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The work environment is often associated with risks, but now the Swedish government wants to turn the phrase on its head and highlight the positive sides. A good work environment can improve workers’ health, lift the business and improve competitiveness. Those are some of the conclusions from the government’s national action plan for the work…

All the Nordic countries are hard at work to limit the rising youth unemployment. The measures differ but there is broad agreement on the need for early, comprehensive and active measures to help youth finish their education.

Sustainable development will be the main trend for working life next year, predicts Finnish future researcher Antti Kasvio at the Helsinki-based Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. He and colleague Timo Räikkönen have looked at how global changes influence the way we work.

The Nordic countries are unofficial world champions when it comes to social capital – a clear competitive advantage. But to keep that advantage business leaders must become better at exploring the potential of social capital, according to a new Danish book.

Jobs and social security were important issues during September’s parliamentary elections in Sweden. Yet there was no focus on how people view their working environments. “There was an exceptional lack of debates about working life,” says Roger Mörtvik, public policy director at the Swedish Confederation for Professional Employees.