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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.
5 minutes
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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.
4 minutes
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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?
7 minutes
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Danielle – from Party Swede to seamstress
Like tens of thousands of other Swedish youths, Danielle Backström travelled to Norway to work. She became one of the “Party Swedes” who worked in restaurants, cafés and bars. Since then, she has worked as a home carer and with plants. Now, she is training to become a seamstress.
6 minutes
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The story of the common Nordic labour market
The common Nordic labour market was established with little fanfare in 1954. Yet over time it has become one of the main pillars of the Nordic cooperation.
6 minutes
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“It had to be the Nordics” – why a Danish priest chose Norway
Anne Anker Bolstad is one of many Danish priests working in Norway, where there is a great priest shortage.
9 minutes
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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.
12 minutes
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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?
3 minutes
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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.
7 minutes
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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.
7 minutes