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Tight Nordic-Baltic cooperation against work-related crime
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.
Denmark cracks down on social dumping and money laundering
Danish authorities have introduced tighter legislation and lawsuits to stop cooperation between gangs and lawyers in cases of money laundering and social dumping.
Coach to Norwegian ski stars: Burnout not worth it
Lage Sofienlund is a successful cross-country skiing coach. While training to be one, he asked himself more than once: “Is being a coach really a career?”
Living his boyhood dream on Faroese football pitches
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.
Pro footballer: Takes more than playing ball
Santeri Väänänen (22) from Finland is a professional football player for Norwegian Rosenborg BK. Everyday life is pretty much the same regardless of which country you are playing in, he thinks.
The Swedish football club using sports against unemployment and for inclusion
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.
Company sports enjoys high participation levels in Iceland
In most Nordic countries, company sports are overseen by a special federation. In Iceland, it is done by the public sports section at the National Olympic and Sports Association. Participation levels have been good, and the companies see more and more benefits from increasing them.
Swedish hospital uses AI to the benefit of patients and staff
What are the challenges with AI and which are the good examples that can be replicated? Skåne University Hospital is already using AI to diagnose and treat cancer patients. We look at AI in Skåne from three angles, inspired by the new technology at Skåne University Hospital.
Nordic Innovation at 50 – AI important now, but where are we in 2073?
“Everyone” is talking about AI these days. Nordic Innovation’s 50-year-old history shows that they were engaged in AI projects as early as the 1980s.
Danish AI cuts wind turbine downtime
Danish Reblade uses AI to help drones land safely on wind turbine blades to carry out repairs using robot technology. The company also uses AI to recruit the best talent from around the world.
Finland wants to teach the world more about AI
In the 1990s, Finland performed magic with mobile telephony and technology. Now the country wants to become a leader in artificial intelligence. The message is being spread around the world through a Finnish training program that has already taught a million people elementary AI.
“Develop a Nordic AI strategy or get overtaken by multinationals”
The Nordic region should develop a common strategy for ethical AI. That is the conclusion from an expert group that has studied Nordic collaboration on artificial intelligence.
The Norwegian automated ferry that can be operated as easily as a lift
A wide range of new workplaces could become available in the wake of autonomous ferries.
Iceland ditches crypto mining for AI: “A great opportunity for Nordic data centres”
The number of data centres has increased rapidly in Iceland in the last few years. Critics say they mostly serve crypto mining, which is not considered the most useful way to use valuable green energy.
Everyone talks about AI, but is it not just more digitalisation?
What is the difference between artificial intelligence and normal digitalisation? What will be the consequences for the labour market? Will it lead to more jobs or fewer?
Hyllie – the district that symbolises the Nordic labour market
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
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?
Fresh report: Nordic citizens can work anywhere in the region. So why don’t they?
It would seem we are so comfortable in our home countries that we see few reasons to apply for work in or move to a different Nordic country.
National rules dominate the common Nordic labour market
A new Øresund agreement has been signed. But there are still challenges facing commuters who regularly cross a Nordic national border to get to work.
What does the common Nordic labour market mean to you?
The Nordic Labour Journal asked some of the participants at the conference marking 70 years of the common labour market what it means to them – personally or for their respective countries' labour markets.
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