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Five decades on, Sweden reopens the fight over working hours

April 24, 2026

10 minutes

News

NHO calls for scrapping of agency worker ban in Norway

April 23, 2026

2 minutes
New Nordic report: When pensions cross borders, things fall apart

April 17, 2026

8 minutes

EU §
Arbetsrätt

EU & Labour Law

Anticlimax for Polish company hoping for Laval 2.0

April 8, 2026

1 minute

Trends and figures

More people aged 65-69 in work

Nordic competitiveness

Denmark’s highly skilled workforce key to the country’s competitiveness

March 25, 2026

4 minutes
Nordic competitiveness

Nordic advantage – why the map matters

March 25, 2026

9 minutes
Nordic competitiveness

Work begins on a Nordic “Draghi report”

March 25, 2026

2 minutes
Nordic competitiveness

From crisis to top-15: how Iceland is climbing the global rankings

March 25, 2026

5 minutes
Nordic competitiveness

Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise: Norway could be losing out

March 25, 2026

5 minutes

News

2026 Danish general elections: Green transition overtakes competitiveness

March 24, 2026

5 minutes

News

Faroe Islands election also a referendum on abortion

March 26, 2026

7 minutes

Nordic Day 2026

Employees in supported employment furnish the new Nordic Place

March 22, 2026

4 minutes

Nordic Day 2026

Three in four young people in the Nordics use AI

January 16, 2026

4 minutes

Nordic Day 2026

It has been 30 years. Now, work to revise the Nordic constitution begins

March 20, 2026

2 minutes

30 years of Nordic Arctic cooperation

Beyond reindeer herding: making young people want to stay in the Arctic North

February 22, 2026

9 minutes
30 years of Nordic Arctic cooperation

Planning the next chapter in Nordic cooperation in the High North

February 22, 2026

9 minutes
30 years of Nordic Arctic cooperation

Greenland wants a more independent labour market

February 22, 2026

4 minutes
30 years of Nordic Arctic cooperation

From tiny crustaceans to massive industry: the importance of the Nordic ocean economy

February 22, 2026

7 minutes
30 years of Nordic Arctic cooperation

Akureyri strengthens its role as Iceland’s northern research hub

February 22, 2026

6 minutes
30 years of Nordic Arctic cooperation

The northern lights attract more than tourists

February 22, 2026

5 minutes

Opening the labour market’s closed doors

100,000 outsiders – this is how businesses succeed through inclusion

January 28, 2026

12 minutes

Opening the labour market’s closed doors

Swedish Yalla Trappan – a model for successful labour market integration

January 28, 2026

11 minutes

Opening the labour market’s closed doors

Work has no age limit: Helge (80) runs a hardware store

January 28, 2026

10 minutes

Work Environment

Five decades on, Sweden reopens the fight over working hours

April 24, 2026

Reduced hours, same productivity levels and a more sustainable working life

February 22, 2026
Work has no age limit: Helge (80) runs a hardware store

January 28, 2026

Gender equality

The baby box for all – a proud tradition from when Finland was poor

October 15, 2025

Work and wage levels are obstacles to fathers’ leave

October 7, 2025
Gender equality in the Nordic region – where are we?

February 26, 2025

Research and progress

Beyond reindeer herding: making young people want to stay in the Arctic North

February 22, 2026

From tiny crustaceans to massive industry: the importance of the Nordic ocean economy

February 22, 2026
Akureyri strengthens its role as Iceland’s northern research hub

February 22, 2026

Green Transition

2026 Danish general elections: Green transition overtakes competitiveness

March 24, 2026

The small plastic bag and the big green transition

November 27, 2025
Predicting the unpredictable: the Nordics join forces on future skills

November 27, 2025

Nordic Model

A new route to Denmark for foreign workers

September 25, 2025

Can the Nordics find common solutions?

September 25, 2025
Greenland’s labour market partners defend the Nordic model

February 26, 2025

International

Planning the next chapter in Nordic cooperation in the High North

February 22, 2026

Greenland wants a more independent labour market

February 22, 2026
Support and positive outcomes for Greenlandic labour market

January 28, 2026

Latest issue: Nordic competitiveness

Nordic competitiveness

Nordic advantage – why the map matters

Labour Market

March 25, 2026

9 minutes
Nordic competitiveness

Work begins on a Nordic “Draghi report”

Labour Market

March 25, 2026

2 minutes
Nordic competitiveness

From crisis to top-15: how Iceland is climbing the global rankings

Labour Market

March 25, 2026

5 minutes
Nordic competitiveness

Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise: Norway could be losing out

Labour Market

March 25, 2026

5 minutes

Nordic competitiveness

Denmark’s highly skilled workforce key to the country’s competitiveness

March 25, 2026

4 minutes

Previous issues

Foto: Line Scheistrøen

2/2026

30 years of Nordic Arctic cooperation

Foto: Cata Portin

1/2026

Opening the labour market’s closed doors

Foto: Cata Portin

9/2025

Lifelong learning in a green transition

Håkon Hægeland, leader of Parat UNG, belives we must get better at talking about how we actually feel at work.

8/2025

Psychosocial Working Environment

Icelandic police raiding a restaurant owned by Quang Le in March 2024. Photo: Arnar Þórisson, RÚV

7/2025

Labour crime

Icelandic police raiding a restaurant owned by Quang Le in March 2024. Photo: Arnar Þórisson, RÚV

6/2025

Preparedness in uncertain times

Danish GreenKayak promotes sustainable tourism

5/2025

Sustainable tourism

The Øresund Bridge: 25 years in a region that creates dynamics

4/2025

Border obstacles

3/2025

Joint challenges for Nordic municipalities

2/2025

Gender equality

AFI och AIN: En nordisk blick på arbetslivet

10/2024

AFI 60 år

AI skapar nytta för både företagen, personalen och patienterna

9/2024

AI och arbetslivet

“The Faroe Islands have participated in the Nordic cooperation for over 50 years, and have sought full membership for nearly as long.“

Sirið Stenberg, the Faroe Islands’ Minister for Nordic Cooperation, on the revision of the Helsinki Treaty
February 2026