greenfield: In dialogue with the Nordics on gender equality

Deborah Greenfield was part of the transitional administration from Bush to Obama. Now, as the Deputy Director General, she is about to take the ILO into a new era. Meeting Nordic labour ministers, Deborah Greenfield is impressed with the discussion.
Vaasa wants to attract more people by making them the world’s happiest nyhet
| WELFARE

Vaasa wants to attract more people by making them the world’s happiest

The Finnish city of Vaasa was at the very start of a campaign to make it the happiest city on Earth. Then corona hit. Now it remains to be seen whether the city and its inhabitants can create greater happiness in the depths of a crisis and a pandemic.
Christer Holmlund: Teachers' psychological strain a theme for NLS interview

Christer Holmlund: Teachers' psychological strain a theme for NLS

With the reopening of Nordic schools post-Corona, there needs to be more focus on teachers’ working conditions. They made a big digital leap with distance learning and this has been tiring, says Christer Holmlund, the new Secretary-General for NLS, the Nordic Teachers’ Union.
Is the green transition going too fast? analyse

Is the green transition going too fast?

All the Nordic countries agree that a green transition is needed in order to stop a climate catastrophe. But should the transition also do more than reduce CO2 emissions?
The future of the Nordics depends on journalism tema

The future of the Nordics depends on journalism

Journalism plays a crucial role in how the Nordic countries face current and future challenges. What, where, when, how and not least why must be reported by independent media employing well-informed journalists. The keywords for the Nordic Journalist Centre are knowledge sharing and networks.
Labour market inclusion more important than learning Finnish tema

Labour market inclusion more important than learning Finnish

Why should it take seven years for immigrants to get nothing more than low-paid work, when there are expensive labour market measures in place? When can they get a well-paid job in the private sector after just one year!
Finland's largest industrial project finally finished tema

Finland's largest industrial project finally finished

The Olkiluoto nuclear power plant has been called a forever project. The first two reactors were built in the 1970s. Now the third reactor has come online, after more than 30 years.
Researcher: ”Lowering the minimum wage creates a new underclass” tema
| Nov 2015

Researcher: ”Lowering the minimum wage creates a new underclass”

There is agreement on one thing when it comes to refugees — the many newly arrived must be integrated into their new societies. They need accommodation, language skills and jobs. The Nordic cooperation could do with sharing experiences for how to achieve that.
Magnus Gissler: Growing international interest for Nordic agreement model interview

Magnus Gissler: Growing international interest for Nordic agreement model

“In my view the trend has changed, and the interest for and understanding of the Nordic model has grown internationally. This also gives more energy to the Nordic cooperation,” says Magnus Gissler, General Secretary of The Council of Nordic Trade Unions (NFS).
LAMPA – Latvian democracy festival with Nordic inspiration tema

LAMPA – Latvian democracy festival with Nordic inspiration

To strengthen democratic conversation culture through the exchange of ideas and by seeking understanding between people of diverse opinions. That is the purpose of the Latvian LAMPA festival, which has grown bigger each year since its inception in 2015.
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