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Crises test the strength of the Nordic welfare models
Sep 07, 2011 The economic crisis hit Iceland like a hurricane. The political power balance in Finland ended up being radically different after the June election and one month later Norway suffered a terror attack. But the challenges also demonstrate the Nordic welfare society’s strength.
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Nordic Co-operation: Backing increased integration
Mar 01, 2005 An overall relatively small number of people commuted across a border between the Nordic countries, yet in some regions the international commuting was very significant. Those are some of the results from the Nordic Commuting Map 2001, which was published recently. During its 2005 presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers, Denmark wants to make it easier for people to cross national borders to do a job.
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EU directive gives Nordic platform workers new hope
Mar 25, 2024 The EU platform work directive is in place at last. It should help platform workers in the Nordic EU countries who work for companies like Foodora and Wolt to secure decent working conditions. In Norway, this was solved at the start of this year through a change to the working environment act.
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Norway’s labour shortages stretch to “the furthest island”
Aug 18, 2022 The lack of qualified labour has become a major problem in many places in the Nordics. In the Norwegian county of Trøndelag unemployment has never been lower. This can also be felt on Frøya, an island of some 5,000 people.
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Cross-border education at the Cap of the North extended
Oct 23, 2015 Since 1991 Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian youths on at the Cap of the North have been able to meet and get vocational training under the auspices of Utbildning Nord (Education North) — a unique cross-border education strategy. On 19 October the scheme was extended until 2019.
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