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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.
Is Volvo a car or a computer? tema

Is Volvo a car or a computer?

The Nordic countries are well advanced in the use of the new technology. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden are at the forefront of Europe in terms of home PCs, Internet connections, and, not least, ownership of mobile telephones. But the lack of skilled labour can be an obstacle to continued rapid development, warn many experts.
Finland's tech sector's culture of silence on gender equality tema
| March 8

Finland's tech sector's culture of silence on gender equality

Women who have chosen a tech career tend to avoid gender equality debates, according to the Nordwit centre of excellence which has spent the past five years studying women's careers in technology-driven work environments.
Do globes have anything to do with globalisation? tema

Do globes have anything to do with globalisation?

Has the world entered a period of deglobalisation? Or are the forces of globalisation so strong that trade continues to grow, only in new ways? When new barriers are erected, what will the consequences be?
Work without boundaries can severely increase number of burnouts tema

Work without boundaries can severely increase number of burnouts

The borderline between work and leisure time is becoming fuzzy. It's getting increasingly difficult to achieve the old dream of eight hours' work, eight hours' off and eight hours' sleep when the smartphone wants your attention, colleagues work in other timezones and you need to work a night shift to get through your inbox.
Danish expert: Support young people to get pregnant, not to freeze their eggs tema

Danish expert: Support young people to get pregnant, not to freeze their eggs

Female employees in large American companies can have their eggs frozen and delay having children – as a workplace benefit. A leading Danish infertility expert recommends Nordic employers and governments take an opposite approach and support young people to have children while they are students or newly employed.
Åland’s Premier Katrin Sjögren: Multi-talented law maker interview

Åland’s Premier Katrin Sjögren: Multi-talented law maker

The Liberal Katrin Sjögren has been the head of Åland’s autonomous government since November last year, and the challenges are queuing up. Cuts are needed everywhere, Åland’s largest factory is threatened with closure and a high profile wind power project looks set to get blown away.
Finland still tempting, but many Estonian workers are returning home nyhet

Finland still tempting, but many Estonian workers are returning home

Estonia’s capital Tallinn is a charming city that boasts both medieval sights and rapid development. Not much remains from its period as a Soviet republic. Crossing the Gulf of Finland from Helsinki to Tallinn only takes a couple of hours.
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